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
/ws/chat/api/llm/chatchat.teach.case1_t
chat.teach.case1_d
chat.teach.case2_t
chat.teach.case2_d
chat.teach.case3_t
chat.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)
/ws/chat/api/llm/chatDatabase schema (from migrations)
bot_metricsconversation_analyticsconversation_ratingshandoff_contextsEverything a Modern Chat Needs
Powerful capabilities with AI orchestration — all self-hosted on your infrastructure.
Real-Time Messaging
WebSocket-powered conversations with instant replies, auto-loading message history, and a scroll-to-bottom return to the latest messages.
Voice Input
Click the microphone, speak your message, and it converts to text automatically — no third-party transcription service required.
Suggestion Chips
Pre-built action chips defined by the bot — tasks, mail, schedule, and help make the next step one click away.
Format Switchers
Toggle tables, infographics, cards, charts, timelines, comparison grids, or markdown to control how the AI formats every response.
Task Creation
Ask for a reminder or to-do and Chat creates the task with due date and notification, asking before confirming anything.
Markdown & Drafts
Full markdown rendering for code, tables, and links — plus draft emails and documents with Send, Edit, and Discard actions.
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 Chat 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 chat 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.
Related Reading
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Read MoreCost-Effective Bot Orchestration: The Hybrid Strategy
How General Bots reduces LLM operational costs by up to 80% through didactic routing and local processing modes — without sacrificing conversational quality.
Read MoreReady to Deploy?
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