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AutoGPT
Agent Platform
The original autonomous agent — now a full platform
What it is
AutoGPT was the first widely-used autonomous agent (2023). It pioneered the idea of LLMs recursively calling themselves with tool access. Now evolved into AutoGPT Platform — a hosted service for building, running, and deploying AI agents with a visual builder.
Best for
Users who want a managed autonomous agent platform with the brand recognition of the original AutoGPT project. The platform version is more production-ready than the original open-source repo.
👤 Human use cases
- Run long-horizon tasks that require multiple steps and tool use
- Automate internet research, file management, and code tasks
- Use the visual builder to design agent workflows without code
- Deploy agents to AutoGPT's cloud hosting
🤖 Agent use cases
- Historical reference: AutoGPT established the recursive LLM-with-tools pattern
- Platform API for running agents as managed services
How to install / get access
# Self-hosted classic:
git clone https://github.com/Significant-Gravitas/AutoGPT
cd AutoGPT && cp .env.template .env
# Add OpenAI key to .env
pip install -r requirements.txt
python -m autogpt
# Or use the hosted platform:
# Visit: https://platform.agpt.co