Open-source rakazo lets you self-host persistent AI bots with Linux desktops via OpenRouter
dr_cintas · x · 2026-09-20
A new free, open-source project called rakazo lets anyone run persistent AI bots on their own machine, replacing hosted services that lock you into one provider's model and servers.
Each bot gets:
- A real Linux desktop with a browser that you can take over and sign in yourself
- Any model via OpenRouter (grok, claude, gpt, etc.), pay-per-token with no subscription or markup
- Persistent memory and a dedicated thread
- Local Docker deployment, with e2b as an option for public internet deployment
Setup is three steps: copy .env.example and add your OpenRouter key, spin up Postgres with docker compose and run migrations, then pnpm dev and create a bot at localhost:5173. The author says the project was built with Cursor + grok 4.6 and is self-host-first.
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