emanuele-em/kanzo
Self-hosted kanban for humans and agents. One 4 MB binary, starts in 2 ms, zero setup.
- Stars
- 719
- Forks
- 41
- Open issues
- 0
- Last push
- today
kanzo star history
+647 this week
Get kanzo running
Setup: Easy · install script, typically about 5 min
curl -LsSf https://github.com/emanuele-em/kanzo/releases/latest/download/kanzo-installer.sh | shCan I sell what I build with it?
Yes, with conditions
A guide, not legal advice.
About kanzo
kanzo is a free, open-source AI agent tool by emanuele-em, written mainly in Rust. Self-hosted kanban for humans and agents. One 4 MB binary, starts in 2 ms, zero setup. It has 719 GitHub stars and 41 forks, and was last updated today. It's released under the AGPL-3.0 license, a standard open-source license. According to the project, it works on macOS.
- License
- AGPL-3.0
- Commercial use
- Copyleft
- Language
- Rust
- Stars
- 719
- Last update
- today
- Runs on Mac
- Yes (as stated by the project)
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Not stated
- Self-hostable
- Yes
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Discussions
kanzo FAQ
Can I use kanzo commercially?
With conditions. AGPL-3.0 allows commercial use, but if you modify it or build on it, even as a web service, your code must also be released under AGPL. This is a plain-English summary, not legal advice.
Is kanzo free?
Yes. kanzo is open source and free to use. It's released under the AGPL-3.0 license, a standard open-source license.
Does kanzo run on a Mac?
Yes. According to the project, kanzo works on macOS.
Does kanzo need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is kanzo still maintained?
Yes. It was last updated today and has 0 open issues on GitHub.
How hard is kanzo to set up?
Easy: typically about 5 min, using install script. The project's install command is: curl -LsSf https://github.com/emanuele-em/kanzo/releases/latest/download/kanzo-installer.sh | sh
What are alternatives to kanzo?
Similar free, open-source tools include ECC, n8n, hermes-agent, ruflo.
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