OpenMausBot

OpenMausBot is an open‑source alternative to Grok Bot that runs a team of AI agents on your own computer. The desktop application works on macOS, Windows and Linux and lets you connect the AI account or API key you already have. It is offered for free, with provider fees and usage limits applying only to the external models you choose.

The tool presents each bot as a contact inside a chat‑style interface. You start by clicking New bot, give it a descriptive name, pick a connected model such as Claude, Codex or another supported engine, and optionally assign a working folder when the task will involve reading or writing files. After the bot is created you type a single request, examples from the site include “plan my day”, “summarize the meeting notes” or “draft a follow‑up email”, and the bot replies in the same window. The interface also shows a live screen preview of the virtual machine that the bot is using, so you can watch actions such as opening a spreadsheet, sending a reminder, or attaching a PDF invoice.

MausBot is aimed at users who want a persistent, 24 / 7 assistant without relying on a cloud‑only service. Because the bots run on a virtual machine hosted on your machine, they can operate in parallel and return when human input is needed. The free version supplies a cloud desktop from the provider you connect, while you can also point a bot at your local Mac for tasks that require direct file access. Automation is built in: a single natural‑language sentence can create a trigger that runs on a schedule, a webhook, or an event in connected apps like Gmail, Slack, GitHub, Notion, Linear or HubSpot via the Composio integration. For instance, saying “when I get an email from Acme, draft a reply” will cause the system to check Gmail every 15 minutes, generate a draft, and place it in your inbox.

The platform supports multiple AI providers (Claude, Codex, OpenAI, Anthropic, xAI and others) and lets you switch a bot's model mid‑conversation. Secrets such as API keys are stored as write‑only values, and you only need to paste credentials once for the provider fleet to hot‑reload.