OpenMausBot

OpenMausBot

Gives you a team of AI bots in a desktop chat app, each one a Claude or Codex agent on your machine with its own cloud computer. Aimed at people who want an open-source Grok Bot alternative.

Made by milind-soni on GitHub. These notes are Mindket's, written from its README; the project's own files and license are in its repository.

About

What it is: OpenMausBot is an open-source chat app where you keep a team of AI bots. Each bot is a Claude or Codex agent that runs on your own machine, with its own personality, model, cloud computer and connected apps. The project calls itself an independent alternative to Grok Bot and aims to be local-first, using the models you already have.

Who it suits: It suits people who want several AI agents they can message like contacts, watch at work and approve along the way.

Industry | Who uses it | How they use it | Example
Software | Developers | Give each project its own bot | A coding bot works on its own cloud computer while you approve its steps
Small business | Owners | Assign a bot to a routine job in its connected apps | A bot handles a repeat task and waits for your approval
Research | Analysts | Talk to bots set to different models | Ask two bots the same question and compare the answers
Self-hosting | Hobbyists | Run the app on their own machine instead of a hosted service | Install the desktop app and reuse the models you already have

Anyone who wants one hosted assistant with no setup can skip it.

Where to use it: The app installs on three kinds of computer.

• macOS: Apple silicon and Intel, as a signed and notarized .dmg
• Windows: x64, as an installer
• Ubuntu 24.04 x64: as a .deb or an AppImage, still in beta
• Inside the app: each bot sits in the sidebar like a contact

Use case | Who | What they get back
Hand a task to one bot | Anyone running several agents | A bot that works on its own cloud computer while you watch
Keep bots apart | Teams | Separate bots, each with its own model, personality and apps
Approve what matters | Careful users | A chance to say yes to the steps that count

How to set it up: You need a computer that runs macOS, Windows or Ubuntu 24.04 x64, plus Claude or Codex for the bots to run on.

• A Mac with Apple silicon or Intel, a Windows x64 PC or an Ubuntu 24.04 x64 machine
• Claude or Codex available on your computer

1. Open the project's releases page and pick the file for your system.
2. Run the installer: the .dmg, the Windows installer, the .deb or the AppImage.
3. Open the app and follow the setup in the project's README.

You can also clone the repository to get the code. This kit holds notes and the code's location, so it does not run by itself.

How to use it: Message a bot from the sidebar the way you would message a contact. Watch it work and approve the steps that matter.

Example: You message one bot with a job such as "Research three note-taking apps and list how they differ." The bot works on it while you watch, and you approve the steps that matter. You read the result in the chat.

For newcomers and experts: Think of it as a contacts list where each contact is an AI worker. A good first step is to install the app for your system and send one bot a small task.

For experts: a bot pairs a local Claude or Codex agent with a model, a cloud computer and a set of apps that belong to that bot alone. You bring the agents, so the app depends on the models you already have. The project is written in TypeScript, and its topics mention Electron, Docker and computer use.

You message a bot in the sidebar
The bot runs as a local Claude or Codex agent
It works on its own cloud computer
You watch it and approve what matters

Good to know: The project also goes by MausBot and was once called OpenGrokBot.

• License: Apache-2.0
• Cost to run: none named. The bots use the models you already have.
• Data it reaches: each bot's own cloud computer and its connected apps
• Not for: anything crypto. The project says it has no token and is not tied to xAI, Meta, OpenAI or Manus.

On GitHub, 8 November 2026

• Stars: 17,046 (1,955 that day)
• Forks: 2,413
• Watching: 41
• Open issues and pull requests: 827
• Language: TypeScript
• License: Apache-2.0
• Topics: ai-agents, claude-code, codex, computer-use, docker, electron, expo, grok, grok-bot, grok-bot-alternative, self-hosted, typescript
• Trending: #9 repository of the day on GitHub trending (8 November 2026)

Links

• Code: https://github.com/milind-soni/OpenMausBot
• Website: https://www.openmausbot.com/
• Releases: https://github.com/milind-soni/OpenMausBot/releases
• Issues: https://github.com/milind-soni/OpenMausBot/issues
• Star history: https://www.star-history.com/#milind-soni/OpenMausBot&Date

Get the code

git clone https://github.com/milind-soni/OpenMausBot.git

Then follow the setup in its README. Nothing in this kit runs by itself.