Huginn
Huginn is a self-hosted agent system that watches websites, feeds, and events and acts on them for you.
What it is good for
- Getting an email when a web page changes
- Tracking RSS feeds and sending alerts on new items
- Watching for weather, travel, or shopping deals automatically
- Connecting apps and webhooks on your own server
At a glance
- Who it is for
- Setup
- Install a desktop app or browser extension
Level 3 of 5. Download and install it like any other app or extension.
- Cost
- Free and open source
- Type
- Agent app
- Tasks
- Works with
- Slack, Telegram, Twilio, Dropbox, S3, OpenAI-compatible APIs
Momentum
- Rank this week
- Not ranked yet
- Best rank
- None yet
- GitHub stars
- 50,258
GitHub numbers as of Nov 2, 2026. Updated weekly.
Official links
Setup steps are on the official pages. We do not repeat them here, since they change.
Questions
- Is Huginn free?
- Yes. It is free and open source (MIT license).
- Do I need to know how to code to use Huginn?
- No. Download and install it like any other app or extension.
- What does Huginn work with?
- According to its own documentation, it works with Slack, Telegram, Twilio, Dropbox, S3, and OpenAI-compatible APIs.
- What is Huginn good for?
- Getting an email when a web page changes, tracking RSS feeds and sending alerts on new items, watching for weather, travel, or shopping deals automatically, and connecting apps and webhooks on your own server.
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