# CopilotKit/OpenBot

Open-source AI coworkers that each get a computer of their own: a browser, files and tools, with every action decided before it happens and recorded after. Bring any AG-UI agent.

Repository: https://github.com/CopilotKit/OpenBot
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/copilotkit-openbot
Homepage: https://www.copilotkit.ai/openbot
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: ag-ui, agent-governance, ai-agents, browser-automation, copilotkit, generative-ui, mcp
Last push: 2026-08-26T22:08:06+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 79/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 99, longevity 1
- inputs: {"age_days": 17, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 11, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: young
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3019, forks 368 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:35.794198+00:00)

## What it is
OpenBot is a self-hosted agent platform from CopilotKit where each AI agent ('coworker') gets its own computer environment—a browser, files, and granted tools—with every action gated through a governance gateway that decides and records it. It runs on your own infrastructure via Docker Compose with PostgreSQL, supports any AG-UI-compatible agent, and ships with example agents for general assistance, company knowledge with citations, and risk analysis.

## Use cases
- run AI agents on my own infrastructure with full audit trails
- give an AI agent a browser and files with restricted tool access
- self-host a company knowledge assistant that cites sources
- connect any AG-UI compatible agent to a chat interface
- govern and record every action an AI agent takes before it happens
- chat with AI agents in separate channels like teammates
- answer questions from Google Drive and OneDrive with permissions enforced

## When to choose
- you need agents with real tool access but require approval and audit logging for every action
- you want a self-hosted, single-tenant agent platform where data never leaves your infrastructure
- you already have AG-UI compatible agents and want a governed UI and channel layer for them
- you need company-knowledge answers with source citations and fail-closed file permissions

## When to avoid
- you need a battle-tested production system—the project is explicitly alpha with rough edges
- you want a fully managed cloud service rather than running Docker Compose yourself
- you need a lightweight agent framework or SDK rather than a full platform with database and gateway
- you don't want to supply and manage your own model credentials

## Facets
- artifact type: service
- maturity: experimental
- function: agent-framework, mcp, chat-interface, webhook, auth, authorization, logging, self-hosted
- domain: large-language-models, self-hosted, developer-tools
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: ag-ui, agent-governance, browser-automation, generative-ui, ai-coworkers, human-in-the-loop, agent-platform, tool-permissions, audit-logging, ai-agents, automation, docker, web-server, typescript, nodejs

## Member repositories
- CopilotKit/OpenBot (main) score 79

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:35.794198+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 2026-08-30T07:30:01.377902+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/CopilotKit/OpenBot (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:35.794198+00:00, sha ca12c3964d5b)
  - homepage: https://www.copilotkit.ai/openbot (fetched 2026-08-29T09:45:32.069476+00:00, sha 86136c71a71c)
  - site_page: https://docs.copilotkit.ai (fetched 2026-08-29T09:45:32.073366+00:00, sha 11ecc17a4c27)
  - site_page: https://docs.copilotkit.ai/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:45:32.077406+00:00, sha 11ecc17a4c27)
  - site_page: https://www.copilotkit.ai/pricing (fetched 2026-08-29T09:45:32.075348+00:00, sha a11144d4b5e9)
  - site_page: https://www.copilotkit.ai/faq (fetched 2026-08-29T09:45:32.079535+00:00, sha 90558cafee05)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.