10 open-source repos to automate work with AI agents, n8n leads with 267k stars
victor_explore · x · 2026-11-03
A curated list of 10 free self-hostable GitHub repos for AI-powered work automation (stars checked Oct 2026): n8n (267k★, workflow automation with AI agent steps, 400+ integrations), Dify (158k★, chat/RAG/agent apps in one UI), Langflow (156k★, drag-and-drop agents served as APIs), RAGFlow (92k★, document agents on visual canvas), Sim (30k★, describe a workflow then fix it up), FastGPT (30k★, knowledge-base agent flows), Kestra (29k★, YAML/no-code AI task flows), Activepieces (25k★, open Zapier where every piece is MCP), Coze Studio (22k★, ByteDance's agent builder), and Windmill (18k★, scripts to jobs, flows and apps). Together they cover workflow orchestration, doc Q&A, MCP servers and Zapier replacement.
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