Index / Spacebot · updated Aug 17, 2026

Spacebot

spacedriveapp/spacebot · healthy · rank 20 of 43 by stars

Spacebot is an opinionated agent harness that splits monolithic LLM loops into specialized processes for true multi-user concurrency. Its typed graph memory in SQLite and automatic skill capture make it smarter the more teams use it.

#ai-agent#multi-user#rust#team-collaboration#agent-harness
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Facts

Repository

Contributors69
Open issues188
Last commitAug 15, 2026
Release cadence~8 days
Latest releasev0.5.0

Runtime

LanguageRust
Memory15 MB
Boot time30 ms
Deploymentcloud · self-hosted
Setup difficultyLow
Plugin ecosystemEmerging

Posture

LicenseNOASSERTION
Local-firstNo
Cloud dependencyOptional
Multi-userYes
Privacy postureMixed

Security breakdown

Composite 75 / 100 · how these are scored

Sandboxing7 / 10

higher is safer

API security8 / 10

higher is safer

Network isolation6 / 10

higher is safer

Telemetry safety5 / 10

higher is safer

Shell access risk3 / 10

higher is riskier

Model access

Read from the repository, not written by a model · 73 files examined

3 providers · custom endpoint

Direct
AnthropicAzure OpenAIZhipu
Compatible
OpenAI-compatible

Pinned models

claude-opus-4Anthropic

gpt-5.3-codex released 2026-02-24 — 6 months old (from the public model catalogue)

Pin last edited 2 days ago

Evidence

Decision

Why choose Spacebot over OpenClaw?

Why choose this

  • Native multi-user concurrency across chat platforms
  • Typed graph memory in SQLite vs markdown files
  • Automatic skill capture from completed tasks

Tradeoffs

  • Less mature single-user personal assistant focus
  • No clear mobile/local-first offline mode
  • Smaller community footprint compared to OpenClaw

Best fit

  • Discord/Slack communities needing shared AI agent
  • Teams wanting persistent typed memory across channels
  • Multi-user autonomous task execution

Avoid if

  • Solo users wanting minimal setup without team features
  • Those requiring fully local-only offline operation (cloud deploy emphasized)
  • Projects needing extensive third-party plugin ecosystem
Good Confidence70%

Evidence from README and commits shows active Rust development with team features, but provided Reddit/Web mentions are unrelated to Spacebot, causing low confidence in community sentiment.

AI layer reviewed Aug 2, 2026 · how this is written

Star activity

2,360 stars today

Overview

Spacebot is an opinionated AI agent harness built in Rust, designed for teams, communities, and multi-user environments. Unlike monolithic agent loops, it splits conversation, reasoning, tool execution, and memory into specialized processes, enabling true concurrent multi-user interactions across Discord, Slack, Telegram, and Twitch without blocking.

Its core architecture stores state in a typed graph within SQLite rather than markdown files, and autonomy is driven by a task state machine linked to goals. After complex tasks or idle conversations, a background process captures learned skills and memories, making the system progressively smarter with zero user action. Recent commits (v0.5.0) introduce per-agent secret isolation, dormant cortex, and structured worker outcomes, indicating a focus on security and scalable backend readiness.

Compared to OpenClaw's personal assistant focus, Spacebot prioritizes shared memory across channels and process-level concurrency for organizations. While it offers one-click cloud deployment via spacebot.sh, Docker builds allow self-hosting, though its FSL license and emerging plugin ecosystem differentiate it from fully open-source alternatives.

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