OpenExecutive
OpenExecutive is a self-hosted virtual executive team that drafts, advises, and follows up on business decisions for founders and busy leaders.
What it is good for
- Getting strategic advice on finance, hiring, legal, and marketing decisions
- Drafting email replies in your own voice for review before sending
- Tracking decisions and follow-ups across chat sessions
- Connecting an AI advisor to Slack, email, and calendar tools
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
- Slack, Discord, Telegram, Google Chat, Google Workspace, Microsoft 365
Momentum
- Rank this week
- Not ranked yet
- Best rank
- None yet
- GitHub stars
- 5,725
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 OpenExecutive free?
- Yes. It is free and open source (Apache-2.0 license).
- Do I need to know how to code to use OpenExecutive?
- You do not need to write code, but setup means copying and pasting commands into a terminal by following its instructions.
- What does OpenExecutive work with?
- According to its own documentation, it works with Slack, Discord, Telegram, Google Chat, Google Workspace, and Microsoft 365.
- What is OpenExecutive good for?
- Getting strategic advice on finance, hiring, legal, and marketing decisions, drafting email replies in your own voice for review before sending, tracking decisions and follow-ups across chat sessions, and connecting an AI advisor to Slack, email, and calendar tools.
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