Self-Hosted AI Automation and No-Code Builders

Phone Harness connects an AI agent to a real iPhone or Android so it can use apps through their screens. It's for developers who want Claude Code, Codex, or another agent to carry out phone tasks without a dedicated app API. The software is open source under the MIT license, and it doesn't require a jailbreak or an app installed on the phone.

Tel-Agent is a self-hosted AI receptionist for businesses that want phone calls and customer messages handled in one place. It runs on your own hardware and keeps recordings and searchable transcripts on your machine. It's free and open source under the AGPL-3.0 license.

Sim is an AI agent workspace for teams that need to build automations and control how people use them across an organization. You can self-host it on your own server or cloud with Docker or Kubernetes. Its open-source code uses the Apache 2.0 license.

Mastra is a TypeScript framework for developers building AI agents and applications on their own servers or inside existing web apps. Its server runs locally or as a standalone deployment; Mastra Cloud provides a hosted alternative. Model routing connects to providers such as OpenAI, Anthropic, and Gemini, so running the framework locally doesn't keep those model requests on your machine.

Langflow is a visual builder for developers creating AI agents and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) applications. You can run it locally or on your own server, with Docker support and desktop apps for Windows and macOS. The open-source software uses the MIT license. A hosted cloud offering provides a separate deployment option.

Dify is a source-available platform for teams building AI agents and apps on a visual canvas. Its Community Edition runs on your own server with Docker. Dify also offers a hosted cloud service, while Enterprise deployments can run in a VPC or on a self-hosted server. The Community Edition uses a custom Apache 2.0 derivative license.

RAGFlow is an Apache 2.0 licensed RAG engine for teams building AI agents that need to answer questions from their own documents. It can run on a self-hosted server through Docker on Windows, macOS or Linux. A separate hosted cloud service is available.

LM Studio is a desktop application for downloading and running language models on macOS, Windows and Linux. You can search for models, manage downloads and chat with them through the app. Downloaded models can run offline, including document chat that uses files on your computer.

Activepieces brings AI agents and workflow automation into one workspace for teams that need to connect their apps and internal data. It runs on your own servers with Docker or Kubernetes, or as a managed cloud service. An isolated deployment can keep platform data on its own infrastructure; connected apps and model providers may still require external access. Its core and app integration pieces are MIT-licensed.

Cua gives AI agents access to computers they can inspect and operate, with tools for desktop automation, local virtual machines, and hosted fleets. It's for developers building agents that work across native apps and browsers, or evaluating how well those agents complete computer tasks. You bring the agent and model.

ComfyUI is a local visual AI workspace for artists and technical teams who want to control how images, video, audio, 3D models and text are made. Its node canvas shows each model and processing step, so users can build and adjust workflows without writing code. It runs on your hardware.

Hermes Agent is a self-hosted AI agent from Nous Research for people who want an assistant that remembers past work and develops reusable skills. It creates skills after complex tasks, revises them through use, and searches earlier conversations to recover context across sessions. The project is open source under the MIT license.

n8n lets technical teams build AI agents and business workflows in a visual editor, then add JavaScript or Python where they need more control. Each step shows its inputs and outputs, so teams can inspect how an agent reached a decision and what happened next.

Screenpipe records screen activity and audio as searchable local history that AI agents can use as context. It's for people who want to recall past work and teams that want agents to draft follow-ups or update work records using what actually happened. Raw history stays on your device by default.

Browser Use is an MIT licensed browser agent for developers who want AI to carry out tasks on websites. You can run the open source agent on your own machine from Python, choose a model, and use either a local or cloud browser. A CLI is available for browser tasks too.

agent-browser gives AI agents a compact text view of a browser page, with references that identify the exact elements they can interact with. It's for developers who want coding assistants or other agents to use websites without filling their context with a full page's HTML. The open source tool runs locally on macOS, Linux and Windows under the Apache 2.0 license.

Bisheng is an open source, self-hosted platform for teams building AI applications around business documents and processes. Its visual workflow editor combines automated tasks with human feedback, including intervention during multi-turn conversations. It's suited to document review, support ticket assistance and report generation that need more control than a single chatbot exchange.

OpenAgent is a self-hosted personal AI assistant that combines document search with agents that can act on your behalf. It's for people who want an assistant on their own computer or server, and teams building agents around their documents and workflows. It runs natively on Windows, macOS and Linux as a single executable. It's free and open source under Apache 2.0.

