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AutoGPT

AutoGPT — a platform to build, deploy and run continuous AI agents, supporting self-hosting and platform deployments.

Overview

AutoGPT (Significant-Gravitas) is an open-source project and platform for creating, deploying, and managing continuous AI agents. It includes both classic AutoGPT implementations and a full platform with frontend, server, and a marketplace, supporting self-hosting and an upcoming cloud offering.

Key Features

  • Visual, low-code Agent Builder: construct and schedule workflows using blocks.
  • Platform & self-hosting: frontend, server, marketplace, and a one-line installer for quick local setup.
  • Examples & benchmarks: ships with example agents, the agbenchmark suite, and Forge tooling.

Use Cases

  • Automate content production (social media, video summarization, transcription) and continuous workflows.
  • Research and teaching: reproduce agent experiments, run benchmarks, and validate automation strategies.
  • Integrate custom agents into existing systems to automate complex, repeatable tasks.

Technical Notes

  • Polyglot & modular: core logic in Python, frontend in TypeScript, and deployment via Docker.
  • CLI & APIs: includes a CLI and server APIs with plugin-friendly architecture.
  • Licensing: most of the repo is MIT-licensed; the autogpt_platform folder uses Polyform Shield — see repository docs.

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AutoGPT
Resource Info
Author Significant-Gravitas
Added Date 2025-09-17
Tags
AI Agent OSS