Open-Dots hits 4,500 GitHub stars in 24h as self-hosted OpenAI Dots alternative
matchaman11 · x · 2026-09-30
- Open-Dots, an open-source alternative to OpenAI Dots, racked up 4,500+ GitHub stars in under 24 hours.
- It's a self-hosted, local-first AI workspace offering:
- Chat with any model and multiple assistant personas (separate instructions, model IDs, identities)
- A governed action gateway with approval prompts for higher-risk actions
- Connectors, tool use, and an optional isolated browser runtime for computer tasks
- Emphasizes local data and explicit approvals; independently built, unaffiliated with OpenAI or xAI.
- Status: prototype/active development — multi-user hosting and hostile-web isolation are not production-ready.
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