Best Self-Hosted AI Agents (2026)

Ready-to-use AI agent apps that are open source, so you can run them on your own computer or server instead of only in someone else's cloud. Below are the top 20 of 33 matching tools in the AgentScout directory, ranked.

How we ranked: Ranked by GitHub stars as recorded on each AgentScout listing (link checks 2026-10-18). Tools without a tracked public repo come after, in alphabetical order. Stars measure developer popularity, not quality or fit for your job, so read each listing before you choose. No paid placements.

1. D

   1. Dify

   no-code buildersOpen source + cloud★ 158,410 GitHub stars

   Open-source platform for building LLM apps and agents visually.

   Pricing (as stated): Open source + paid cloud · Mature

2. C

   2. Career Ops

   personal agentsOpen source★ 75,234 GitHub stars

   Open-source job search agent that scans job boards and scores each posting against your CV before you apply.

   Pricing (as stated): Open source · Mature

3. A

   3. AnythingLLM

   personal agentsOpen source + cloud★ 67,210 GitHub stars

   Local-first desktop and server app for chatting with your documents, running agents and connecting any LLM.

   Pricing (as stated): Open source + cloud · Mature

4. C

   4. Cherry Studio

   personal agentsOpen source★ 52,687 GitHub stars

   Desktop AI studio with chat, autonomous agents and hundreds of assistants, connecting to many LLM providers.

   Pricing (as stated): Open source · Mature

5. M

   5. MindsHub

   productivityOpen source + cloud★ 39,800 GitHub stars

   MindsDB's agent workspace for research, analysis, documents and coding, with a model router, a scoped vault for connected data and swappable open-source agent harnesses.

   Pricing (as stated): Open source + cloud · Mature

6. V

   6. Vane

   researchOpen source★ 37,364 GitHub stars

   Open-source AI answering engine that searches the web and replies with sources, self-hostable.

   Pricing (as stated): Open source · Mature

7. N

   7. Next AI Draw.io

   productivityOpen source★ 36,280 GitHub stars

   Create and edit draw.io diagrams by chatting with AI, as a web app, desktop app or MCP server.

   Pricing (as stated): Open source · Mature

8. Q

   8. QwenPaw

   personal agentsOpen source★ 35,761 GitHub stars

   Personal AI assistant you can install locally or in the cloud, connected to multiple chat channels.

   Pricing (as stated): Open source · Mature

9. A

   9. AionUi

   personal agentsOpen source★ 33,580 GitHub stars

   Open-source desktop cowork app that gives a GUI to CLI agents like Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and others.

   Pricing (as stated): Open source · Mature

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    10. Happy Coder

    codingOpen source★ 24,180 GitHub stars

    Mobile and desktop app to run and control Claude Code, Codex and other agents using your own subscriptions.

    Pricing (as stated): Open source · Mature

11. T

    11. Teable

    productivityOpen source + cloud★ 21,892 GitHub stars

    AI spreadsheet and database for business with built-in agents.

    Pricing (as stated): Open source + cloud · Mature

12. R

    12. Rowboat

    personal agentsOpen source★ 18,025 GitHub stars

    AI coworker with memory that works alongside you and your team.

    Pricing (as stated): Open source · Mature

13. S

    13. SurfSense

    researchOpen source★ 16,459 GitHub stars

    Privacy-focused, open-source NotebookLM alternative with a research agent over your sources.

    Pricing (as stated): Open source · Mature

14. E

    14. Eigent

    personal agentsOpen source★ 15,571 GitHub stars

    Open-source cowork desktop app that runs multi-agent workflows locally.

    Pricing (as stated): Open source · Mature

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    15. Nanobrowser

    browser/computer useOpen source★ 14,108 GitHub stars

    Open-source Chrome extension agent that automates web tasks in your own browser.

    Pricing (as stated): Open source · Mature

16. B

    16. BrowserOS

    browser/computer useOpen source★ 13,953 GitHub stars

    Open-source agentic browser that runs AI agents locally.

    Pricing (as stated): Open source · Mature

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    17. Presenton

    productivityOpen source★ 11,152 GitHub stars

    Open-source AI presentation generator and API.

    Pricing (as stated): Open source · Mature

18. G

    18. GenOffice

    productivityOpen source★ 9,843 GitHub stars

    Free, open-source office suite with docs, sheets and slides editors and a built-in AI agent.

    Pricing (as stated): Open source · Mature

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    19. Octop

    personal agentsOpen source★ 9,685 GitHub stars

    Self-hosted, multi-user AI assistant with multiple agents.

    Pricing (as stated): Open source · Mature

20. O

    20. Osaurus

    personal agentsOpen source★ 8,052 GitHub stars

    Native macOS harness for AI agents with any model, memory and autonomous execution.

    Pricing (as stated): Open source · Mature

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Facts come from our directory listings; pricing is as each maker states it and GitHub stars are as recorded on each listing. Check official sites before you choose.