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botpress

Open-source hub of integrations, SDK and CLI for building and deploying GPT/LLM chatbots and agents.

★ 14.9k stars⑂ 2.3k forksMITupdated 2026-10
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// project facts

Project facts

botpress is an open-source ai agents project by botpress (botpress/botpress on GitHub). It has 14,946 GitHub stars and 2,292 forks, is released under the MIT license, and was last updated on GitHub on 7 October 2026.

GitHub stars
14,946
Forks
2,292
License
MIT
Last updated on GitHub
7 October 2026
Category
AI Agents
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// how it works

How it works

  1. Decide how you will build

    Use Botpress Studio/Cloud for the visual bot-building experience, and this repo when you need custom integrations, plugins or bots as code.

  2. Install the Botpress CLI

    Add @botpress/cli globally with npm, yarn or pnpm - no need to fork this repository to create an integration.

  3. Scaffold an integration or bot

    Run bp init in your own directory to generate a project from a template, then edit its definition and implementation files.

  4. Deploy to your workspace

    Run bp deploy to push your integration to your Botpress workspace so your bots can use it, and publish it publicly when ready.

// features

Why people love it

Public integrations library

The /integrations folder holds all public, open-source integrations maintained by Botpress for the Botpress Hub, and the community can publish their own.

Botpress CLI

The @botpress/cli package builds, deploys and manages bots, integrations and plugins from the terminal.

Type-safe SDK and client

@botpress/sdk is used to build integrations, and @botpress/client provides type-safe clients for consuming the Botpress APIs.

Bots as code examples

The /bots folder contains example bots built only with the SDK and CLI, useful for developers who prefer a programmatic approach.

One-command deployment

bp deploy pushes an integration version to your workspace; add --visibility public to share it with all Botpress users on the Hub.

Template-based scaffolding

bp init generates a new integration from proposed templates, with definition and implementation files ready to edit.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Clone the repository

    Clone the Botpress monorepo if you want to develop on the platform tools themselves.

    git clone https://github.com/botpress/botpress.git
    cd botpress
  2. Install the CLI

    Most developers just install the published CLI globally instead of building the monorepo.

    npm install -g @botpress/cli
  3. Scaffold and deploy an integration

    Create a new integration from a template, then deploy it to your workspace.

    bp init
    bp deploy
// use cases

What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Who maintains Botpress?

Botpress the company maintains the platform and this repository, with community contributions to integrations.

Is Botpress free?

All packages in this repository are open source under the MIT license. Building and running bots uses Botpress Cloud/Studio, which has its own plans - check botpress.com for current terms.

Does it need a paid API key?

Bots are powered by LLM providers through Botpress Cloud, so you will need a Botpress workspace and model access arranged through the platform rather than a key for this repo itself.

How does Botpress compare with LangChain or Rasa?

Botpress is a complete chatbot platform (Studio, Cloud hosting, integrations hub) rather than a code-only framework; LangChain is a general LLM library and Rasa focuses on self-hosted conversational AI.

How do I get started?

Install @botpress/cli, run bp init to scaffold an integration, or start building a bot directly in Botpress Studio.

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