rakazo: open-source, self-hosted AI agent for persistent teammates
Apache 2.0 self-hosted AI agent for persistent teammates: bots with their own conversations, memory, routines and history, available on web, Electron desktop, iPhone and Android; bring your own model credentials (through Pi) and your own sandbox computer (Docker, E2B, Daytona, CreateOS, Boat, or Railway).
Why it matters
Positioned as the open, self-hosted answer to Grok Bot and hosted personal assistants: you own the bot, the model, and the computer it runs on - with voice mode, peer-bot delegation, and Composio/Pipedream/MCP integrations.
What you could build with it
An indie developer could self-host rakazo on a cheap VPS with a Railway sandbox, creating one persistent bot that owns their inbox triage and calendar prep overnight - an always-on teammate whose memory survives reboots instead of a fresh chat each morning.
Does it hold up?
Runnable in beta: 4,992 stars, 900 forks, published Docker images with a one-script installer plus a Railway one-click deploy; but the project's own README says beta, and independent production reports are thin.
Built with rakazo
- rakazo.com - AI teammates you actually ownrakazo.com · Official site with per-competitor comparison pages (Grok Bot, Muse, Dots, Instinct, OpenClaw, Hermes Agent, Hark Pro) and self-hosting guides; marketing homepage in four languages.
- GitHub Trending: rakazo on GitDiscovergitdiscover.org · Listed among recently created repos gaining stars fast, flagged for its self-hosted Grok-Bot-alternative pitch; +150 stars on Oct 21.
Learn more
First spotted on github: source.
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