Codex made ALL of the master plans for Open Clank. Other models did a ton of the coding busywork; GPT-5.6 was the closer, and with less than an hour left, Codex fast mode came back in and basically saved the submission.
It also made the Clanker theme—and, buried under that, the system that generates the metathemes. lol. We’ll talk about that one later.
A self-hosted system for turning curiosity into durable progress.
Quick Start · Setup Guide · Contributing · Roadmap
Open Clank connects cited AI research, a local-first knowledge vault, evidence-based learning, calendars, email, notes, documents, scheduled agents, and local or API models through one trust-aware memory. Instead of restarting in a chatbot or shuttling context between apps, you can research a question, turn the findings into a course or plan, schedule the work, automate the routine parts, and preserve what mattered. Built on Odysseus, MiMoCode, and excellent open-source work, its contribution is not a new primitive; it is a clever, coherent composition where context, learning, and effort compound instead of leaking between tools.
This is the OpenAI Build Week snapshot. It is moving fast because, well, build week. xD
git clone https://github.com/Plaer1/open-clank.git
cd open-clank
cp .env.example .env
docker compose up -d --buildOpen http://localhost:7000 when the containers are healthy. The first admin password is printed in docker compose logs odysseus.
Native installs, GPU notes, Windows/macOS instructions, HTTPS, and configuration live in the setup guide.
- Chat + Agents — local/API models, tools, MCP, files, shell, skills, and memory.
- Cookbook — hardware-aware model recommendations, downloads, and serving.
- Deep Research — multi-step web research with source reading and report generation.
- Compare — blind side-by-side model testing and synthesis.
- Documents — writing-first editor with AI edits, suggestions, Markdown, HTML, CSV, and syntax highlighting.
- Email — IMAP/SMTP inbox with triage, tags, summaries, reminders, and reply drafts.
- Notes, Tasks + Calendar — reminders, todos, scheduled agent tasks, and CalDAV sync.
- Extras — gallery/image editor, themes, uploads, web search, presets, sessions, and 2FA.
A full hover-to-play tour lives on the landing page: docs/index.html.
Help is welcome. The best entry points are fresh-install testing, provider setup bugs, mobile/editor polish, docs, and small focused refactors. See CONTRIBUTING.md and ROADMAP.md.
Open Clank is a self-hosted workspace with powerful local tools. Keep auth enabled, keep private data out of Git, and do not expose raw model/service ports publicly. Deployment details are in the setup guide.
AGPL-3.0-or-later -- see LICENSE and ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.md.
The previous Odysseus wordmark remains available as a legacy identity asset; Open Clank and the Open Clanker mascot are the current project branding.
