Welcome to Orient

Your private AI assistant that actually does things — schedule meetings, manage tickets, build mini-apps, draft documents — all through natural conversation. Self-hosted, open-source, fully yours.

Why Orient?

Privacy-first	Runs on your machine. Zero telemetry, zero tracking. Your data never leaves your infrastructure.
Actually useful	Not just a chatbot — Orient takes action. It schedules meetings, updates Jira tickets, creates mini-apps, and drafts documents.
Works everywhere	Same assistant across WhatsApp, Slack, your IDE, and the command line. Your context follows you.

Quick Start

Get Orient running with one command:

curl -fsSL https://orient.bot/install.sh | bash

Then start Orient:

orient start

Open the dashboard at http://localhost:4098 and scan the QR code to connect WhatsApp.

Then connect your preferred platform:

• WhatsApp — Scan a QR code and start chatting
• Slack — Add to your workspace in minutes
• Google — Connect Calendar, Gmail, and Docs

What Can Orient Do?

• Chat naturally — ask questions, get summaries, brainstorm ideas (learn more)
• Schedule messages & reminders — one-time, recurring, or cron-based (learn more)
• Build mini-apps — forms, dashboards, schedulers — generated on demand (learn more)
• Manage integrations — Jira, Google Workspace, GitHub, and custom MCP servers (learn more)
• Configure agents — specialized assistants with custom prompts and permissions (learn more)
• Extend with skills — add new capabilities or create your own (learn more)

Dashboard Preview

Self-Hosting

Orient is open-source (MIT licensed) and designed to be self-hosted. No cloud dependency, no accounts to create. See our Architecture Overview for how it works under the hood, and our Security Model for how your data is protected.

Need Help?

• Tips & Tricks — get the most out of Orient
• FAQ — common questions answered
• Troubleshooting — fix common issues
• GitHub — report bugs, request features, contribute