NocoBase

NocoBase is an open-source AI + no-code platform for building business systems fast. It combines AI coding agent support with a WYSIWYG no-code interface, so teams can build reliable internal tools, CRMs, ERPs, and other business systems without starting from scratch. The project is hosted on GitHub under the nocobase organization and has accumulated over 23,000 stars as of mid-2026.

What It Is

NocoBase sits at the intersection of no-code development and AI-assisted building. Rather than generating disposable code from scratch, it provides production-proven infrastructure — data models, permissions, workflows, and audit logs — that both AI coding agents and human builders work on top of. The result is a self-hosted platform where speed and architectural reliability coexist. It is built with TypeScript on Node.js, React, and Koa, and runs on modest servers.

How AI and People Build Together

NocoBase is designed for collaborative development between AI agents and human users:

• AI coding agents: Works with mainstream agents including Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, OpenCode, and TRAE. Agents can handle setup, development, migration, and release end to end via a full CLI and skills interface.
• WYSIWYG no-code interface: Human builders can switch between usage mode and configuration mode with one click, and configure data models, pages, workflows, and permissions visually without writing code.
• Mixed workflows: AI can quickly scaffold data models, pages, and workflows; people can refine UI and interactions; both can continue from where the other left off.

AI Employees Inside the System

Beyond building, NocoBase includes a concept called "AI employees" — AI agents that operate directly inside the running system:

• Front-end tasks: analysis, Q&A, form filling
• Back-end tasks: document recognition, risk monitoring, task routing
• AI employees are integrated with workflows and can participate in decisions and execution
• Each AI employee has its own role with field-level read/write permissions, and all actions are captured in audit logs
• External agent platforms (the homepage lists OpenClaw, Hermes, Dify, Coze, and n8n) connect through MCP, HTTP APIs, and CLI using standard protocols
• Messaging integrations include Telegram, WhatsApp, Slack, and Gmail

Plugin Architecture and Data Model

NocoBase uses a microkernel design where everything is a plugin:

• New features are added through composable plugins with shared conventions
• Custom and official plugins can be mixed to fit specific business needs
• Business data stays in standard relational structures, decoupled from the UI
• Supports the main database, external databases, and third-party APIs as data sources
• Data always stays in the operator's own database, avoiding platform lock-in

The homepage states the licensing model is buy-once, use-forever with no per-user, per-application, or data-volume pricing for commercial editions.

Update: v2.1.9

The latest release is v2.1.9, published on June 20, 2026. The project maintains weekly release notes on its blog timeline. The repository shows active development with the last push on June 21, 2026. The platform has evolved to prominently feature AI agent integration and AI employee capabilities alongside its original no-code foundation, reflecting a clear product direction toward AI + no-code hybrid workflows.

Self-Hosted Deployment Model

NocoBase is designed for self-hosted deployment. The homepage states the core code and foundational plugins are fully open source, and the quick-start path uses an npm CLI (@nocobase/cli) to install and initialize an app locally. The platform is described as lightweight enough to run on modest servers and be maintained by a single person. A live demo is available at demo.nocobase.com for evaluation without local setup.