n8n Labs open-sources Nod, a personal errand-running agent that scored 98% on 678 runs
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-11-12
n8n Labs released Nod (research preview), an open-source (Apache 2.0) personal agent that runs errands inside its own VM and browser on Macs and Windows PCs, working across apps and websites even without APIs.
Key design points:
- Saved logins and cards live in a Vault that never reaches the model; the AI operates the browser but never holds your keys.
- Permissions can only be granted by the user's own words — never by an email or page it reads — and it asks before sending, paying, posting, or deleting anything unrequested.
- Benchmarks: with GPT-6.1 Sol it completed 98% of 678 runs across 226 simulated errands; memory scored 93.2% on 500 LongMemEval-S questions and 96.4% on the 418 never inspected by developers.
Positioned as an errand agent (prep calls, collect invoices, cancel subscriptions) where users pick their own AI provider.
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