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ai chatbots and conversational agents

Recent window: last 5.4 months (2026-05-01 → 2026-10-11), compared with the prior 5.4 months.

horizontal · 207 members · Data as of 2026-10-14

Products in this niche provide conversational interfaces, persona-driven bots, and interactive virtual assistants across platforms like messaging apps, web frontends, and embedded devices. They are used by businesses, developers, and individuals looking to automate customer communication, enhance team collaboration, or explore novel chat experiences. Unlike broad workflow automation tools or raw model APIs, these solutions specifically prioritize natural language dialogue, conversational memory, and direct chat interactions.

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Name Source Upvotes ▼ Launched
jev-chat-windows GITHUB 556 2026-09-21
Z80-μLM, a 'Conversational AI' That Fits in 40KB HN 514 2025-12-29
whirl GITHUB 487 2026-10-02
roast-room GITHUB 366 2026-10-10
WorkClaw PH 357 2026-06-20
I put an AI agent on a $7/month VPS with IRC as its transport layer HN 340 2026-03-26
Scarlett. PH 329 2026-07-10
Persona.js PH 295 2026-06-28
Text Agent Store PH 269 2026-09-17
Dots by OpenAI PH 249 2026-10-01
Brain² by ClickUp PH 205 2026-06-25
Chert PH 192 2026-05-19
332_lab-jev-chat GITHUB 126 2026-09-21
goutoujunshi-jev-chat GITHUB 103 2026-09-23
jevchat GITHUB 90 2026-09-20
JevGPT PH 78 2026-10-01
ooon.ai PH 75 2026-09-29
hermes-soul-pack GITHUB 67 2026-09-20
DokBot PH 65 2026-09-25
Epstein IM HN 57 2026-01-11
Learn from 30 historical figures, open source, nonprofit, self-hosted HN 49 2026-06-09
guilds GITHUB 49 2026-10-09
ai-chatroom GITHUB 48 2026-09-29
book-answer GITHUB 44 2026-09-16
claude-chat-clean GITHUB 42 2026-10-06
docflare-ai GITHUB 37 2026-10-07
orbs GITHUB 36 2026-10-06
healthcare-chatbot GITHUB 35 2026-09-27
pi-durable-assistant GITHUB 34 2026-10-10
Bolnee-Chat HN 32 2026-08-30
ST-jeved GITHUB 30 2026-09-20
qq-agent-plus GITHUB 27 2026-09-18
wx-persona-agent GITHUB 26 2026-09-10
Jevgpt HN 25 2026-09-23
rikkahub-sillytavern-android GITHUB 24 2026-09-20
Tomechat GITHUB 23 2026-10-08
WeChatAlive GITHUB 22 2026-09-15
conflict-skill GITHUB 21 2026-09-22
memochka-bot GITHUB 20 2026-09-09
mybotdemo01 GITHUB 19 2026-10-01
qinwu-collide GITHUB 19 2026-09-18
inkling PH 18 2026-10-09
peri GITHUB 18 2026-10-10
Your AI Slop Bores Me HN 17 2026-03-05
ask-canada GITHUB 16 2026-10-01
healthcare_chatbot GITHUB 16 2026-09-27
soul.md GITHUB 15 2026-09-09
janua GITHUB 15 2026-09-13
loki GITHUB 14 2026-09-11
whatsapp-dental-clinic-bot GITHUB 13 2026-10-04