OpenMausBot Gains 1439 Stars as Open-Source Grok Bot Alternative
The unbundling reframes the savings claim: what a subscription really buys is not just model quota but a pre-configured computer and default guardrails, and OpenMausBot hands all three back to you as setup work and approval decisions. Developers already paying for Claude or ChatGPT and comfortable with CLIs get multi-model bots with local data and auditable code at zero extra cost. Enterprise and security-minded users should note the default full-access setting and plaintext key storage before deploying it widely.
OpenMausBot, an open-source desktop chat app inspired by Grok Bot, gained 1439 stars in a single day and had surpassed 18,000 stars on GitHub as of 9 Nov (noon), under the Apache-2.0 license. The author explicitly states it is inspired by Grok Bot and has no affiliation with xAI.
The app works like a Telegram-style messenger where each contact is an AI Agent with its own persona, model, computer, and connected apps. Users download installers for Mac, Windows, or Ubuntu, log in to one of the claude, codex, or grok CLIs locally, and the model selector auto-lists them. Each bot can switch models mid-conversation, get assigned a computer (local isolated VM, local machine with explicit opt-in, or third-party Boat cloud desktop, which charges after its trial), and the approval level can be set to "ask me first" so commands and file edits pop a card for user confirmation. API keys connected via CLI onboarding are stored in plaintext in config.json, readable only by the current user on Unix.
The key trade-off versus Grok Bot is that a SuperGrok or Cursor subscription bundles three things: model quota, a ready-made cloud computer, and default safety settings. OpenMausBot unbundles all three, replacing subscription cost with configuration and judgement: bots share the same quota from your own accounts, and new bots default to full access unless you tighten approvals. For users with existing Claude or ChatGPT subscriptions and CLIs already logged in, it is effectively a free Grok Bot replacement; for those wanting out-of-the-box use, every step is new homework.
卧槽，Grok Bot 的已经被平替 ！OpenMausBot 一天涨了 1439 星。
我的判断：它省掉一份订阅费，把配置和拍板的活交给了你！
一个像 Telegram 的聊天 App，每个联系人都是一个 AI Agent，有自己的人设、模型、电脑和连接的应用。
截至 11 月 9 日中午共 18000 多星，Apache-2.0。作者写明：受 Grok Bot 启发，和 xAI 没有关系。
怎么用：
1. 去 Releases 下载安装包，Mac、Windows、Ubuntu 都有
2. 本机登录 claude、codex、grok 命令行之一，模型选择器会自动列出
3. 新建 bot，选模型、写人设，聊到一半也能换模型
4. 在 Computer 面板给它一台电脑
5. 把审批级别调成「先问我」，它跑命令、改文件前才会弹卡片等你点
最容易得出的结论是：不锁模型、数据在本机、代码能审，有订阅的人等于白捡一个 Grok Bot。
这话对一半。没人算的那笔账，是订阅费里原本打包了什么。
README 的对比表里，Grok Bot 用 SuperGrok 或 Cursor 订阅、只跑 Grok、bot 们共用一台云电脑。
我的理解是，那份订阅打包了三样：模型额度、一台现成的电脑、一套默认设好的规矩。
OpenMausBot 把三样拆开还给你，代价从钱变成了配置和判断：
额度走你自己的 Claude、Codex 账号，我推测几个 bot 一起干活，烧的是同一份额度；
电脑有三条路：本地隔离虚拟机、本机（要你明确开启），或第三方 Boat 云桌面，README 写明 Boat 试用期后收费；
规矩它也有：Ubuntu Wayland 下默认不让 bot 控制本机。但按文档，新 bot 默认是完全访问，收不收紧、弹出来的命令批不批，都是你的判断。
另外，在命令行引导里用 API key 连模型时，文档写明新密钥明文存在 config.json，Unix 下只有本人能读。
所以同一个项目，两类人的账相反。
对已有 Claude 或 ChatGPT 订阅、命令行早登好的人来说，这些是一次性设置，换来多模型混用和本地数据。净赚。
对只想开箱即用的人来说，每一项都是新功课：装命令行、登录、选电脑、搞懂审批级别、看懂要批的命令。
它是前一类人的平替，还不是开箱即用的平替。
最强的反对意见是：这些都能不碰，README 写了不填密钥也能本地聊天。
我的回应：不碰审批级别，就是按完全访问在跑；让它像 Grok Bot 的部分，电脑和连邮箱、Slack，都要另选路线或另开第三方账号。
这判断我只有中等把握：一个月后翻它的 issue，若主要是功能需求，而不是装不上、登录不了、搞不懂权限，算我高估了门槛。
看任何开源平替，先问：闭源版的订阅费里，哪几项是别人替你做好的？还给你，接得住吗？
你愿意为「默认设好」付订阅费，还是宁可自己配？
GitHub 链接放在一楼。 README 声明项目没发任何币，同名币都和它无关，别上当。
This report is categorized under AITOP's "Products" desk, focusing on US frontier AI labs and Silicon Valley technology leaders. Within our cross-regional analytical framework, it directly maps to AI developer toolchains, coding agents, and engineering workflows and US-China foundation model benchmarks and commercialization comparison. Key entities and technical topics under continuous tracking include OpenMausBot, Grok Bot, xAI, open-source models.
Source attribution: curated from berryxia (@berryxia).
