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openfang

An open-source agent operating system in Rust - autonomous 'Hands' that do real work

★ 18.2k stars⑂ 2.3k forksApache-2.0updated 2026-07
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// project facts

Project facts

openfang is an open-source ai agents project by RightNow-AI (RightNow-AI/openfang on GitHub). It has 18,215 GitHub stars and 2,291 forks, is released under the Apache-2.0 license, and was last updated on GitHub on 2 July 2026.

GitHub stars
18,215
Forks
2,291
License
Apache-2.0
Last updated on GitHub
2 July 2026
Category
AI Agents
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Full install guide
Official site
Official site
// how it works

How it works

  1. Choose your first Hand

    Pick one of the 7 bundled Hands - for example Researcher or Lead generation - to activate first.

  2. Get OpenFang

    Install it with the official installer for macOS/Linux or Windows.

  3. Initialize and start

    Run openfang init, then openfang start, and open the dashboard.

  4. Activate a Hand

    Activate your chosen Hand and watch it work; pause it any time without losing state.

// features

Why people love it

7 bundled Hands

Ready-made autonomous agents you activate with one command, including Researcher and scheduled lead generation.

Agent kernel

Orchestration, workflows, metering, RBAC, a scheduler and budget tracking are built into the kernel.

Huge channel surface

40 messaging adapters (including a WhatsApp Web gateway) with rate limiting and DM/group policies.

Memory system

SQLite persistence with vector embeddings, canonical sessions and compaction.

Skills and marketplace

60 bundled skills, a SKILL.md parser and the FangHub marketplace.

Security depth

The README details 16 security systems, a WASM sandbox, taint tracking and signed manifests.

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// run it

Run it yourself

  1. Clone the repository

    Get the source code from GitHub and enter the project directory.

    git clone https://github.com/RightNow-AI/openfang.git
    cd openfang
  2. Install and start

    Use the installer, then initialize and start OpenFang; the dashboard serves on localhost:4200.

    openfang init
    openfang start
  3. Activate a Hand

    Start the Researcher hand and check its progress from the CLI.

    openfang hand activate researcher
    openfang hand status researcher
// use cases

What you can build

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// faq

Questions, answered

Who maintains this project?

It is maintained by RightNow AI (RightNow-AI) on GitHub.

Is it free to use?

The project's own comparison table lists OpenFang under the Apache 2.0 license; check the LICENSE file in the repo to confirm terms.

Does it need a paid API key?

You configure your own LLM providers for the runtime's drivers, so model usage costs are yours; there is no OpenFang API fee.

How does it compare to alternatives?

Compared with agent frameworks like LangChain, OpenFang is a full operating system - kernel, channels, memory, skills and ready-made Hands - rather than a library.

How do I get started?

Install with the README's installer, run openfang init and openfang start, then activate the Researcher hand.

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