automation

Automate with openhuman

Name: Automate with openhuman
Author: tinyhumansai

Get a personal AI super intelligence for workflow orchestration, ideal for founders seeking automation, with 35k+ GitHub stars

36,371 stars3,628 forksRustHealth Score 9/10Updated 8/18/2026100% free · open source

What it does

OpenHuman is a personal AI super intelligence that automates workflow orchestration by building a local-first memory of your life and researching deep insights

Install / run

git clone https://github.com/tinyhumansai/openhuman.git && cd openhuman

When to use it

•You need to automate repetitive tasks across multiple services and tools
•You want to build a customized AI assistant for your startup's specific workflows
•You're looking for a self-hosted solution to manage and orchestrate your digital life

Quick start

1Run `cargo build` to compile the Rust code
2Start the OpenHuman server with `cargo run`
3Access the OpenHuman interface by visiting `http://localhost:8080` in your web browser
4Create a new workflow by defining a `workflow.toml` file in the `workflows` directory
5Use the `oh` command-line tool to interact with your OpenHuman instance, such as `oh workflow list` to list available workflows

Ready-to-paste prompt

oh workflow create my_first_workflow --definition 'every 1 hour, send a notification with the latest news'

Heads up: Make sure you have Rust and Cargo installed on your system, as well as the required dependencies specified in the `Cargo.toml` file, before attempting to build and run OpenHuman

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How Automate with openhuman works

Codeflow

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Automate with openhuman is a very large Rust project (~1M lines across 3525 code files, plus 712 test files). It is a full software project: use it through its install path rather than reading it end to end. Last commit this month, GPL-3.0 license, has a test suite.

Size

Very large codebase

~1M lines · 3525 code files · days to read — use, don't read

Setup

Developer setup

A real software project. Use it via its install path; don't expect to read it all.

Runs on

Rust · Node.js · Docker

Needs API keys (.env)