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
/api/plan/:id/api/plan/:id/collaborators/api/plan/:id/presence/api/plan/:id/typing/api/plan/taskplan.teach.case1_t
plan.teach.case1_d
plan.teach.case2_t
plan.teach.case2_d
plan.teach.case3_t
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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)
/api/plan/:id/api/plan/:id/collaborators/api/plan/:id/presence/api/plan/:id/typing/api/plan/task/api/plan/task/delete/api/plan/task/updateDatabase schema (from migrations)
Everything a Modern Plan Needs
Powerful capabilities with AI orchestration — all self-hosted on your infrastructure.
Kanban Board
Drag cards across status columns with color-coded priority bars, assignee avatars, due dates, tags, and per-card progress fills.
Gantt Timeline
A day-by-day Gantt chart with task bars, weekend shading, a today marker, and assignee metadata for accurate scheduling.
List View
A sortable data table with status pills, priority pills, assignees, and inline progress bars for quick triage across the plan.
AI Assist
One-click AI Assist helps draft and refine tasks directly inside the planner without leaving the board.
Rich Task Properties
Priorities from low to urgent, assignees, tags, start and end dates, dependencies, and progress tracked on every card.
Import & Export
Export the entire plan as a portable JSON file and import it back — data is stored locally in your browser, fully sovereign.
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 Plan 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 plan 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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