# OpenBot: Secure AI Coworkers with Autonomous Browsers and Tools This repository profile is provided by osrepos.com, an open source repository discovery platform. Source: osrepos.com Repository profile: https://osrepos.com/repo/copilotkit-openbot Generated for open source discovery and AI-assisted research. OpenBot, an open-source project by CopilotKit, introduces AI coworkers that each operate within their own virtual computer, complete with a browser, files, and tools. This platform emphasizes secure and auditable execution, ensuring every action is decided and recorded before it happens. It offers a robust environment for autonomous operations, supporting any AG-UI agent framework. GitHub: https://github.com/CopilotKit/OpenBot OSRepos URL: https://osrepos.com/repo/copilotkit-openbot ## Summary OpenBot, an open-source project by CopilotKit, introduces AI coworkers that each operate within their own virtual computer, complete with a browser, files, and tools. This platform emphasizes secure and auditable execution, ensuring every action is decided and recorded before it happens. It offers a robust environment for autonomous operations, supporting any AG-UI agent framework. ## Topics - AI Agents - Browser Automation - Agent Governance - AG-UI - CopilotKit - TypeScript - Open Source - Security ## Repository Information Last analyzed by OSRepos: Thu Sep 10 2026 17:03:18 GMT+0100 (Western European Summer Time) Detail views: 1 GitHub clicks: 1 ## Safety Notice OSRepos shares public repositories for knowledge and discovery only. Review source code, dependencies, licenses, and security implications before running or installing anything. ## Content ## Introduction OpenBot, developed by CopilotKit, is an innovative open-source project designed to provide secure and autonomous AI coworkers. Each AI agent operates within its own dedicated virtual computer, complete with a browser, file system, and a suite of tools. This unique architecture ensures that every action taken by an agent is pre-approved and fully auditable, fostering trust and control in AI-driven operations. Built on the [AG-UI protocol](https://github.com/ag-ui-protocol/ag-ui), OpenBot offers flexibility, allowing integration of various agent frameworks. For more details, visit the [OpenBot GitHub repository](https://github.com/CopilotKit/OpenBot). ## Why Use OpenBot and Its Advantages OpenBot stands out with several key features that make it a powerful and trustworthy platform for deploying AI agents: * **A Computer Per Bot**: Each AI coworker is assigned its own isolated container, browser profile, and `/workspace` volume, significantly enhancing security and preventing cross-contamination between tasks or agents. * **Secure Gateway for Actions**: All agent actions, including browser navigation, file operations, and tool calls, are routed through a central gateway. This gateway resolves targets, evaluates policies, writes an audit row, and only then executes the action, ensuring accountability and control. * **CEL Policy, Fail Closed**: The platform uses Common Expression Language (CEL) for policy enforcement. Operating on a "fail closed" principle, any missing or broken rule results in a refusal rather than an unintended permission, bolstering security. * **Transparency and Control**: Users can monitor a Bot's screen and activity in real-time, observing executed commands, read files, and saved data. The platform also allows users to "take the wheel" when a Bot encounters obstacles like login walls or 2FA prompts, with all control transfers recorded. * **Bring Your Own Agent**: OpenBot is framework-agnostic, supporting any [AG-UI endpoint](https://github.com/ag-ui-protocol/ag-ui). This flexibility enables developers to integrate agents built with various frameworks such as LangGraph, Mastra, CrewAI, or custom solutions. * **Component-Based Interaction**: Agents can respond with compiled React components instead of just prose, enabling richer, more interactive, and structured user experiences. * **Governed MCP (Multi-Cloud Platform)**: Integrates with services like Google Drive and Notion, offering a curated catalogue and strict policy enforcement for tool usage, ensuring agents interact with external services securely. * **Encrypted Credentials and Audit Trail**: Credentials are encrypted at rest and never exposed in transcripts or API responses. A comprehensive, human-readable audit trail logs all permitted, refused, and failed actions, providing clear visibility into agent behavior. * **Loopback Security**: Bot computers bind to `127.0.0.1` and require per-container tokens, preventing unauthorized external access to logged-in browser sessions and enhancing overall system security. ## Installation To get started with OpenBot, follow these quick steps. Ensure you have Docker, Bun 1.3+, a CopilotKit Intelligence project, and a model key (e.g., OpenAI API key) ready. 1. Create your `.env` file: sh cp .env.example .env 2. Get CopilotKit Intelligence credentials and set `INTELLIGENCE_API_KEY` in `.env`: sh npx --yes copilotkit@latest login npx --yes copilotkit@latest project select 3. Fill the remaining required values in `.env`, such as `OPENAI_API_KEY`, and generate a strong `KEY_ENCRYPTION_KEY` (e.g., `openssl rand -base64 32`). 4. Install dependencies and run the services: sh bun install bash scripts/start.sh 5. Open your browser to [http://localhost:3010](http://localhost:3010) to access the OpenBot UI. ## Examples Once OpenBot is running, you can try out these interactions: * Open `/bot` and ask: `Open news.ycombinator.com and tell me the top story.` * Ask the Bot to fill out [https://httpbin.org/forms/post](https://httpbin.org/forms/post), then inspect `/admin/audit`. * Open `/admin/boundaries`, add a deny rule or preset, and retry the same browser action. * Create a coworker from `/agents`, give it a standing role, and start a channel with it. ## Links * **Official Website**: [copilotkit.ai/openbot](https://copilotkit.ai/openbot) * **GitHub Repository**: [OpenBot GitHub](https://github.com/CopilotKit/OpenBot) * **AG-UI Protocol**: [AG-UI Protocol GitHub](https://github.com/ag-ui-protocol/ag-ui) * **Documentation**: [OpenBot Docs](https://github.com/CopilotKit/OpenBot/tree/main/docs)