AstrBot
AstrBot is an open source agent chatbot platform that runs AI assistants inside chat apps like QQ, Telegram, Slack, and Discord for individuals and teams.
What it is good for
- Running an AI assistant inside existing chat apps
- Building a customer service bot for chat platforms
- Connecting a chat app to different AI model services
- Adding plugins to a chatbot without writing code
At a glance
- Who it is for
- Setup
- Guided command-line setup
Level 4 of 5. You copy and paste commands into a terminal by following the instructions. Comfortable territory for vibe coders.
- Cost
- Free and open source
- Type
- Agent app
- Tasks
- Works with
- QQ, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Dify, Coze
Momentum
- Rank this week
- Not ranked (last #98, week 43, 2026)
- Best rank
- #98 week 43, 2026
- GitHub stars
- 45,600
GitHub numbers as of Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Ranking history
Official links
Setup steps are on the official pages. We do not repeat them here, since they change.
Questions
- Is AstrBot free?
- Yes. It is free and open source (AGPL-3.0 license).
- Do I need to know how to code to use AstrBot?
- You do not need to write code, but setup means copying and pasting commands into a terminal by following its instructions.
- What does AstrBot work with?
- According to its own documentation, it works with QQ, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Dify, and Coze.
- What is AstrBot good for?
- Running an AI assistant inside existing chat apps, building a customer service bot for chat platforms, connecting a chat app to different AI model services, and adding plugins to a chatbot without writing code.
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