# MausBot

> Open-source desktop chat app that runs a team of AI bots on local Claude, Codex and Grok CLIs, with connected apps, computer use and automations.

MausBot (also known as OpenMausBot) is an open-source, Apache 2.0 licensed chat app for running a team of AI bots, published by Supamaus Software Private Limited. Each bot is a real agent backed by a locally installed CLI such as Claude, Codex or Grok, with its own personality, model, computer and connected apps. Desktop builds exist for macOS, Windows and Ubuntu, with phone companion apps.

## What It Is

MausBot treats AI agents like contacts in a messaging app. A single harness server on 127.0.0.1 owns every agent process and normalizes each provider's native protocol into one event stream. Transcripts, keys and events are stored in ~/.openmausbot on the user's own disk. Users bring their own provider accounts or API keys, and provider fees and limits apply. The project describes itself as an independent open-source alternative to Grok Bot and not affiliated with xAI.

## How the bot workflow works

A user installs the desktop app, connects one supported provider, creates a bot with a chosen engine and model, and sends a task. Bots can use a cloud Linux desktop, an isolated Local VM or, where supported and after explicit opt-in, the user's own computer. Shell commands, file edits and questions surface as approval cards in chat, though approval coverage depends on the engine and tool. Bots can reach 500+ apps such as Gmail, Slack, GitHub, Notion and Linear through Composio.

## Automations, voice and team sharing

Triggers let a bot run on schedules shown on a calendar, on webhooks, or when an event occurs in a connected app. Bots can read replies aloud and take live calls using ElevenLabs, Fish Audio, Grok (xAI), built-in Mac voices or a local Chatterbox server. Whole teams can be exported or imported as portable Markdown packages that omit credentials and conversations. An `openmausbot` command-line tool and an MCP server allow scripted or external orchestration, and a npm package supports terminal and server use.

## Cloud and enterprise options

The desktop app is free; optional Cloud plans give bots an always-on hosted machine so they keep working with a laptop closed. The enterprise page describes white-label workspaces for software companies, and the site presents MausBox as a concept for a home device running MausBot and open models.

## Features
- Team of AI bots in a chat-style app
- Per-bot model selection across Claude, Codex, Grok and other CLIs
- Cloud, Local VM or host computer use with live screen preview
- Approval cards for shell commands, file edits and questions
- 500+ connected apps via Composio
- Schedules, webhooks and app-event triggers shown on a calendar
- Voice replies and live calls with bots
- Team sharing and import via portable Markdown packages
- Channels with separate transcripts and rosters
- MCP server for external orchestration
- Headless openmausbot CLI for scripts and CI
- Local-first storage in ~/.openmausbot
- Desktop app available in 10 languages
- Optional always-on Cloud workspace

## Integrations
Claude, Codex, Grok, Composio, Gmail, Slack, GitHub, Notion, Linear, HubSpot, Stripe, Google Calendar, Google Sheets, boat.dev, Cua, ElevenLabs, Fish Audio, OpenRouter, Tailscale, Claude Desktop, Cursor

## Platforms
WINDOWS, MACOS, LINUX, ANDROID, IOS, WEB, API, CLI

## Pricing
Open Source, Free tier available

## Version
0.1.121

## Links
- Website: https://mausbot.com
- Documentation: https://github.com/milind-soni/OpenMausBot/tree/main/docs
- Repository: https://github.com/milind-soni/OpenMausBot
- EveryDev.ai: https://www.everydev.ai/tools/mausbot