CopilotKit OpenBot

CopilotKit OpenBot is an open-source platform for AI coworkers that each get a computer of their own, with around 7,800 stars on GitHub. From CopilotKit, it is a different product from the unrelated desktop workspace of the same name: it is built for companies that want an AI assistant they own, on their own infrastructure, with every action decided before it happens and recorded after.

Overview

OpenBot gives every coworker a channel of its own, like a colleague’s thread. You ask for something, watch the work on its screen, and return later with full history intact. Each coworker gets its own browser with its own logins, its own files, and only the tools you grant, so one agent’s credentials never leak into another’s session. It is MIT-licensed, described by its authors as a template to clone and make your own rather than a hosted product,.

Key Features

• A computer per coworker: Each agent works in its own container with its own files and signed-in browser; watch its screen, take the wheel mid-task, and hand control back.
• Governance before and after: Work on a computer, file, MCP server, or component passes through a gateway that decides first and records the outcome, with a per-tool allowlist for sensitive tools.
• Company knowledge, cited: Connect Google Drive and OneDrive so agents answer from company documents, with sources attached, while permissions stay fail-closed.
• Bring any AG-UI agent: Any agent speaking AG-UI arrives as a coworker, including agents built with LangGraph, Mastra, CrewAI, Pydantic AI, Google ADK, or written by hand.
• Roles, not chatbots: Publish coworkers for jobs your company needs, such as general assistant, knowledge assistant, or risk analyst, granting each only its required skills and sources.
• Runs where you run: Docker Compose stands up a demo, Helm is the supported production path, and data lives in your own PostgreSQL, with keys encrypted at rest.

Pricing

CopilotKit OpenBot is free and open source. There is no hosted version to sign up for; you run it yourself with your own model key and a CopilotKit Intelligence project, with a free Developer plan for local evaluation. CopilotKit also offers paid deployment help.

Who Is It For

CopilotKit OpenBot is for companies and engineering teams that want an internal AI assistant they can audit, permission, and keep on their own infrastructure, instead of sending company documents to a shared hosted assistant.