Helix logoNEW NAME Arka AI is now Helix

Helix.

The AI that thinks with you — and actually uses your PC.

Arka grew up. One Helix now answers, explains and creates in your browser, and on Windows it opens the app, runs the command, reads the page and comes back with the answer — while you watch every step.

Free · Helix web runs anywhere · Helix for Windows is in public beta

Helix for Windows: “What should I do on your PC?” with Chat and Work modes, progress, outputs and context panels
Computer use · Helix for Windows

Most assistants tell you how. Helix does it.

Describe a task in plain words — or say it out loud. Helix plans it, picks the cheapest way to do each step, does it on your own machine with your own accounts, and checks the result before it says done.

  • Learns your routines. Do something twice and next time it runs in about a second, with no model call — through the same checks.
  • Clicks the right thing. Controls get numbered tags, so it picks “#5”, not a guessed pixel.
  • Proof on every step. “Window Notepad is open”, “report.txt is on disk” — when it can check, the card shows how.
  • Keeps working while you talk. Ask questions mid-task; anything else that needs the PC is queued.

It reaches for the cheapest surface first

01Google APIsGmail, Calendar, Drive, Docs, Sheets
02Off-screen Chromea tab of its own, by element
03Your filesWindows Search, under a second
04OfficeExcel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook
05Shell & Pythonone command, risk-checked
06The desktopmouse and keyboard — last

Seconds to finish a task, before and after

The same requests on the same Windows 11 PC, from Helix’s own timing log. Lower is better.

Open Notepad and type · now2sPause the music · now1sAnswer from Wikipedia · now45sToday's weather · now34s
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TaskBeforeNow
Open Notepad and type240 s2 s
Pause the music90 s1 s
Answer from Wikipedia101 s45 s
Today's weather162 s34 s

Source: Helix benchmarks

Twelve releases in six weeks

Changes listed in each Helix for Windows release, September 2 to October 10, 2026.

025507510011.15.191.16.011.16.161.16.21011.17.0261.18.0211.19.041.19.141.20.041.20.131.21.0151.22.0
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ReleaseChanges listed
v1.15.11
v1.16.09
v1.16.11
v1.16.26
v1.17.0101
v1.18.026
v1.19.021
v1.19.14
v1.20.04
v1.20.14
v1.21.03
v1.22.015

Source: Helix changelog · release.json

Helix Code: point it at a project folder; Build mode and Auto permissions
Helix Code · the harness

A coding agent that proves its work.

Point it at a project and describe the change. It plans, edits, checks each file the moment it is written, runs your tests and reviews its own diff — inside that folder and nowhere else.

  • Four modes: Build, Plan, Ask and Review.
  • Five permission settings, from Manual to Bypass — decided by rules, so asking costs no tokens.
  • Review and undo any change, file or whole turn, hunk by hunk.
  • Test-first fixes, a ranked repo map, missions in their own git worktrees, MCP servers and plugins.
  • Bring a stronger model — your own Claude or OpenAI-compatible key — for planning and review.
Phone · voice · Chrome · chat apps

Drive it from anywhere.

The desktop app is where the work happens. Everything else is a remote control.

  • Android app — send a task from anywhere, approve steps, watch it happen, or take the screen and tap to click.
  • Voice — say “Hey Helix”, or start a call; it answers out loud and keeps working.
  • Chrome extension — a side panel beside the page; Helix works in its own tab.
  • Telegram, Discord and Slack — message it like a colleague; scheduled jobs run unattended.
The Helix Android app: “What can I run for you?” with suggestions and a composer
Helix on your own server · beta

Agents that work while your laptop sleeps.

Rent the cheapest VPS you can find and Helix researches, codes, answers mail and keeps to a schedule 24/7 — on a box nobody else has a key to. The whole install is 38 MB.

  • Any Linux with systemd — Debian, Ubuntu, Alma, Rocky, Fedora
  • 512 MB RAM, 2 GB disk, 1 vCPU is enough
  • Sign it in with a code: run helix link and approve it on your phone

Example code. Only approve a code you can see on your own screen.

Safety

Powerful — and always yours to stop.

Helix acts on your real computer, so the rules are built into the code, not left to a prompt.

CtrlShiftKOne key stops everything

Halts Helix instantly from anywhere and releases the mouse and keyboard.

It asks before it commits

Reading is free. Sending, buying, deleting and powering off wait for your yes.

No passwords, no CAPTCHAs

It never types your passwords or card numbers and never gets round bot checks — it hands those moments to you.

You see what it sees

A live trace, every step on a card, and a glowing frame whenever it uses your screen.

Rules you set stick

“Don’t send anything” binds every step of the task, checked before each action.

Updates you can undo

Each update is verified by checksum; a failed one puts the previous version back.

Helix web: “Think sharper with Helix”, continue with Google
Helix web · formerly Arka AI

Think sharper, in any browser.

Everything Arka did, under its new name: deep reasoning, image and PDF analysis, code help, memory you control, projects, five response styles — powered by our Helix 1 model.

BETA Helix for Windows is in public beta

Join the beta. Help shape Helix.

Helix acts on a real computer, so we are shipping it as a public beta while it earns your trust. It is free, it updates itself, and every release is checked against its SHA-256 before it runs.

  1. Download HelixSetup.exe (125.5 MB) and run it — it installs just for you, no administrator rights.
  2. If Windows says “Windows protected your PC”, choose More info → Run anyway: the installer isn’t code-signed yet.
  3. Sign in with Google. Your key and your devices follow the account.
  4. Want the newest work first? Turn on Settings → Try beta builds and Helix offers pre-release builds as they ship. Stable installs are never offered one.
  5. Tell us what breaks: support@vyomagroup.online.

Check it in PowerShell: Get-FileHash .\HelixSetup.exe

Hand it the busywork.

Read the full guide, the story behind the new name, or Helix’s own engineering pages.