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OpenMuse Debuts as an MIT-Licensed Self-Hosted Personal Agent

September 22, 2026 at 18:59 EDT

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OpenMuse has been released as a self-hostable personal AI agent for mobile and web, aiming to give developers an open alternative to closed personal-agent systems. The project combines chat, computer use, personal-app connectors and goal tracking in a cloneable repository built with CopilotKit and AG-UI.

Sep. 22, 2026 · OpenMuse

A self-hosted personal agent enters alpha

OpenMuse packages mobile and web chat, visible computer use, personal-app connectors and goal tracking into an MIT-licensed project developers can run and customize.

MIT

Open-source license

Node LTS requirement

30s

Terminal command limit

Bytes for token encryption key

Demo lengths are nearly matched across mobile and web

38 sec

Mobile demo

42 sec

Web demo

The current interface is demonstrated in short clips rather than a polished consumer launch.

How the alpha workflow is framed

Ask for an outcome

→

Inspect the plan

→

Review actions

→

Return to saved results

Why builders like it

Self-hosting, source visibility, reviewable actions and model-provider flexibility make the assistant easier to inspect and adapt.

What still limits it

The project is alpha software; live accounts, open-ended work, cross-device persistence and broader connectors require more configuration or remain on the roadmap.

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