KadenMc/work-buddy
The AI assistant for knowledge workers — a local-first personal-agent runtime built on Claude Code and Obsidian.
- Stars
- 56
- Forks
- 14
- Open issues
- 0
- Last push
- 11d ago
work-buddy star history
+1 this week
Can I sell what I build with it?
Yes, with conditions
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About work-buddy
work-buddy is a free, open-source AI agent tool by KadenMc, written mainly in Python. The AI assistant for knowledge workers — a local-first personal-agent runtime built on Claude Code and Obsidian. It has 56 GitHub stars and 14 forks, and was last updated 11d ago. It's released under the GPL-3.0 license, a standard open-source license. According to the project, it works on macOS.
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Commercial use
- Copyleft
- Language
- Python
- Stars
- 56
- Last update
- 11d ago
- Runs on Mac
- Yes (as stated by the project)
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Not stated
- Self-hostable
- Not stated
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work-buddy FAQ
Can I use work-buddy commercially?
With conditions. GPL-3.0 allows commercial use, but software you distribute that builds on it must be released under the same license. This is a plain-English summary, not legal advice.
Is work-buddy free?
Yes. work-buddy is open source and free to use. It's released under the GPL-3.0 license, a standard open-source license.
Does work-buddy run on a Mac?
Yes. According to the project, work-buddy works on macOS.
Does work-buddy need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is work-buddy still maintained?
Yes. It was last updated 11d ago and has 0 open issues on GitHub.
What are alternatives to work-buddy?
Similar free, open-source tools include ECC, n8n, ponytail, claude-code-best-practice.
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