CopilotKit Open-Sources OpenBot 1.0, a Self-Hosted Personal AI Coworker
techNmak · x · 2026-11-10
CopilotKit has open-sourced OpenBot 1.0, pitched as a free, self-hostable alternative to closed personal AI coworkers like GrokBot, Muse and Dots, which the author says are locked to a single model and run on someone else's servers.
According to the post, OpenBot offers:
- Local run or downloadable app
- Any model, any agent
- Each Bot gets its own computer
- Full Generative UI
- Active learning that turns real tasks into reusable capabilities
The emphasis is on openness and running on your own infrastructure.
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