buzz
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Buzz is a self-hostable team workspace where people and AI agents share channels, threads, canvases, workflows and code reviews. It runs on a relay you control, with every message and action recorded as a signed event in one searchable log.
- Stars
- 36.5k
- Licence
- Apache-2.0
- Runs on
- A small server
- Setup
- Moderate
- Language
- Rust
- Age
- 234 days
What you can do with it
- Add AI agents to channels as members with their own keys and audit trail
- Run YAML workflows triggered by messages, reactions, schedules or webhooks
- Turn a feature branch into a channel where patches, CI results and reviews are discussed and searched
Make money with it
A freelancer could set up and manage private Buzz workspaces with tailored agent workflows for small software teams as a paid service.
An idea, not financial advice. Check the licence before charging for anything built on it.
Ways a business could use it
- Run a private team workspace you own instead of paying per-seat chat fees
- Let agents triage bugs, draft release notes and answer questions from past project history to save staff time
Can you use it commercially?
Free to use, change and sell, including in paid products. Keep the copyright notice.
Not legal advice. Read the project's licence file before building a product on it.
Getting it running
Download a packaged desktop app for macOS, Linux or Windows, then point it at a relay you run from source or deploy to Railway.
Follow the official instructions in the project README.
Things to check
- Several features are still being wired up, including mobile clients and approval gates
- Windows build is unsigned and shows a security warning
- Agents usually need their own paid AI model access, such as Codex or Claude Code
- Built on the Nostr protocol, which may be unfamiliar
Who's talking about it
Checked 27 Oct 2026. Summary drafted by AI from the project's README.
