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OpenPanel: Self‑Hosted Analytics with Mixpanel‑Level Insights

Name: OpenPanel: Self‑Hosted Analytics with Mixpanel‑Level Insights
Author: Openpanel-dev

Get deep product and web analytics without third‑party data leaks—perfect for founders who need privacy‑first, customizable dashboards. 7.1k+ GitHub stars.

intermediate⏱ 1-2 hours💵 Free (self-hosted)

7,132 stars+42★ this week515 forksTypeScriptGuide quality 8/10 · reviewed Oct 9Updated 10/13/2026100% free · open source

What it is

Get web and product insights with OpenPanel, a tool that analyzes your website's traffic and user behavior.

Real use case example

"A founder wants to improve her e-commerce website's conversion rates. She uses OpenPanel to track user behavior, then identifies the most popular product features and creates a heatmap of user navigation. She uses this information to optimize her website's layout and improve user experience."

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When to use it

•You need to understand how users interact with your web application
•You want to track key product metrics such as retention and funnel analysis
•You're looking for a self-hosted alternative to commercial analytics platforms like Mixpanel

Ready-to-paste prompt

OpenPanel tracking code: <script src='https://your-openpanel-instance.com/api/tracker.js' data-project='YOUR_PROJECT_ID'></script>

Saves to your device

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/openpanel && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/openpanel/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/openpanel/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

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How OpenPanel: Self‑Hosted Analytics with Mixpanel‑Level Insights works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

OpenPanel: Self‑Hosted Analytics with Mixpanel‑Level Insights is a very large TypeScript project (~184k lines across 1557 code files, plus 7 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, AGPL-3.0 license, has a test suite.

Size

Very large codebase

~184k lines · 1557 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

Node.js · Docker

Needs API keys (.env)

TypeScript 88%MDX 10%JavaScript 1%

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it
2
package.json
Dependencies and the commands it exposes
3
.env.example
The API keys and settings you must provide

What's in each folder

apps/Sub-packages / plugins1349 files

packages/Sub-packages / plugins645 files

self-hosting/Folder23 files

admin/Folder12 files

tooling/Folder7 files

docker/Deployment / infrastructure4 files

scripts/Helper scripts2 files

sh/Folder2 files

READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksDocker readyAGPL-3.0 licenseUpdated this month

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/openpanel && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/openpanel/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/openpanel/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

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Creator

Openpanel-dev

Language

TypeScript

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