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TencentCloud/Octop

octop is a self-hosted multi-user AI assistant that runs as a single process serving a web dashboard, CLI, IM channels and cron automation. It is designed for households and small teams, with multi-user isolation and local-first storage of config, chats, workspaces and credentials under ~/.octop/ on your machine.

Project overview

It combines multi-agent assistance, RAG over private documents, and connections to seven IM channels in one self-hostable single process with local-first storage, a combination aimed squarely at small teams that want their chats, workspaces and credentials kept on their own machine.

Project type: AI Agent · RAG
Use cases: Chat Assistants · Knowledge Q&A · Automation
Deployment: Refer to project documentation
License: MIT

Best for

Households and small teams that want a self-hosted multi-user AI assistant running multiple specialized agents.
Users who want their config, chats, workspaces and credentials stored locally under ~/.octop/ on their own machine.

Key capabilities

Runs a single process serving a web dashboard, CLI, IM channels (Feishu, DingTalk, QQ, WeChat, Telegram, Discord, WeCom) and cron automation, with multiple experts per user.
RAG over user documents with optional corpus sharing within a deployment to ground answers in private data.
Configure OpenAI-compatible APIs, DashScope (Qwen), Ollama and other presets per agent.

Limitations and risks

Each agent needs a configured LLM provider such as OpenAI-compatible APIs, DashScope (Qwen), or Ollama; remote providers depend on external services.
Using the IM channels requires credentials for the corresponding external IM APIs (Feishu, DingTalk, QQ, WeChat, Telegram, Discord, WeCom).

Getting started

Run `docker compose -f docker/docker-compose.yml up -d`, complete the setup wizard / set the admin password, then open http://localhost:8088 where the dashboard starts.

Evidence and sources

GitHub project description: A smarter, self-hosted AI assistant — multi-user, multi-agent.
README: Octop is an open-source, self-hosted AI assistant.
README: Octop is a self-hosted AI assistant platform for households and small teams. It runs a single process that serves a web dashboard, a CLI, IM channels (Feishu, DingTalk, QQ, WeChat…
README: IM channels: Feishu, DingTalk, QQ, WeChat, Telegram, Discord, WeCom, and more
README: **Knowledge base** — RAG over your documents; optional sharing within the same deployment

Source updated at: 2026-11-06T18:34:45Z

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