OpenClaw Hits 390K GitHub Stars as Open-Source Computer-Use Agents Proliferate
Aiden_Tech_Ai · x · 2026-09-20
A thread rounds up notable open-source AI agent projects:
- OpenClaw: an open-source computer-use agent that operates your machine on any OS, now at 390K stars and 82K forks on GitHub, billing itself as "the AI that really does things"
- Hermes: built around persistent skills and autonomous workflows
- Agent Zero: a local, self-improving agent that creates its own tools and delegates subtasks
- Firecrawl: turns any website into clean, AI-ready data
- Gumloop: low-code AI automation builder
- Browser Use: lets agents navigate and complete web tasks
- SurfSense: open-source research/knowledge system connecting multiple sources
- Scrapybara: gives agents full VM environments
The roundup reflects rapid progress in open-source agents toward computer control, persistent skills, and self-improvement.
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