# errbotio/errbot

Errbot is a chatbot, a daemon that connects to your favorite chat service and bring your tools and some fun into the conversation.

Repository: https://github.com/errbotio/errbot
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/errbot
Homepage: http://errbot.io
Language: Python
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: python, chatbot, chatops, chat, chatbots, devops, python3, automation, hacktoberfest, hacktoberfest2020
Last push: 2026-08-17T03:15:23+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 87/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 66, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5218, "days_push": 16, "days_rel": 16, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3300, forks 626 (observed 2026-08-28T04:07:55.671087+00:00)

## What it is
Errbot is a Python chatbot daemon that connects to chat services like IRC, Telegram, XMPP, Slack, and Discord, letting you run scripts and tools interactively from chatrooms. It is easily extensible with Python plugins and supports chatops-style administration directly through conversation with the bot.

## Use cases
- run devops scripts from chat rooms
- trigger builds and alerts via chat commands
- build a custom chatbot for slack or discord
- chatops automation for my team
- manage plugins by chatting to a bot
- monitor commits and get notifications in chat

## When to choose
- you want a chatops bot extensible in Python
- you need multi-platform chat backend support
- you prefer administering bots conversationally

## When to avoid
- you need a no-code chatbot builder
- you want a modern LLM/agent-based conversational bot
- GPL v3 licensing is incompatible with your project

## Facets
- artifact type: framework
- maturity: active
- function: chatbot, workflow-automation, plugin-system, developer-tools
- domain: chatbots, developer-tools
- platform: python, windows, cross-platform
- tags: chatops, irc, telegram, xmpp, slack, discord, extensible-plugins, daemon, automation, devops, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- errbotio/errbot (main) score 87

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:55.671087+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 2026-08-30T07:22:40.618549+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/errbotio/errbot (fetched 2026-08-28T04:07:55.671087+00:00, sha 23b5e072b9b6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.