OpenDots
Open-source template for persistent AI coworkers that work through web, voice calls, and Slack, each with an isolated computer and human approval gates.
Why it matters
The self-hosted, model-agnostic answer to OpenAI's Dots: it packages the whole always-on-coworker UX — editable Pages, sandboxed Dots, approvals — as an MIT template instead of a closed subscription.
What you could build with it
A startup could deploy OpenDots as a 24/7 customer-support coworker that watches a shared inbox, drafts replies in editable Pages for human approval, and escalates only the tricky cases — cutting first-response time without giving the agent free rein.
Does it hold up?
3,538 stars in under a week and a top-5 trending slot show real developer pull, and the repo documents which flows were verified live (Sept 29-30). But it is an alpha-stage template, not a hardened product — production readiness is on the adopter.
Built with OpenDots
- OpenDots Lets AI Agents Work While You Sleep. Put Limits on Them First.Medium · Kristopher Dunham's walkthrough of self-hosting OpenDots with a chosen model, plus practical guardrails for always-on agents.
- OpenDots GitHub Explained: AG-UI and Docker SandboxesYouTube · Architecture explainer covering the React frontend, AG-UI event stream, per-agent Docker isolation, and the human-in-the-loop approval card.
- AlphaSignal: CopilotKit Ships OpenDotsAlphaSignal · News breakdown of the Spaces/Pages/Dots architecture, AG-UI streaming, and approval gates.
Learn more
First spotted on github: source.
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