OpenBot
OpenBot is a self-hosted AI coworker platform that gives each agent its own browser, files and approved tools for teams that want to run it on their own infrastructure.
What it is good for
- Running an AI assistant on your own infrastructure
- Limiting which tools and files an AI agent can touch
- Reviewing and recording every action an AI agent takes
- Running AI agents in a browser with their own logins
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
- CopilotKit Intelligence, PostgreSQL, Docker, OpenAI, Anthropic, Google
Momentum
- Rank this week
- #28
- Best rank
- #28 week 44, 2026
- Stars gained last week
- +2,645
- GitHub stars
- 9,775
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 OpenBot free?
- Yes. It is free and open source (MIT license).
- Do I need to know how to code to use OpenBot?
- You do not need to write code, but setup means copying and pasting commands into a terminal by following its instructions.
- What does OpenBot work with?
- According to its own documentation, it works with CopilotKit Intelligence, PostgreSQL, Docker, OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google.
- What is OpenBot good for?
- Running an AI assistant on your own infrastructure, limiting which tools and files an AI agent can touch, reviewing and recording every action an AI agent takes, and running AI agents in a browser with their own logins.
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