Self-Operating Computer lets a vision-capable AI model control a desktop by reading the screen and choosing mouse and keyboard actions to carry out a goal. It's a Python framework for developers and researchers exploring AI agents that work through application interfaces. The code uses the MIT license.

LaVague is a Python framework for developers building AI agents that carry out tasks in a web browser. An agent takes a plain-language objective, examines the current page, and generates and executes browser actions across multiple steps. It's open source under the Apache 2.0 license.

Comfy Desktop installs and launches ComfyUI on your computer, taking care of the Python environment and dependencies. You can manage several independent ComfyUI instances, each with its own version, custom nodes and settings. It suits people who want to run local image and media workflows without setting up every environment by hand.

Rivet is a desktop visual programming environment for developers building AI agents and applications with complex LLM workflows. Its editor runs on macOS, Windows and Linux, and its TypeScript library executes the resulting graphs inside your own application. The project uses the MIT license.

Flowise is a visual builder for AI agents and chatbots that can run locally or on your own server, including through Docker. It's for developers and teams building LLM applications with connected workflow blocks. The project is archived and no longer maintained.

Kerlig is a paid AI writing assistant for Mac that works with text in the apps you already use. It's aimed at people writing client emails, Slack replies and Jira tickets who want help editing and drafting without moving everything into a browser chat. It runs on Apple Silicon and Intel Macs with macOS 12 or later.

Wingman-AI is a self-hosted AI agent platform for work that needs ongoing context and several agents with different roles. It suits developers and teams handling research, support, or recurring operations alongside coding tasks. A lead agent can delegate work to specialized subagents, each with its own workspace and session history.

BrainSoup is a proprietary native Windows app for people who want custom AI agents to handle work on their desktop. You can give agents distinct roles and access to different data, then have them collaborate in shared chat rooms. Natural-language conversations guide their tasks and automations.

Discourse AI is the official AI plugin bundled with Discourse. Forum administrators can enable its features independently, including an AI bot, semantic search, topic and chat summaries, spam detection and writing assistance. It runs inside a Discourse community, which you can host on your own server.

Paperless-AI is a self-hosted extension for Paperless-ngx users who want automatic document sorting and chat with their archive. It requires an existing Paperless-ngx instance and runs in Docker, with a browser interface for reviewing and processing documents. The project is no longer maintained.

AutoGPT is an AI agent platform for teams handling recurring business work, with a hosted service and a self-hosted option. Its coordinator, Otto, assigns work to specialists for content, sales, research and operations. You can describe an outcome in plain English or talk directly to the specialist responsible for it.

AutoGen is a framework for developers building AI agents that work together or alongside people. Its agent runtime can run locally or across distributed systems, while model integrations such as OpenAI and Azure OpenAI send requests to external services. It's community-managed and in maintenance mode, with no further features or enhancements planned.

SuperAGI is a self-hosted AI agent framework for developers who want to build task automation and manage agents through a browser interface. It runs locally in Docker and can use local LLMs with a GPU. The Python project uses the MIT license, so you can modify it for your own applications.

DB-GPT is a self-hosted AI data assistant for teams analyzing business data and developers building data applications. It turns plain-language requests into SQL queries and Python analysis, then produces charts, dashboards, or HTML reports. You can run it on macOS or Linux, with Docker deployment also supported.

Prompt flow is an MIT-licensed, open-source toolkit for developers who build LLM applications and need to test their behavior before deployment. Its development tools run locally, while an optional cloud version in Azure AI supports team collaboration. Feature development has ended.

Private LLM runs AI chat entirely on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. It's an app for people who want to use language models without sending their conversations to a cloud service. After the first model download, it works offline and requires no account. Conversations stay on-device, with no tracking or logs.

gptme is a self-hosted AI agent that works directly in your terminal, with access to your files and installed tools. It's for developers who want a coding assistant in their own environment, and people who want an agent for data analysis or other knowledge work. The software is free under the MIT license and doesn't require a gptme account.

Enconvo is a native AI assistant and agent for Mac that can use your screen and selected text as context, then work inside your apps. It's for people who want help with writing, research and everyday tasks alongside the app they're using. A sidebar keeps the agent beside the current app, while text selection tools give quick access to editing and translation.