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openchatbi

Chat with your data — natural-language BI with SQL generation

💎 Hidden gem★ 658 stars⑂ 92 forksMITupdated 2026-10
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// project facts

Project facts

openchatbi is an open-source design project by zhongyu09 (zhongyu09/openchatbi on GitHub). It has 658 GitHub stars and 92 forks, is released under the MIT license, and was last updated on GitHub on 1 October 2026.

GitHub stars
658
Forks
92
License
MIT
Last updated on GitHub
1 October 2026
Category
Design
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// how it works

How it works

  1. Deploy OpenChatBI

    Connect it to your databases.

  2. Ask in plain words

    Type the question you want answered.

  3. Get SQL and charts

    The agent queries and visualizes.

  4. Dig deeper

    Follow up conversationally.

// features

Why people love it

Natural language

Ask questions, get answers.

Text-to-SQL

Automatic query generation.

Visualizations

Charts from your data.

LangGraph agents

Robust agent workflows.

Anomaly detection

Spot outliers automatically.

MIT licensed

Free for commercial use with attribution.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Step 1 — Clone the repo

    Download the source and move into the project folder.

    git clone https://github.com/zhongyu09/openchatbi.git
    cd openchatbi
  2. Step 2 — Check the README

    Every project documents its own setup; start with install requirements.

    cat README.md | head -60
  3. Step 3 — Run it

    Follow the project's launch command — Docker, pip, npm, or a binary release.

    # see README for the exact launch command
// use cases

What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Who maintains openchatbi?

It is an open-source project at zhongyu09/openchatbi with 162 forks. Check the repo's contributors and recent commits to see how active maintenance is.

Is openchatbi free for commercial use?

MIT licensed — commercial use allowed with attribution.

Which databases work?

It is built for popular databases — check the README for the list.

How accurate is the SQL?

LLM-generated SQL needs review, like any text-to-SQL tool.

Is my data private?

You self-host it, so data stays in your infrastructure.

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