capthvnsen/alans-way
Desktop app for managing Hermes AI agents on a VPS and Mac.
- Stars
- 101
- Forks
- 6
- Open issues
- 1
- Last push
- today
alans-way star history
+6 this week
Get alans-way running
Setup: Easy · desktop app, typically about 5 min
Full install steps in the README →Can I sell what I build with it?
Yes
A guide, not legal advice.
About alans-way
alans-way is a free, open-source AI agent tool by capthvnsen, written mainly in JavaScript. Desktop app for managing Hermes AI agents on a VPS and Mac. It has 101 GitHub stars and 6 forks, and was last updated today. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license. According to the project, it runs on a regular CPU without a GPU and works on macOS.
- License
- MIT
- Commercial use
- Commercial OK
- Language
- JavaScript
- Stars
- 101
- Last update
- today
- Runs on Mac
- Yes (as stated by the project)
- GPU
- Not needed (runs on CPU)
- Paid API key
- Not required
- Self-hostable
- Yes
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alans-way FAQ
Can I use alans-way commercially?
Yes. MIT is a permissive license: commercial use is allowed as long as you keep the license notice. This is a plain-English summary, not legal advice.
Is alans-way free?
Yes. alans-way is open source and free to use. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license.
Does alans-way run on a Mac?
Yes. According to the project, alans-way works on macOS.
Does alans-way need a GPU?
No. According to the project, alans-way runs on a regular CPU.
Is alans-way still maintained?
Yes. It was last updated today and has 1 open issues on GitHub.
How hard is alans-way to set up?
Easy: typically about 5 min, using desktop app.
What are alternatives to alans-way?
Similar free, open-source tools include hermes-agent, browser-use, n8n, invisible_dots.
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