{"version":"v1","licence":"CC-BY-4.0","id":"openbot","name":"OpenBot","repo":"nightly-labs/openbot","repository_url":"https://github.com/nightly-labs/openbot","docs_url":"https://github.com/nightly-labs/openbot#readme","description":"Desktop workspace for persistent AI agents run by Codex, Claude Code, Grok and other CLIs, with task queues and a built-in browser. Non-commercial licence.","summary":"OpenBot (v0.51.1, Oct 2026, ~1.8k stars) is a desktop app where each agent keeps its own workspace, chat, queue and memories, backed by Codex, Claude Code, Grok CLI, Gemini, Cursor, Cline, OpenCode or local models. Agents message each other, hand off tasks, share files, drive an embedded browser and run routines on a schedule or webhook. Installers for Windows, macOS and Linux; you sign in to each provider's CLI. A development preview: agents run with full local access. PolyForm Noncommercial licence; desktop analytics on by default (can be turned off).","capabilities":["persistent-ai-teammates","autonomous-web-browsing","scheduled-agent-tasks","agent-app-connectors"],"tags":["Desktop app","Multi-agent","Claude Code","Codex","Browser automation","Local LLM support","Self-hosted","Docker","Mobile app","Non-commercial only"],"alternatives":[{"product":"grok-bot","jobs":["persistent-ai-teammates","autonomous-web-browsing","scheduled-agent-tasks","agent-app-connectors"],"coverage":"partial","note":"Named agents with memories, an agent-controlled browser, scheduled or webhook routines and plugins such as Notion and Linear, on your own computer with full local access rather than a sandboxed cloud computer."}],"facts":{"runs_locally":{"status":"yes","value":"Yes, desktop app or self-hosted Linux server/Docker; agents call their providers' cloud models unless you use a local model","source_url":"https://github.com/nightly-labs/openbot#what-works","checked_at":"2026-10-27","confidence":"high","validation":"documentation_review","modes":["local","self-hosted"],"untrusted_source_quote":"OpenBot is local-first, not offline-only."},"code_license":{"status":"no","value":"PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0 (source-available, not OSI); versions up to 0.1.11 remain Apache-2.0","source_url":"https://github.com/nightly-labs/openbot/blob/main/LICENSE","checked_at":"2026-10-28","confidence":"high","validation":"documentation_review","spdx":"PolyForm-Noncommercial-1.0.0","untrusted_source_quote":"Any noncommercial purpose is a permitted purpose."},"model_license":{"status":"yes","value":"No model weights; agents use your Codex, Claude, Grok or other provider sign-in, or a local model","source_url":"https://github.com/nightly-labs/openbot#agent-setup","checked_at":"2026-10-27","confidence":"high","validation":"documentation_review","spdx":null,"applies":false,"untrusted_source_quote":"OpenBot uses the existing local CLI login. It does not copy provider credentials."},"commercial_use":{"status":"no","value":"No, noncommercial use only (personal use, charities, schools and public bodies); a commercial licence is available by contacting licenses@openbot.run","source_url":"https://github.com/nightly-labs/openbot/blob/main/NOTICE","checked_at":"2026-10-28","confidence":"high","validation":"documentation_review","untrusted_source_quote":"For a commercial license, contact licenses@openbot.run."},"paid_services":{"status":"partial","value":"OpenBot itself is free; agents need a provider plan or key (ChatGPT plan for Codex, Claude subscription or API key, xAI login or XAI_API_KEY for Grok, Google AI Pro/Ultra for Gemini), or OpenCode free models or a local Ollama/LM Studio model. Managed hosted servers on request","source_url":"https://github.com/nightly-labs/openbot#agent-setup","checked_at":"2026-10-27","confidence":"medium","validation":"documentation_review","required":[],"optional":["ChatGPT plan","Claude subscription or Anthropic API key","xAI account or API key","Google AI Pro or Ultra","Cursor plan","OpenCode Go key","OpenBot managed hosted server"],"untrusted_source_quote":"Models with the Free label in the model picker need no sign-in."},"hardware":{"status":"unknown","value":"Not documented","validation":"documentation_review","cpu_ok":null,"min_vram_gb":null,"min_ram_gb":null},"platforms":{"status":"yes","value":"Windows 10+ x64 (.exe), macOS 13+ Apple silicon and Intel (.dmg), Linux x64 and arm64 (AppImage); headless Linux server and Docker image; iPhone (TestFlight) and Android companion apps","source_url":"https://github.com/nightly-labs/openbot#install","checked_at":"2026-10-27","confidence":"high","validation":"documentation_review","windows":"yes","macos":"yes","linux":"yes","untrusted_source_quote":"OpenBot supports macOS 13 or newer on Apple silicon or Intel, Windows 10 or newer on x64 systems, and x64"},"setup":{"status":"yes","value":"Easy; run the installer, then download or sign in to a provider CLI during onboarding (Claude Code on Windows also needs Git for Windows)","source_url":"https://github.com/nightly-labs/openbot#install","checked_at":"2026-10-27","confidence":"high","validation":"documentation_review","level":"easy","untrusted_source_quote":"Run the installer and open OpenBot."}},"metrics":{"stars":4850,"forks":495,"contributors":39,"archived":false,"last_push_at":"2026-11-03T01:17:21Z","latest_release":{"tag":"v0.59.0","published_at":"2026-11-02T18:30:23Z"},"fetched_at":"2026-11-03T01:20:55.050Z"},"url":"https://repoquarry.dev/projects/openbot","note":"Installation guidance: follow docs_url. This service never installs or runs code."}