Lemon AI: Full-stack Open-source Self-Evolving General AI Agent

Introduction

Lemon AI is the first Full-stack Open-source Self-Evolving General AI Agent, offering a fully local alternative to Agentic platforms like Manus and Genspark AI. It features an integrated Code Interpreter VM sandbox for safe execution, empowering deep research, web browsing, viable coding, and data analysis entirely on your local hardware.

This agent supports planning, action, reflection, and memory functionalities using local LLMs (such as DeepSeek, Kimi, Qwen, Llama, Gemma, GPTOSS) via Ollama and VLLM, ensuring complete privacy and zero cloud dependency. For enhanced security, Lemon AI operates within a local Virtual Machine (VM) sandbox by Docker, protecting your machine's files and operating system. Additionally, it provides the flexibility to configure enhanced results using APIs from leading cloud models like Claude, GPT, Gemini, and Grok.

Installation

The easiest way to run Lemon AI is in Docker. Ensure you have Docker Desktop installed and configured for your operating system (MacOS, Linux, or Windows with WSL). A system with a modern processor and a minimum of 4GB RAM is recommended.

Here are the steps to get started:

docker pull hexdolemonai/lemon-runtime-sandbox:latest

docker run -it --rm --pull=always \
  --name lemon-app \
  --env DOCKER_HOST_ADDR=host.docker.internal \
  --env ACTUAL_HOST_WORKSPACE_PATH=${WORKSPACE_BASE:-$PWD/workspace} \
  --publish 5005:5005 \
  --add-host host.docker.internal:host-gateway \
  --volume /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock \
  --volume ~/.cache:/.cache \
  --volume ${WORKSPACE_BASE:-$PWD/workspace}:/workspace \
  --volume ${WORKSPACE_BASE:-$PWD/data}:/app/data \
  --interactive \
  --tty \
  hexdolemonai/lemon:latest make run

For more detailed instructions and prerequisites, refer to the official documentation.

Examples

Lemon AI supports unlimited task scenarios, making it highly versatile for various applications:

Deep search and research reports: Conduct thorough investigations and generate comprehensive reports.
Code generation and data analysis: Automate coding tasks and perform complex data analysis.
Content creation and document processing: Generate diverse content and streamline document workflows.

A key feature is its Self-Evolving capability, where it creates a personal memory for every conversation, making the agent smarter and more effective with continuous use.

Furthermore, Lemon AI introduces the AI Agent HTML Editor, the world's first General AI Agent Editor. This editor empowers users to continuously edit, modify, and refine generated HTML pages. You can let AI modify any section content, insert new paragraphs, reformat the entire page, or use advanced edit mode for direct manual text adjustments, ensuring the results meet your exact satisfaction.

Why Use Lemon AI

Complete Privacy and Local Execution: Unlike many agentic platforms, Lemon AI runs entirely on your local hardware, offering complete privacy and zero cloud dependency for sensitive tasks.
Enhanced Security: It operates within a local Virtual Machine (VM) sandbox by Docker, which safely handles all code writing, execution, and editing tasks, protecting your machine's files and operating system.
Cost-Effectiveness: Lemon AI dramatically reduces operational costs, with task execution costing significantly less than other agent products. It leverages open-source models like DeepSeekV3, making advanced AI capabilities accessible.
Powerful and Flexible: This feature-rich framework includes virtual machine integration, code generation and execution, browser operations, web search, and multi-tool integration. Its highly adaptable architecture allows for custom modifications and extensions.
Rapid Deployment: With one-click deployment options, Lemon AI ensures quick setup and immediate usage with minimal technical requirements, supporting various environments from personal computers to enterprise servers.