Alternatives / Meta Muse
Looking for an open source Meta Muse alternative? We compared 7 open source personal AI agents and assistants by license, self-hosting, messaging integrations, sandboxing, and approvals. They run on your own machine or servers with the models you choose, instead of inside a Meta product.
Written by Maxime DERAME
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| Alternative | Best for | License |
|---|---|---|
| OpenClaw | Personal assistant inside your chat apps | MIT |
| Hermes Agent | Persistent agent with long-term memory | MIT |
| NanoClaw | Lightweight agent in isolated containers | MIT |
| OpenWork | Desktop workspace for agents (enterprise features are separate) | MIT core + enterprise (ee) license |
| Eigent | Team of agents on your desktop | Apache-2.0 |
| OpenBot | AI coworkers with approved actions (young project) | MIT |
| Rakazo | Persistent bots with approvals | Apache-2.0 |
We looked for open-source tools that overlap with a personal AI assistant: one that connects to your apps, remembers context, and can carry out tasks. We verified each project's license, recent activity, stars, and self-hosting in its repository. These tools are agent frameworks and assistants rather than models, so you bring your own model and API keys, and we flag enterprise-licensed parts and very young projects. See our methodology for the full criteria.
None of these includes a model. You connect your own API keys or local models, and you pay those providers directly. Because these agents can read email, use browsers, and run commands, treat them as powerful software: give them limited credentials and review what they do.
OpenClaw is the closest to an assistant that lives in your messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Discord, Slack, Signal, and iMessage, handling email, calendar, and other tasks. Hermes Agent adds persistent long-term memory, skills, and scheduling, and NanoClaw is a lightweight option that runs each agent in an isolated container.
OpenWork is a desktop and web workspace built on OpenCode, supporting 50+ models, shared skills, and MCP servers. Eigent runs a coordinated team of agents for browsing, documents, and terminal tasks. Rakazo and OpenBot add approvals, with Rakazo running persistent bots with sandboxed computers, and OpenBot recording every action.
OpenWork is MIT for its core, but its enterprise organization features use a separate ee license. OpenBot is MIT but depends on CopilotKit Intelligence, a separate component with a free plan that can be self-hosted. Hermes Agent is MIT, with paid tiers offered through the Nous Portal.
OpenClaw, Hermes Agent, NanoClaw, and OpenBot are MIT. Eigent and Rakazo are Apache-2.0, and OpenWork is MIT with an enterprise license for its ee directory.
All seven projects were updated within days of this update, and most are young and fast-moving. Rakazo was created in August 2026 and OpenBot in August 2026, so expect rapid changes.
Meta Muse is a proprietary assistant from Meta, so your conversations and the data it uses stay within a closed platform you do not control. Open-source alternatives let you run the assistant on your own machine or servers, choose any model including local ones, connect it to the apps you pick, and review what it does, at the cost of setup, model costs, and responsibility for security.
| Alternative | Type | License | Self-hosted | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenClaw | Personal agent | MIT | Yes | Chat-app assistant |
| Hermes Agent | Persistent agent | MIT | Yes | Long-term memory |
| NanoClaw | Lightweight agent | MIT | Yes | Isolated containers |
| OpenWork | Agent workspace | MIT + ee license | Yes | Desktop and team skills |
| Eigent | Agent team app | Apache-2.0 | Yes | Multi-agent tasks |
| OpenBot | AI coworker platform | MIT | Yes | Governed agent actions |
| Rakazo | Persistent bots | Apache-2.0 | Yes | Approvals and audit |
Want an assistant inside your messaging apps
OpenClaw connects to chat apps and handles email, calendar, browsers, and productivity tools, under MIT.
Want an agent with persistent memory
Hermes Agent has long-term memory, skills, scheduling, browser automation, and sandboxed execution under MIT.
Want a small, auditable agent with isolation
NanoClaw is intentionally lightweight and runs each agent in an isolated container with scoped files and credentials.
Want a desktop workspace for agents and skills
OpenWork supports 50+ models, shared skills, and MCP servers, with enterprise features under a separate license.
Want a team of agents on your desktop
Eigent coordinates browser, document, and terminal agents on your desktop under Apache-2.0.
Want agents that ask for approval
Rakazo runs persistent bots with sandboxed computers, approvals, and audit logs under Apache-2.0.