lichess-bot-devs/lichess-bot
A bridge between Lichess bots and chess engines observed · 2026-09-01
Health v2 · maintenance only
77/100
- Activity 100
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3061
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1073 stars · 569 forks observed · 2026-09-01
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A Python bridge that connects chess engines (UCI, XBoard, or homemade) to the Lichess Bot API, letting you run a bot account that plays games on lichess.org. It supports all variants and time controls, matchmaking, tournaments, opening books, and endgame tablebases.
Use cases
- connect a chess engine like stockfish to lichess
- run a bot account on lichess.org
- make my chess engine play online games
- enter lichess bot tournaments with my engine
- add matchmaking and opening books to a lichess bot
- host a chess bot on windows linux or docker
When to choose
- you have a UCI/XBoard chess engine or custom Python engine and want it to play on Lichess
- you want matchmaking, tournament play, and PGN saving handled for you
- you want a maintained, well-documented bridge with cross-platform and Docker support
When to avoid
- you want a bot for sites other than lichess.org
- you want to play with a normal (non-BOT) lichess account, since Lichess requires upgrading to a BOT account
- you need a graphical chess interface rather than an automated bot
Facets
application · maturity active
api-framework http-client cli gaming-tools apis python windows cli chess lichess chess-engine bot uci xboard opening-books tablebases automation linux macos docker
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/lichess-bot-devs/lichess-bot · fetched 2026-09-01 · 0586bba4fca3
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| lichess-bot-devs/lichess-bot | main | 77 |
For agents
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