Open Source AI Personal Assistants using GitHub
A curated collection of the best open source aI-powered assistants for personal productivity and task automation. using GitHub.
Keyboard-first email client with AI, chat, and tasks
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7 hours agoLicense
AGPL-3.0
An AI-powered email client that combines inbox management, chat, tasks, and AI agents in one shared workspace, built for keyboard-driven workflows.
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Private AI chat with zero-access encryption
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5,653Last commit
1 day agoLicense
GPL-3.0
AI chat assistant from Proton that stores conversations with zero-access encryption, never logs chats, and never uses your data to train models.
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An AI assistant that acts, not just answers
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392,950Last commit
7 hours agoLicense
MIT
A personal AI assistant that connects to your existing chat apps and handles real tasks like email, calendar, and flight check-ins on your behalf.
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Desktop AI agent with persistent memory across platforms
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7 hours agoLicense
MIT
Cross-platform desktop agent from Nous Research that connects to Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, and more, with persistent memory, scheduling, and isolated sandboxing.
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Self-hosted AI agent for chat, automation, and workflows
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49,329Last commit
8 hours agoLicense
MIT
Lightweight, self-hosted AI agent that runs in a web UI, terminal, or chat app, handling long-running workflows with controlled token budgets.
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Personal AI agent for messaging apps, containerized
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31,005Last commit
17 hours agoLicense
MIT
Self-hosted AI agent that connects to WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, and a dozen more messaging apps, running each agent in an isolated Docker container with credential injection via a secure vault.
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Self-hosted AI agent with 70+ providers and 30+ channels
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33,039Last commit
20 hours agoLicense
Apache-2.0
A single Rust binary that runs a personal AI agent on your own hardware, connecting to 70+ LLM providers and 30+ messaging channels with built-in sandboxing and cryptographic tool receipts.
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24/7 screen and audio recorder with AI memory search
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22,055Last commit
1 day agoLicense
Other
Records your screen and microphone locally, transcribes meetings automatically, and exposes selected work context to compatible AI assistants through its MCP server and local API.
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Desktop multi-agent workforce for automating real tasks
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15,653Last commit
11 hours agoLicense
Apache-2.0
Self-hostable desktop app that runs a coordinated team of AI agents to browse the web, manage files, execute terminal commands, and complete complex workflows.
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AI agent runtime with encrypted enclaves for your secrets
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12,675Last commit
2 days agoLicense
Apache-2.0
Runs AI agents inside Trusted Execution Environments on NEAR AI Cloud, keeping credentials encrypted and invisible to the model at all times.
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Self-hosted enterprise agent platform with real permissions
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Stars growing quickly over the last 30 days7,040Last commit
1 day agoLicense
MIT
Deploy AI agents inside your own infrastructure with document-grounded answers, computer use, and support for any AG-UI-compatible agent framework.
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Self-hosted AI agents that do real work on your machine
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Stars growing quickly over the last 30 days5,587Last commit
7 hours agoLicense
Apache-2.0
Run persistent AI bots that sign into your tools, complete tasks autonomously, and ask for approval when needed. Your keys, your model, your infrastructure.
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A team of AI agents in a chat app, on your own machine
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Stars growing quickly over the last 30 days5,551Last commit
7 hours agoLicense
Apache-2.0
Run a team of AI agents locally on your own API keys and subscriptions, with scheduled tasks, computer use, and Gmail, GitHub and Slack integrations.
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AI-powered automation that lives in your Slack workspace
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1,097Last commit
6 months agoLicense
Apache-2.0
Connect all your apps through Pearl, an AI assistant that automates workflows directly in Slack. No coding required - save 10+ hours weekly with intelligent task automation.
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Openlane – Open-source, developer-first platform for automated compliance, risk management, and built-in Trust Center.
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