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AI agent tools for chatbots
Short answer: Our top pick for chatbots: nanobot, with the highest AgentPick Score (89/100) among tools tagged "chatbot". Runners-up: AstrBot (89) and QwenPaw (89). Compare what each does, its license and how recently it was updated below.
| # | Tool | What it does | Score | Stars | License | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | nanobot | Ultra-lightweight, open-source, self-hosted personal AI agent framework in Python with WebUI, tools, memory, MCP, multi-agent workflows, automation, a… | 89/100 | ★ 49k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #2 | AstrBot | AI Agent Assistant & development framework that integrates lots of IM platforms, LLMs, plugins and AI feature, and can be your openclaw alternative. ✨ | 89/100 | ★ 42k | AGPL-3.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #3 | QwenPaw | Your Personal AI Assistant; easy to install, deploy on your own machine or on the cloud; supports multiple chat apps with easily extensible capabiliti… | 89/100 | ★ 36k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #4 | agentscope | Build and run agents you can see, understand and trust. | 88/100 | ★ 33k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #5 | eliza | Open source agentic operating system | 85/100 | ★ 20k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #6 | repomix | 📦 Repomix is a powerful tool that packs your entire repository into a single, AI-friendly file. Perfect for when you need to feed your codebase to La… | 84/100 | ★ 29k | MIT | 11 Oct 2026 |
| #7 | WeKnora | Open-source LLM knowledge platform: turn raw documents into a queryable RAG, an autonomous reasoning agent, and a self-maintaining Wiki. | 83/100 | ★ 34k | See repo | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #8 | AionUi | Open-source 24/7 Cowork app for OpenClaw, Hermes, Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode and 20+ more CLI Agent | Customize your assistants | Team them up｜Star … | 81/100 | ★ 34k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #9 | DeskcommCRM | Open-source AI sales OS — self-hosted CRM with native AI agents + WhatsApp (WAHA). Open alternative to Kommo, Octadesk & Intercom for any business tha… | 79/100 | ★ 4.6k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #10 | MaiBot | MaiSaka, an LLM-based intelligent agent, is a digital lifeform devoted to understanding you and interacting in the style of a real human. She does not… | 78/100 | ★ 6.2k | GPL-3.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #11 | LobsterAI | Open-source, desktop-grade AI agent that gets real work done — data analysis, slides, docs, video & web research. Built on OpenClaw; runs tools on you… | 78/100 | ★ 6.1k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #12 | gptme | Your agent in your terminal, equipped with local tools: writes code, uses the terminal, browses the web. Make your own persistent autonomous agent on … | 78/100 | ★ 4.5k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #13 | hermes-desktop | Desktop Companion for Hermes Agent | 77/100 | ★ 14k | MIT | 13 Oct 2026 |
| #14 | agent-squad | Flexible and powerful framework for managing multiple AI agents and handling complex conversations | 77/100 | ★ 7.8k | Apache-2.0 | 8 Oct 2026 |
| #15 | openagent | ⚡️next-generation personal AI assistant powered by LLM, RAG and agent loops, supporting computer-use, browser-use and coding agent, demo: https://demo… | 77/100 | ★ 5.7k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #16 | holmesgpt | SRE Agent - CNCF Sandbox Project | 77/100 | ★ 3.6k | Apache-2.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #17 | ai | 🤖 Type-safe, provider-agnostic TypeScript AI SDK for streaming chat, tool calling, agents, and multimodal apps across OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, Reac… | 77/100 | ★ 3.2k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #18 | oterm | the terminal client for LLMs | 74/100 | ★ 2.4k | MIT | 12 Oct 2026 |
| #19 | bitterbot-desktop | Bitterbot - a mesh of agents that turns shared experience into collective capability. | 73/100 | ★ 2.5k | MIT | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #20 | conduit | Native iOS and Android client for Open WebUI, direct OpenAI-compatible, Ollama, and Hermes agents. | 70/100 | ★ 2.3k | GPL-3.0 | 13 Oct 2026 |
| #21 | goclaw | GoClaw - GoClaw is OpenClaw rebuilt in Go — with multi-tenant isolation, 5-layer security, and native concurrency. Deploy AI agent teams at scale with… | 68/100 | ★ 3.7k | See repo | 4 Oct 2026 |
| #22 | leon | 🧠 Leon is your open-source personal assistant. | 59/100 | ★ 18k | MIT | 12 Oct 2026 |
| #23 | system_prompts_leaks | Documented system prompts from Anthropic - Claude Fable 5.1, Opus 5.5, Claude Design, Claude Code. OpenAI - ChatGPT GPT-6-Astra, Codex. Google - Gemin… | 57/100 | ★ 70k | CC0-1.0 | 14 Oct 2026 |
| #24 | core | AI agent microservice | 55/100 | ★ 3.1k | GPL-3.0 | 29 Jul 2026 |
| #25 | BotSharp | AI Multi-Agent Framework in .NET | 53/100 | ★ 3.1k | Apache-2.0 | 13 Oct 2026 |
| #26 | Sidekick | A native macOS app that allows users to chat with a local LLM that can respond with information from files, folders and websites on your Mac without i… | 47/100 | ★ 3.3k | MIT | 30 Sept 2026 |
| #27 | FireRed-OpenStoryline | FireRed-OpenStoryline is an AI video editing agent that transforms manual editing into intention-driven directing through natural language interaction… | 38/100 | ★ 3.5k | Apache-2.0 | 31 Jul 2026 |
| #28 | aichat | All-in-one LLM CLI tool featuring Shell Assistant, Chat-REPL, RAG, AI Tools & Agents, with access to OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, Ollama, Groq, and more. | 35/100 | ★ 10k | Apache-2.0 | 23 Feb 2026 |
| #29 | magentic | Seamlessly integrate LLMs as Python functions | 33/100 | ★ 2.4k | MIT | 11 Mar 2026 |
| #30 | Claude-to-IM-skill | Bridge Claude Code / Codex to IM platforms — chat with AI coding agents from Telegram, Discord, or Feishu/Lark. | 26/100 | ★ 2.9k | MIT | 23 Mar 2026 |
Source: each project's public GitHub repository (description, stars, license, last push). Listed tools aren't tested or ranked by AgentPick.
How to choose
- Read the license before using it commercially.
- Check how recently it was updated and how active its issues are.
- Run it on a small, low-risk task first.
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