Curated list of 260+ AI agents and tools with open-source and self-hosted focus
Massive curated collection of AI development tools
A developer has compiled what they describe as the most comprehensive list of AI agents and frameworks currently available, with strong emphasis on open-source and self-hosted options. The repository is CC0 licensed and accepts pull requests for additions.
Key categories and tools
The list organizes tools into several functional categories:
- Local LLM Runners: Ollama (162k stars), llama.cpp, vLLM, LM Studio, Jan, LocalAI, GPT4All, Llamafile
- Self-hosted agents: OpenClaw (noted as growing from 9k to 188k stars), Open WebUI, LibreChat, LobeChat, Anything LLM, DB-GPT
- Open-source frameworks: Smolagents (HuggingFace), DeerFlow (ByteDance, #1 trending), LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, Mastra
- Open-weight models for agents: Llama 4, Qwen 3 (MCP-native), DeepSeek V3/R1, GLM-4 (described as having lowest hallucination), Gemma 3, Phi-4
- Open-source video generation: Wan 2.1 (self-hostable, no limits), HunyuanVideo, LTX Video
- Open-source voice tools: LiveKit Agents, Rasa, Pipecat, Vocode
- Browser infrastructure: Browser Use (used by Manus under the hood), Skyvern, Agent S2
The repository also includes vector databases (Chroma, Qdrant, Milvus, Weaviate), RAG engines (RAGFlow, Pathway), and safety tools (NeMo Guardrails, LLM Guard).
📖 Read the full source: r/LocalLLaMA
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Gemma Gem: On-Device AI Agent for Browser Automation via WebGPU
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