# keinsaasforever/better-chatbot

Formerly Better Chatbot. Navigator is an open-source AI workspace for agents, MCP and workflow automation.

Repository: https://github.com/keinsaasforever/better-chatbot
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/better-chatbot
Homepage: https://app.keinsaas.com/
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: chatbot, mcp, ollama, mcp-client, ai, mcp-server, vercel, agent, ai-chatbot, openai, web-ui, openai-realtime, voice-ai, nextjs, workflow, claude, gemini, automation, low-code, ui
Last push: 2026-08-19T16:53:36+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 71/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 57, longevity 36
- inputs: {"age_days": 507, "days_push": 14, "days_rel": 284, "gap_med": 2, "n_releases_24m": 50}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1169, forks 348 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:51.116731+00:00)

## What it is
Keinsaas Navigator (formerly Better Chatbot) is an open-source, self-hostable AI chatbot workspace built with Next.js and the Vercel AI SDK. It integrates multiple LLM providers, MCP tools, voice chat, image generation, and visual workflow automation for individuals and teams.

## Use cases
- self-host an open-source ChatGPT alternative for my team
- chat with LLMs using MCP tools
- build AI agents with visual workflows
- run a chatbot UI with Ollama locally
- share AI agents and MCP configs across a team
- realtime voice assistant with tool calling
- generate and edit images with AI in a chat interface

## When to choose
- you want a self-hosted, multi-provider chatbot UI with MCP tool support
- you need team collaboration features like shared agents and workflows
- you want one-click Vercel deployment with free-tier services
- you need voice chat, image generation, and code execution in one app

## When to avoid
- you need a lightweight headless LLM library rather than a full web application
- you require enterprise compliance features or on-prem air-gapped deployment
- you want a native desktop or mobile app rather than a web UI

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: chatbot, chat-interface, agent-framework, mcp, workflow-automation, web-framework, speech-recognition, image-processing, data-visualization
- domain: artificial-intelligence, large-language-models, chatbots, web-development, self-hosted
- platform: self-hosted, cloud
- tags: nextjs, vercel-ai-sdk, mcp-client, ollama, voice-chat, low-code-workflows, multi-llm, team-collaboration, openai, anthropic, gemini, ai-agents, retrieval-augmented-generation, automation, web-server, nodejs, docker

## Member repositories
- keinsaasforever/better-chatbot (main) score 71

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:51.116731+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:28:42.169232+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/keinsaasforever/better-chatbot (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:51.116731+00:00, sha 8f3949c65d3d)
  - homepage: https://app.keinsaas.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:34:40.535704+00:00, sha 4bdd1e520960)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.