TencentCloud/Octop

A smarter, self-hosted AI assistant — multi-user, multi-agent.

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A smarter, self-hosted AI assistant — multi-user, multi-agent. Highlights · Overview · Core Technology · Features · Roadmap · Quick Start · Contents English · 中文 Octop is an open-source, self-hosted AI assistant. It's not just a tool — it's a digital life form that can operate in parallel. Through its multi-agent architecture, it builds an intelligent environment that is both independent and collaborative for teams, families, and individuals. Best of all, it runs entirely on your machine — the fully self-hosted design means privacy is never a compromise, while single-process startup makes the powerful web console, CLI, and IM integrations readily accessible. Chat through the Web Dashboard, Feishu, DingTalk, QQ, WeChat, Telegram, Discord, WeCom, or programmatic HTTP/SSE/WebSocket. Extend capabilities with the expert library, Connectors (OAuth + MCP), and ACP integration for IDE workflows. Octop is a self-hosted AI assistant platform for households and small teams. It runs a single…

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  1. ✨ Highlights
  2. 📌 Overview
  3. 🧠 Core Technology
  4. 🤔 Features
  5. Server & auth
  6. Experts
  7. Channels & automation
  8. Surfaces
  9. Knowledge & plugins
  10. ACP (Agent Client Protocol)
  11. 🧭 Roadmap
  12. 🚀 Quick Start

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A smarter, self-hosted AI assistant — multi-user, multi-agent.

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Owner
TencentCloud
Primary language
Python
Stars
10,973
Forks
1,411
Open issues + pull requests
234
License
MIT
Archived
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Default branch
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Created
2026-07-08T12:54:20.000Z
Last push
2026-09-18T03:55:26.000Z

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Owner-supplied topics: agent, agentic-ai, ai, ai-agent, ai-agents, local-first, long-term-memory

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