How it Works — Real Use Cases
No account. No separate install. No Big Tech dependency. Every General Bots app ships pre-installed in the suite and runs on infrastructure you own — this is how it works and what teams actually use it for.
Deploy the whole suite on your VPS
One container, every app pre-installed and pre-integrated. Your data stays on your hardware — no accounts, no SaaS gatekeeper.
Open it from the desktop launcher
The app is one click away inside the General Bots desktop. No separate signup, no setup wizard, no credit card.
Drive it with plain language or the API
Ask the AI assistant to do the work — or call the REST API directly from your own tools. The endpoints below are real, from the source code.
Try these real endpoints
basic.teach.case1_t
basic.teach.case1_d
basic.teach.case2_t
basic.teach.case2_d
basic.teach.case3_t
basic.teach.case3_d
Built on the Open-Source Code
Real technical data extracted from the Rust source repository — API endpoints, database tables, and code size. Every number on this page is auditable in the code.
Real API surface (from the source)
Database schema (from migrations)
Everything a Modern Basic Needs
Powerful capabilities with AI orchestration — all self-hosted on your infrastructure.
TALK & HEAR
Respond with TALK and pause for typed or voice input with HEAR, including typed validation for dates and emails.
SEND MAIL & SMS
Deliver messages, email templates, and SMS with SEND MAIL, SEND TEMPLATE, and SEND SMS straight from a script.
GET, SET, SAVE Data Ops
Query and write records with GET FROM, SET, and SAVE, plus FIND, COUNT, FIRST, LAST, and FORMAT helpers.
LLM + USE KB
Call any LLM with LLM and inject knowledge-base context with USE KB for grounded RAG answers.
CREATE TASK & DETECT
Create and assign tasks with CREATE TASK and detect anomalies in declared tables with DETECT.
HTTP & Scheduling
Call any API with GET/POST/PUT/DELETE HTTP and WEBHOOK, and run cron jobs with SET SCHEDULE and WAIT.
One Flat Server — Zero Per-User Fees
Unlike commercial SaaS suites that charge per seat, General Bots runs on your own infrastructure with unlimited users.
- Unlimited users and operations
- No per-user licensing fees
- Full source code access (AGPLv3)
- Self-contained Docker deployment
- Bring your own LLM / AI backend
Plus overage fees
On your infrastructure
Self-Hosted vs SaaS
See how the open-source General Bots Basic compares to proprietary alternatives.
| Feature | Self-Hosted | SaaS |
|---|---|---|
| Per-user pricing | Free | Vendor lock-in |
| Data ownership | Yours | Theirs |
| Source access | Full (AGPLv3) | Closed |
| AI model choice | Any LLM | Vendor lock-in |
| Scalability | Unlimited | Tiered |
| Audit & compliance | Full control | Limited |
Built for Sovereignty, Scale, and AI
Thousands of teams choose General Bots for their basic infrastructure.
Zero Vendor Lock-In
Your data, your infrastructure, your control. General Bots is fully open source under AGPLv3 — no proprietary APIs, no data leaving your network, no forced upgrades.
- 100% Open Source
Audit, modify, and extend the code. Community contributions welcome.
- AI-Native by Default
LLM orchestration built in — bring any model, run it on your own hardware.
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