The AI agent platform you actually own
OpenPawz is an open-source AI agent operating system built on Tauri v2. It’s not another chatbot UI. It’s a complete runtime for deploying, managing, and orchestrating autonomous AI agents — entirely on your desktop, with zero cloud dependency. While other tools give you a text box and an API bill, OpenPawz gives you:- 11 chat channels running simultaneously — Telegram, Discord, Slack, WhatsApp, Matrix, IRC, Twitch, Mattermost, Nextcloud, Nostr, and built-in Webchat
- Multi-agent orchestration — boss/worker delegation, agent squads, inter-agent messaging, parallel workflows
- 75+ built-in tools — email, GitHub, browser, shell, trading, voice, file ops, inter-agent messaging — not plugins, built in
- Multi-chain DeFi trading — Coinbase + Solana (Jupiter/Pump.fun) + Ethereum (Uniswap) with trading policy guardrails
- Hybrid semantic memory — BM25 + vector + MMR re-ranking + temporal decay. The most advanced retrieval system in any agent platform
- Voice — three TTS providers (Google, OpenAI, ElevenLabs) + speech-to-text. Agents speak and listen
- Visual node editor — drag-and-drop workflow builder for creating agent pipelines without code
- 10 AI providers — Ollama (free, local), OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, DeepSeek, Grok, Mistral, OpenRouter, Moonshot, plus any OpenAI-compatible endpoint
- Model routing — automatic complexity-based routing sends simple queries to cheap models, complex tasks to powerful ones
- Three-tier extensibility — Skills → Integrations → Extensions graduation path, plus MCP and PawzHub marketplace
- Self-improving agents — agents search PawzHub and install new skills for themselves at runtime
- Native Rust performance — Tauri v2, not Electron. 158 IPC commands. Zero-framework vanilla TypeScript frontend
- Token-saving session compaction — automatic summarization saves 40–60% on tokens. Plus daily budget caps and thinking level control
- Remote access — Tailscale mesh VPN and built-in webhook server for triggering agents from anywhere
- Enterprise-grade security — OS keychain, AES-256-GCM encryption, command risk classification, container sandbox, prompt injection defense, credential audit trail, filesystem sandboxing
Who is it for?
Developers
Full source access, MIT licensed. Build custom tools, integrations, and extensions. Rust + TypeScript stack with Tauri IPC architecture.
Power users
Run a personal AI army across every platform you use. Set up once, message your agents from anywhere. No coding after initial setup.
Teams & orgs
Private, auditable AI that never phones home. Multi-agent workflows for research, content, support, trading, and DevOps — all on-premise.
How it stacks up
| OpenPawz | ChatGPT / Claude | OpenClaw | AutoGPT / CrewAI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runs locally | 100% — your hardware | No — cloud only | Cloud or self-host | CLI / Python lib |
| Desktop native | Tauri/Rust | No | Electron | No |
| Chat channels | 11 simultaneous | Web/mobile only | 1–2 | 0 |
| Multi-agent | Boss/worker + squads | Single assistant | Basic | Yes (framework) |
| Memory | Hybrid BM25+vector+MMR+decay | Per-conversation | Basic | None / basic |
| Built-in tools | 75+ | Limited plugins | ~20 | ~15 / code-defined |
| DeFi trading | 3 chains (Coinbase+Solana+ETH) | None | None | None |
| Voice (TTS/STT) | 3 providers | Voice mode only | None | None |
| Extension marketplace | 3 tiers + PawzHub | None | None | Plugin store / none |
| Self-installing skills | Agents install their own | No | No | No |
| Visual node editor | Built-in | No | No | No |
| Session compaction | Auto, 40–60% savings | No | No | No |
| Daily budget caps | Built-in USD cap | No | No | No |
| Model routing | Auto complexity-based | N/A | No | No |
| Remote access | Tailscale + webhooks | N/A | Cloud-based | No |
| Credential security | OS keychain + AES-256 | Provider-managed | Config files | Env vars |
| Open source | MIT | No | Proprietary | MIT |
Memory, tokens & security
The features that set OpenPawz apart from everything else:- Semantic memory
- Token savings
- Security
Your agents never forget. Every important fact, preference, and detail is automatically captured with vector embeddings and recalled when relevant.
- Auto-capture — agents extract and store key information from every conversation
- Auto-recall — relevant memories are injected into context before the agent responds
- Memory Palace — browse, search, edit, and manage everything your agents know
- Shared or isolated — agents share memory by default, or you can isolate per agent/workspace
What exists like this? Nothing.
OpenPawz is the first AI agent operating system that combines multi-agent orchestration, 11 simultaneous chat channels, multi-chain DeFi trading, hybrid semantic memory, voice, a visual node editor, a three-tier extension marketplace with self-installing skills, and enterprise-grade security — in a single, native, open-source desktop application.- OpenClaw gives you a web interface. OpenPawz gives you a native desktop app with 11 channels.
- AutoGPT gives you a single agent in a terminal. OpenPawz gives you an army of agents with squads.
- CrewAI gives you a Python framework. OpenPawz gives you a complete platform with UI, marketplace, and trading.
- LangChain gives you building blocks. OpenPawz gives you the finished building.
- ChatGPT/Claude give you a chatbox owned by a corporation. OpenPawz gives you the whole thing — MIT licensed, on your hardware.
Core philosophy
Privacy first
All data stays on your machine. Credentials live in the OS keychain. No telemetry, no analytics, no phone-home. The only network traffic is to the AI providers you explicitly configure.
Agent-native
Not a chatbot wrapper — a full agent runtime with tool use, memory, task management, session compaction, trading, voice, and multi-agent delegation built in from day one.
Open and extensible
MIT licensed. Three tiers of extensibility — Skills, Integrations, Extensions — plus MCP and PawzHub marketplace. Agents can even install their own skills at runtime.
Desktop-grade
Built with Tauri v2 for native performance. Rust backend, vanilla TypeScript frontend, SQLite storage. 530 automated tests. Zero known CVEs. Runs on macOS, Linux, and Windows.