Nod

Nod is an open-source personal agent from n8n labs, released as a research preview. It runs on the user's own computer or server with a model of their choice, and uses its own Linux workspace and browser plus connected apps to finish errands such as chasing invoices, preparing call briefs and cancelling trials. It asks before taking actions the user's request and rules do not cover.

What It Is

Nod is a desktop and self-hostable AI assistant. You give it a task in the app, Telegram or WhatsApp, and it plans the work using a sandboxed Linux workspace, a Chromium browser, the web and apps you connect (Gmail, Calendar, Slack, Notion, Linear and more through Composio and MCP). Outputs include documents, sheets, drafted replies, downloaded files and scheduled check-ins. It is its own app and is not the n8n AI Assistant; n8n is not required.

How Control and Trust Work

The server checks each app action, and each website step that can change something, against the user's request and rules; anything not covered waits for approval. Vault enters passwords, codes and cards privately on websites so secrets stay out of the model. App, web and browser results reach the model marked as data rather than instructions. A Usage view records actions, sign-ins and model costs. The docs note the safety check is a model's judgement, so mistakes are possible.

Memory and Scheduling

Nod keeps visible, editable notes with the message each came from, learns writing style from sent emails, updates facts when told something changed, and reuses task steps, repairing them when a site changes. Schedules let it check pages or run recurring work, though the computer running Nod must stay on; a Mac mini or own server can keep it always on.

Models and Setup

It works with 30+ providers including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google and OpenRouter, a ChatGPT Plus or Pro plan, or local models via Ollama, LM Studio, vLLM or llama.cpp (needing tool calling and a 64,000-token context). It runs on macOS 14+, Windows 11 (preview), or from source on macOS or Linux; a self-hosted server serves one person. Nod's published benchmarks, run by n8n in simulated accounts, report 98% task completion across 226 errands. The roadmap lists managed hosting, phone calls, and team sharing.