Mates

Hivekeep

by MarlBurroW

Self-hosted team of persistent agents in one container, with long-term memory, schedules, mini-apps and six chat channels.

WebsiteChangelogGitHub
Pricegithub.com/MarlBurroW
Free
Self-hosted; bring one LLM key
Licensegithub.com/MarlBurroW
Open source
MIT
Platformsgithub.com/MarlBurroW
Web, Messaging apps, Slack
PWA plus Telegram, WhatsApp, Slack, Discord, Signal, Matrix
Launchedgithub.com/MarlBurroW
June 2026
Repo created 2026-06-07

What it can do

The same 11 checks for every agent, each linked to the page it came from.

Its own cloud computerNot documentedThe maker's pages don't sayNo source says
Uses a web browserYesStateful Playwright browser toolsGitHub
Remembers between chatsYesHybrid long-term memory, one continuous sessionGitHub
Routines and schedulesYesScheduled tasks (cron)GitHub
App connectors or MCPYesAgents add MCP servers; npm pluginsGitHub
Asks before risky actionsPartlyApproval to reveal secrets; optional send-approval modeGitHub
Teams or several agentsYesAgents delegate to each other and to sub-agentsGitHub
Works in iMessage, WhatsApp or TelegramYesTelegram, WhatsApp, Signal and moreGitHub
VoicePartlySpeech-to-text and text-to-speech providersGitHub
Bring your own model or keyYesAnthropic, OpenAI, Gemini, Ollama and moreGitHub
Can be self-hostedYesOne Docker container on your serverhivekeep.app

How it differs from Mates

Runs as one self-hosted container and talks over chat apps; Mates is hosted and gives each mate its own computer.

See Mates' entry

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