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gptme

gptme is a free, open-source, terminal-based AI agent that runs anywhere a terminal runs, from a laptop to SSH sessions, tmux, headless servers, and CI pipelines. It ships with built-in tools for shell/Python execution, file editing, web browsing, and vision, supports multiple LLM providers (Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, DeepSeek, OpenRouter, or fully local via llama.cpp) with a swappable -m/--model flag, and has built-in MCP support plus multi-agent/concurrent-agent capability. It can run interactively with per-action confirmation prompts or in a fully non-interactive/autonomous mode (-n flag), and is deployable via pipx/uv, a self-hosted server+web UI, or a desktop app, with community support via Discord.

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Runtime governance
2/3

Are scope, spend, and authority enforced while the agent runs?

Tools are scoped by an explicit --tools allow-list and actions require confirmation by default, with a described guardrail stack; limits are user-configurable rather than centrally enforced.

Judged Aug 2, 2026; evidence newer. We have since re-read Runtime governance and Permission scopes, most recently on Aug 3, 2026. No one has re-scored this dimension against them — the score above stands, but it is older than the evidence below it. How current a score is

Audit trail
0/3

Is there a tamper-evident record of what it actually did?

No public evidence found on the page checked: no audit trail or retained record is described.

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Compliance
0/3

Are compliance obligations attached per engagement?

No public evidence found on the page checked: no certification or regulatory alignment is published.

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Outcome settlement
0/3

Does payment depend on a verified result?

Free and open-source with bring-your-own provider keys; no outcome-linked settlement.

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Insurance & indemnity
0/3

Can the deployment be insured, and is the customer indemnified?

No public evidence found on the page checked: no cover, carrier or indemnity is described.

Judged Aug 2, 2026; evidence newer. We have since re-read Insurance available, Insurance carriers, Coverage limits and Indemnification, most recently on Aug 3, 2026. No one has re-scored this dimension against them — the score above stands, but it is older than the evidence below it. How current a score is

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Assurance

Insurance available
no public information
gptme.org · checked Aug 3, 2026 · source did not state this
Insurance carriers
no public information
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Coverage limits
no public information
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Indemnification
no public information
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Liability cap
no public information
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Audit trail
yes
Persistent workspace — git-tracked "brain" with journal, tasks, knowledge base, and lessons
gptme.org · checked Aug 3, 2026
Tamper-evident log
no public information
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Explainability
self-correction and tool usage logs provide traceability
Output is fed back to the assistant, allowing it to respond and self-correct.
gptme.org · checked Aug 3, 2026
Runtime governance
no public information
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Permission scopes
no public information
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Compliance certifications
no public information
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Regulatory alignment
no public information
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Outcome-based pricing
no public information
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Settlement mechanism
no public information
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Dispute process
no public information
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SLA terms
no public information
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Evaluation coverage
yes
Evaluation suite for testing capabilities of different models.
gptme.org · checked Aug 3, 2026

Agency

Autonomy level
5
gptme is designed to run not just interactively but as a persistent autonomous agent — an AI that runs continuously, remembers everything, and gets better over time.
gptme.org · checked Aug 3, 2026
Human oversight
User can interrupt via interactive mode; non-interactive mode disables oversight.
gptme -y 'run the test suite and fix any failing tests' # Fully non-interactive/autonomous mode (no user interaction possible, safe for scripts/CI)
gptme.org · checked Aug 3, 2026
Goal complexity
open-ended
gptme 'write an impressive and colorful particle effect using three.js to particles.html'
gptme.org · checked Aug 3, 2026
Action space
no public information

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gptme.org · checked Aug 3, 2026
Operating environment
Terminal environments: laptop, ssh sessions, tmux, headless servers, CI pipelines
your laptop, ssh sessions, tmux, headless servers, CI pipelines
gptme.org · checked Aug 3, 2026
Initiative
no public information
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Safety

Safety evaluations
no public information
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Red teaming
no public information
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Safety policy
no public information
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Usage restrictions
no public information
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Model or system card
no public information
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Incident reporting
no public information
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Third-party evaluations
no public information
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Data handling
no public information
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Practicality

Pricing model
free
Free and open-source.
gptme.org · checked Aug 3, 2026
Price point
no public information
gptme.org · checked Aug 3, 2026 · source did not state this
Availability
beta
still in very active development.
gptme.org · checked Aug 3, 2026
Deployment options
Local install via pipx
pipx install gptme
gptme.org · checked Aug 3, 2026
Integrations
no public information

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gptme.org · checked Aug 3, 2026
Supported regions
no public information
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Support model
Community Discord
gptme.org · checked Aug 3, 2026

Foundation models

Base models
no public information
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Model provider
Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, DeepSeek, OpenRouter, llama.cpp
Works with Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, xAI, DeepSeek, OpenRouter, or fully local via llama.cpp
gptme.org · checked Aug 3, 2026
Model swappable
yes
Pick the right model per task — fast/cheap for triage, powerful for coding.
gptme.org · checked Aug 3, 2026
Open weights
no public information
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Fine-tuning
no public information
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Context window
no public information
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Ecosystem

Protocols supported
MCP - any MCP server usable as a tool source
use any MCP server as a tool source

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gptme.org · checked Aug 3, 2026
Tool use
no public information

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gptme.org · checked Aug 3, 2026
Multi-agent
no public information

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gptme.org · checked Aug 3, 2026
API access
yes
Server with REST API.
gptme.org · checked Aug 3, 2026
Open source
Free and open source; no licence named on the page checked
Free and open-source.
gptme.org · checked Aug 3, 2026
Marketplace presence
yes (via gptme-contrib)
gptme-contrib — community-contributed plugins, packages, scripts, and lessons
gptme.org · checked Aug 3, 2026

Impact

User base
Bob (production autonomous agent), gptme-contrib community plugins, and active users via GitHub and Discord
Bob is the reference implementation — a production autonomous agent that's been running continuously since late 2024.
gptme.org · checked Aug 3, 2026
Deployment scale
Production use via Bob agent since late 2024; active development and community adoption
gptme-agent-template v0.4: Bob has run extensively as an autonomous agent, autonomous run loops, enhanced context generation
gptme.org · checked Aug 3, 2026
Target sectors
software development, research, data analysis, DevOps, knowledge work
A great coding agent, but general-purpose enough to assist in all kinds of knowledge-work.
gptme.org · checked Aug 3, 2026
High-risk domains
no public information
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Documented incidents
no public information
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