Mates

OpenBot

by Synthetify Labs

Desktop workspace for a persistent team of agents that drives the coding CLIs you already pay for, with optional hosted servers.

WebsiteChangelogGitHub
Priceopenbot.run
Free
Free desktop app; managed servers for teams, prices not on homepage
Licenseopenbot.run
Source available
PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0; commercial use needs a license
Platformsopenbot.run/changelog
Desktop, Web, iOS, Android, Slack, Messaging apps
iPhone in TestFlight; Discord and Telegram
Launchedgithub.com/nightly-labs
Aug 12, 2026

What it can do

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

Its own cloud computerPartlyRuns on your computer or a hosted server, not a VM per agentopenbot.run
Uses a web browserYesBuilt-in browser agents can controlopenbot.run
Remembers between chatsYesMemories in agent settingsChangelog
Routines and schedulesYesRoutines canvasChangelog
App connectors or MCPYesPlugins and MCP serversChangelog
Asks before risky actionsPartlyAgents act without asking each time; notifies when input is neededopenbot.run
Teams or several agentsYesAgents message each other and hand off tasksopenbot.run
Works in iMessage, WhatsApp or TelegramYesSlack, Discord and TelegramChangelog
VoicePartlyDictation with your own ElevenLabs keyChangelog
Bring your own model or keyYesCodex, Claude Code, Gemini, Grok, Ollama and moreopenbot.run
Can be self-hostedYesDesktop app plus self-hosted server and DockerChangelog

How it differs from Mates

Runs on your own computer using CLI subscriptions you already have; Mates is hosted and gives each mate its own cloud computer.

See Mates' entry

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