nanobot
Lightweight, open-source AI agent for your tools, chats, and workflows.
A small, readable self-hosted agent framework with memory and MCP built in.
About nanobot
nanobot is an open-source, ultra-lightweight personal AI agent you can truly own. It keeps the agent core small and readable while giving you the practical pieces for real long-running work: WebUI, chat channels, tools, memory, MCP, model routing, automation, and deployment.
Prerequisites: Python 3.11 or newer. Git is only needed for a source install; Node.js/Bun are only needed if you are developing the WebUI itself.
If terminals, API keys, or config files are new to you, use the guided zero-background walkthrough in Start Without Technical Background instead of this compact README path.
nanobot is an open-source project written primarily in Python, with 47k stars on GitHub. It was last updated in August 2026.
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