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OpenFang

RightNow-AI

Open-source Agent Operating System in Rust - autonomous capabilities, 40 channels, WASM sandbox.

17.8k stars(as of 2026-06-14)View on GitHubHomepage

What is OpenFang?

OpenFang is a Rust-based autonomous agent OS compiled into a ~32MB single binary. It ships seven pre-built autonomous capability packages, 40 messaging-channel adapters, 27 LLM providers and 16 security systems including a WASM sandbox. It claims a 180ms cold start and 40MB idle memory (project's own claim).

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Rust-native single binary with a large test suite signals genuine engineering substance
  • Schedule-driven autonomous architecture, not just a chatbot
  • Permissive dual MIT/Apache-2.0 licensing

Cons

  • Pre-1.0 - breaking changes possible before the stable target
  • Activity appeared to slow near a release freeze
  • Performance benchmarks are the project's own

License

MIT AND Apache-2.0 (OSI-open)

When it is interesting

Teams wanting a schedule-driven autonomous agent backend with broad channel coverage and a WASM security sandbox.

When it is too early

Any production workload requiring stable APIs.

Commercial alternative & related

  • Commercial counterpart: Relevance AI / Botpress

This repo featured in the 2026-07 edition of the Open-Source AI Radar.