8 open-source repos to self-host a lean AI agent stack instead of stacking $20/month SaaS
SaiTarunRonanki · reddit · 2026-10-28
A Reddit user lays out a fully open-source, self-hosted 2026 AI agent stack across 8 repos: Ollama, vLLM, LangGraph, Smolagents, LlamaIndex, MCP servers, n8n, and Browser Use. Their takeaway: pair n8n orchestration + MCP tool servers + a cheap/local model router before frontier models to keep costs predictable and humans in control.
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