#36 by GitHub stars · General purpose
OpenManus
Foundation Agents
A Python implementation of a general-purpose tool-using agent inspired by hosted autonomous assistants.
View on GitHub 58.4k stars checked 2026-09-29
- Access
- Open source
- Setup
- Technical
- Pricing
- Free software; model or API costs
- License
- MIT
- Maintenance
- Limited recent activity
- Last repository push
- 2026-08-22
Popular experiment with maintenance risk
It is straightforward to inspect, supports browser and code tools, and attracted a large community around self-hosted general agents.
Who it fits
Developers evaluating general-agent patterns in a local Python environment.
Who should skip it
Production use that requires frequent security updates, active support, or a polished hosted service.
What you need
- Python 3.12 and uv
- Playwright
- LLM API key
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