MaxKB
MaxKB is an open-source platform that builds enterprise agents for customer service and internal knowledge bases.
What it is good for
- Answering customer questions from company documents
- Building an internal knowledge base for staff
- Connecting a chatbot to existing business systems
- Orchestrating multi-step AI workflows without much 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 builder or no-code platform
- Tasks
- Works with
- DeepSeek, Llama, Qwen, OpenAI, Claude, Gemini
Momentum
- Rank this week
- Not ranked yet
- Best rank
- None yet
- GitHub stars
- 23,093
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 MaxKB free?
- Yes. It is free and open source (GPL-3.0 license).
- Do I need to know how to code to use MaxKB?
- You do not need to write code, but setup means copying and pasting commands into a terminal by following its instructions.
- What does MaxKB work with?
- According to its own documentation, it works with DeepSeek, Llama, Qwen, OpenAI, Claude, and Gemini.
- What is MaxKB good for?
- Answering customer questions from company documents, building an internal knowledge base for staff, connecting a chatbot to existing business systems, and orchestrating multi-step AI workflows without much code.
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