openkoi 2026.2.20

Self-iterating AI agent system
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OpenKoi

A self-iterating AI agent system. Single binary, local-first, model-agnostic.

OpenKoi follows a Plan-Execute-Evaluate-Refine cycle — iterating on its own output until results meet your quality standards. It ships as a single static binary with zero runtime dependencies.

Quick Start

# Install via Cargo
cargo install openkoi

# Or use the shell installer
curl -fsSL https://openkoi.ai/install.sh | sh
openkoi "Refactor the auth module to use JWT tokens"

OpenKoi detects your API keys from the environment, picks the best available model, and starts working. No config file needed.

Features

  • Self-iteration — Plan, execute, evaluate, refine. The agent is its own reviewer.
  • 6 providers — Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, Ollama, AWS Bedrock, any OpenAI-compatible endpoint.
  • Role-based models — Assign different models to executor, evaluator, planner, and embedder roles.
  • Persistent memory — SQLite + vector search. Learnings persist across sessions.
  • Pattern mining — Observes your usage, proposes new skills to automate recurring workflows.
  • Skill system — OpenClaw-compatible .SKILL.md format. Write once, use with any provider.
  • 3-tier plugins — MCP (external tools), WASM (sandboxed), Rhai (scripting).
  • 10 integrations — Slack, Discord, MS Teams, GitHub, Jira, Linear, Notion, Google Docs, Telegram, Email.
  • TUI dashboard — Real-time view of tasks, costs, learnings, plugins, and config.
  • Soul system — Optional personality that evolves with your interaction patterns.

CLI

openkoi "task"              # Run a task (default 3 iterations)
openkoi chat                # Interactive REPL
openkoi learn               # Review proposed skills
openkoi status              # Show costs, memory, active models
openkoi doctor              # Run diagnostics
openkoi connect copilot     # Login to GitHub Copilot
openkoi connect chatgpt     # Login to ChatGPT Plus/Pro
openkoi connect slack       # Connect an integration
openkoi disconnect copilot  # Remove stored credentials
openkoi export all          # Export data as JSON/YAML
openkoi update              # Self-update

Providers

Subscription-based (OAuth login, free with your existing plan)

Use openkoi connect to authenticate via device-code flow. No API key needed.

Provider Command Flow
GitHub Copilot openkoi connect copilot Device code (GitHub login)
ChatGPT Plus/Pro openkoi connect chatgpt Device code (OpenAI login)

Tokens are stored in ~/.openkoi/auth.json and refreshed automatically.

API key providers

Set an environment variable or paste a key when prompted during openkoi init.

Provider Environment Variable
Anthropic ANTHROPIC_API_KEY
OpenAI OPENAI_API_KEY
Google GOOGLE_API_KEY
AWS Bedrock AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID + AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
Groq GROQ_API_KEY
OpenRouter OPENROUTER_API_KEY
Together TOGETHER_API_KEY
DeepSeek DEEPSEEK_API_KEY
xAI XAI_API_KEY
Qwen QWEN_API_KEY

API keys are saved to ~/.openkoi/credentials/<provider>.key (owner-only permissions).

Local

Provider Setup
Ollama Auto-detected at localhost:11434
Custom (OpenAI-compatible) openkoi connect picker or config.toml

Credential Discovery

OpenKoi auto-discovers credentials in this order:

  1. Environment variablesANTHROPIC_API_KEY, OPENAI_API_KEY, GOOGLE_API_KEY, etc.
  2. OAuth store — GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT tokens from openkoi connect
  3. External CLIs — Claude CLI (~/.claude/.credentials.json), Qwen CLI
  4. macOS Keychain — Claude Code credentials (macOS only)
  5. Saved credentials~/.openkoi/credentials/*.key
  6. Local probes — Ollama at localhost:11434

Connect and Disconnect

# Login to a subscription provider
openkoi connect copilot     # GitHub Copilot
openkoi connect chatgpt     # ChatGPT Plus/Pro

# Remove stored credentials
openkoi disconnect copilot
openkoi disconnect chatgpt
openkoi disconnect anthropic   # Remove saved API key
openkoi disconnect all         # Remove all OAuth tokens

# Show connection status
openkoi connect status

Architecture

              ┌─────────────────┐
              │   Orchestrator   │
              └────────┬────────┘
       ┌───────┬───────┼───────┬──────────┐
       ▼       ▼       ▼       ▼          ▼
   Executor Evaluator Learner Pattern   Integrations
       │                     Miner
       ▼
     Tools (MCP / WASM / Rhai)

Supported platforms: Linux (x86_64, ARM64) and macOS (Intel, Apple Silicon). Built with Rust + Tokio. < 10ms startup, ~5MB idle memory, ~20MB binary.

Documentation

Full documentation at openkoi.ai.

License

MIT