--- title: We finally have an A.I. assistant that actually works description: Claudebot is an open-source AI assistant that runs on your own server and automates digital tasks like managing emails, updating software, monitoring flight... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/we-finally-have-an-a-i-assistant-that-actually-works-8faf64ynz twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: We finally have an A.I. assistant that actually works | daily.dev og:description: Claudebot is an open-source AI assistant that runs on your own server and automates digital tasks like managing emails, updating software, monitoring flight... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/we-finally-have-an-a-i-assistant-that-actually-works-8faf64ynz og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/8faF64YNZ.png og:image:alt: We finally have an A.I. assistant that actually works og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # We finally have an A.I. assistant that actually works **[Dreams of Code](https://daily.dev/sources/dreamsofcode)** · 23 min read · 36 upvotes · 4 comments ## Summary Claudebot is an open-source AI assistant that runs on your own server and automates digital tasks like managing emails, updating software, monitoring flight prices, and executing system administration. The tutorial covers setting up Claudebot on a VPS instance, configuring it with LLM providers (OpenAI, Anthropic), connecting messaging apps (Telegram, Discord, WhatsApp), and extending functionality through skills. The assistant can be triggered via messages, cron jobs, webhooks, or email events, making it versatile for automation workflows while maintaining privacy through self-hosting. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Community discussion Top comments from developers on daily.dev. **@tchall** · 3 upvotes > No, it’s not “ Claudebot”, not even Clawdbot now, cause now it’s Moltbot. But what’s in a name, could have been Anyboty? **@myshko** · 1 upvotes > Finally 🤦 **@burcovschidavid** · 0 upvotes > I see it very useless... he can do what I do now with Claude Code in servers... same shit... ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [How to Build a Reliable AI Assistant with the Claude API](https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-build-a-reliable-ai-assistant-with-the-claude-api-k8qjhv7kx) · freeCodeCamp · 2 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#ai](https://daily.dev/tags/ai), [#nodejs](https://daily.dev/tags/nodejs), [#automation](https://daily.dev/tags/automation), [#self-hosting](https://daily.dev/tags/self-hosting) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/we-finally-have-an-a-i-assistant-that-actually-works-8faf64ynz) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"We finally have an A.I. assistant that actually works","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/we-finally-have-an-a-i-assistant-that-actually-works-8faf64ynz","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/we-finally-have-an-a-i-assistant-that-actually-works-8faf64ynz"},"datePublished":"2026-01-25T16:37:23.152Z","dateModified":"2026-01-25T16:37:48.419Z","description":"Claudebot is an open-source AI assistant that runs on your own server and automates digital tasks like managing emails, updating software, monitoring flight...","image":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Z-FXHuiUJSU/sddefault.jpg","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Z-FXHuiUJSU/sddefault.jpg","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Dreams of Code","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Dreams of Code","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--HY4RcEOR--/f_auto/v1711189171/logos/dreamsofcode","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/dreamsofcode"},"commentCount":4,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/we-finally-have-an-a-i-assistant-that-actually-works-8faf64ynz","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":36},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":4}],"keywords":"ai,nodejs,automation,self-hosting","timeRequired":"PT23M","video":{"@type":"VideoObject","name":"We finally have an A.I. assistant that actually works","description":"Claudebot is an open-source AI assistant that runs on your own server and automates digital tasks like managing emails, updating software, monitoring flight...","thumbnailUrl":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/Z-FXHuiUJSU/sddefault.jpg","uploadDate":"2026-01-25T16:37:23.152Z","duration":"PT23M","url":"https://api.daily.dev/r/8faF64YNZ","embedUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/embed/Z-FXHuiUJSU"}} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Dreams of Code","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/dreamsofcode"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"We finally have an A.I. assistant that actually works"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/we-finally-have-an-a-i-assistant-that-actually-works-8faf64ynz","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","text":"No, it’s not “ Claudebot”, not even Clawdbot now, cause now it’s Moltbot. 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