ai-agent

Simplify AI Context with OpenViking

Unify AI agent context management with OpenViking, designed for startup founders, backed by 26k+ GitHub stars
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39,504 stars+394★ this week3,117 forksPythonGuide quality 9/10 · reviewed Jun 30Updated 10/9/2026100% free · open source
What it is

Create a context database for AI Agents like OpenClaw.

Real use case example

"A founder wants to build a chatbot that recommends courses based on a customer's job role. They create a context database with OpenViking to store information like the customer's employment history, job role, and recommended courses. After importing this data, their chatbot adapts its recommendations dynamically based on the customer's profile, providing a personalized experience without needing manual intervention."

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When to use it
  • •When building AI-powered applications that require complex context management
  • •When integrating multiple AI agents that need to share context and resources
  • •When developing self-evolving AI systems that require dynamic context updates
Ready-to-paste prompt
Create a new context file `example.ctx` with the content `key=value` and run `curl -X PUT 'http://localhost:8080/context/example.ctx' -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' -d 'key=value'` to upload it to OpenViking
Heads up: Make sure to have Docker installed and running on your system, as OpenViking uses Docker containers to manage context and resources
Saves to your device
Use with Claude
New

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

⚡ Runs out of the box

A prompt/skill package — nothing to install beyond adding it to your AI tool.

Try it instantly — no install
Claude Code
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/openviking && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/openviking/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/openviking/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 Simplify AI Context with OpenViking works
Codeflow
Free to inspect

Simplify AI Context with OpenViking is a very large Python project (~495k lines across 1909 code files, plus 860 test files). You install it into your AI tool with one command; there is nothing to run yourself. Last commit this month, AGPL-3.0 license, has a test suite.

Size
Very large codebase
~495k lines · 1909 code files · days to read — use, don't read
Setup
Install as a skill / plugin
Add it to Claude Code (or your AI tool) with one command — 32 skills inside. Nothing to run yourself.
Runs on
Inside your AI tool
Helper scripts use Python · Rust · Docker
Python 74%Rust 14%TypeScript 7%C++ 2%Shell 1%
Where to start reading
  1. 1
    README.md
    Start here — what it does and how to install it
  2. 2
    openviking/__init__.py
    Inside openviking/ — the main logic begins here
  3. 3
    examples/.agents/plugins/marketplace.json
    A worked example — copy this to get going
What's in each folder
openviking/Core code — the actual logic703 files
src/Core code — the actual logic66 files
integrations/Sub-packages / plugins21 files
examples/Examples you can copy635 files
docs/Documentation356 files
web-studio/Folder315 files
bot/Folder242 files
crates/Folder174 files
READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksDocker readyExamples includedAGPL-3.0 licenseUpdated this month
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Details
Creator
volcengine
Language
Python
Category
ai-agent
Published
1/5/2026

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