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A weekend prototype that became a self-hosted assistant business
A self-hosted personal AI assistant that connects agents to messaging channels and isolates each one in its own container. Built with Claude Code in a weekend, it now shows 30.8k stars, 12.8k forks and a Docker integration deal.
The six weeks that led to the Docker deal
Self-hosted; MIT source, an AI provider or local model required
What it does
See an agent product grow from a weekend prototype into maintained infrastructure — with a container as the security boundary.
Who it helps
Builders who run agents against real messaging and want the isolation model visible.
How it was made
- Models
- Claude Code / Claude Agent SDK · creator-reported
- Tools
- Containers · One isolated container per agentMessaging channels · Where the assistant lives and answers
- Gavriel Cohen built the first version in a weekend with Claude Code; his launch post explains the container, memory, scheduled-job and skill design.
- The project grew fast: TechCrunch recorded 22,000 stars, 4,600 forks, 50+ contributors and a Docker integration deal in March 2026.
- The v2 repository now shows 30.8k stars, 12.8k forks and 2,860 commits, with a rewritten installer, a migration path and multiple channels and providers.
What the person did
Cohen designed the isolation and memory model and maintained the project through rapid growth; the MIT source and his launch post keep the architecture decisions public.
What we know
Creator-reported: The repository (30.8k stars, 12.8k forks, 2,860 commits as of the 2026-09-27 scan), the launch post and the TechCrunch interview; adoption figures are creator- and press-reported.
Access checked — 2026-09-28 · Opened the repository and the live site on 2026-09-28 and the TechCrunch interview on the same day; stars and commits are from the 2026-09-27 scan.
Can you use it?
The source is MIT; we link to the site, repository and article and host no images. Containers reduce the blast radius but do not remove prompt-injection and host-configuration risk. The cover is an original Made With Models illustration, not a screenshot of the product.
About this project
Picked by Made With Models. Added 2026-09-28. Updated 2026-09-28.