openfang

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<h1 align="center">OpenFang</h1>
<h3 align="center">The Agent Operating System</h3>

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  Open-source Agent OS built in Rust. 137K LOC. 14 crates. 1,767+ tests. Zero clippy warnings.<br/>
  <strong>One binary. Battle-tested. Agents that actually work for you.</strong>
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  <a href="https://openfang.sh/docs">Documentation</a> &bull;
  <a href="https://openfang.sh/docs/getting-started">Quick Start</a> &bull;
  <a href="https://x.com/openfangg">Twitter / X</a>
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> **v0.5.10 (April 2026)**
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> OpenFang is feature complete but still pre-1.0. Expect rough edges and breaking changes between minor versions. We ship fast and fix fast. Pin to a specific commit for production use until v1.0. [Report issues here.](https://github.com/RightNow-AI/openfang/issues)

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## What is OpenFang?

OpenFang is an **open-source Agent Operating System**. Not a chatbot framework. Not a Python wrapper around an LLM. Not a "multi-agent orchestrator." A full operating system for autonomous agents, built from scratch in Rust.

Traditional agent frameworks wait for you to type something. OpenFang runs **autonomous agents that work for you**: on schedules, 24/7, building knowledge graphs, monitoring targets, generating leads, managing your social media, and reporting results to your dashboard.

The entire system compiles to a **single ~32MB binary**. One install, one command, your agents are live.

```bash
curl -fsSL https://openfang.sh/install | sh
openfang init
openfang start
# Dashboard live at http://localhost:4200
```

<details>
<summary><strong>Windows</strong></summary>

```powershell
irm https://openfang.sh/install.ps1 | iex
openfang init
openfang start
```

</details>

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## Hands: Agents That Actually Do Things

<p align="center"><em>"Traditional agents wait for you to type. Hands work <strong>for</strong> you."</em></p>

**Hands** are OpenFang's core innovation. Pre-built autonomous capability packages that run independently, on schedules, without you having to prompt them. This is not a chatbot. This is an agent that wakes up at 6 AM, researches your competitors, builds a knowledge graph, scores the findings, and delivers a report to your Telegram before you've had coffee.

Each Hand bundles:
- **HAND.toml**: manifest declaring tools, settings, requirements, and dashboard metrics.
- **System Prompt**: multi-phase operational playbook. Not a one-liner. These are 500+ word expert procedures.
- **SKILL.md**: domain expertise reference injected into context at runtime.
- **Guardrails**: approval gates for sensitive actions (e.g. Browser Hand requires approval before any purchase).

All compiled into the binary. No downloading, no pip install, no Docker pull.

### The 7 Bundled Hands

| Hand | What It Actually Does |
|------|----------------------|
| **Clip** | Takes a YouTube URL, downloads it, identifies the best moments, cuts them into vertical shorts with captions and thumbnails, optionally adds AI voice-over, and publishes to Telegram and WhatsApp. 8-phase pipeline. FFmpeg + yt-dlp + 5 STT backends. |
| **Lead** | Runs daily. Discovers prospects matching your ICP, enriches them with web research, scores 0-100, deduplicates against your existing database, and delivers qualified leads in CSV/JSON/Markdown. Builds ICP profiles over time. |
| **Collector** | OSINT grade intelligence. You give it a target (company, person, topic). It monitors continuously: change detection, sentiment tracking, knowledge graph construction, and critical alerts when something important shifts. |
| **Predictor** | Superforecasting engine. Collects signals from multiple sources, builds calibrated reasoning chains, makes predictions with confidence intervals, and tracks its own accuracy using Brier scores. Has a contrarian mode that deliberately argues against consensus. |
| **Researcher** | Deep autonomous researcher. Cross-references multiple sources, evaluates credibility using CRAAP criteria (Currency, Relevance, Authority, Accuracy, Purpose), generates cited reports with APA formatting, supports multiple languages. |
| **Twitter** | Autonomous Twitter/X account manager. Creates content in 7 rotating formats, schedules posts for optimal engagement, responds to mentions, tracks performance metrics. Has an approval queue, so nothing posts without your OK. |
| **Browser** | Web automation agent. Navigates sites, fills forms, clicks buttons, handles multi-step workflows. Uses Playwright bridge with session persistence. **Mandatory purchase approval gate**: it will never spend your money without explicit confirmation. |

```bash
# Activate the Researcher Hand. It starts working immediately.
openfang hand activate researcher

# Check its progress anytime
openfang hand status researcher

# Activate lead generation on a daily schedule
openfang hand activate lead

# Pause without losing state
openfang hand pause lead

# See all available Hands
openfang hand list
```

**Build your own.** Define a `HAND.toml` with tools, settings, and a system prompt. Publish to FangHub.

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## OpenFang vs The Landscape

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  <img src="public/assets/openfang-vs-claws.png" width="600" alt="OpenFang vs OpenClaw vs ZeroClaw" />
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### Benchmarks: Measured, Not Marketed

All data from official documentation and public repositories, February 2026.

#### Cold Start Time (lower is better)

```
ZeroClaw   ██░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░   10 ms
OpenFang   ██████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░  180 ms    ★
LangGraph  █████████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░  2.5 sec
CrewAI     ████████████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░  3.0 sec
AutoGen    ██████████████████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░  4.0 sec
OpenClaw   █████████████████████████████████████████░░  5.98 sec
```

#### Idle Memory Usage (lower is better)

```
ZeroClaw   █░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░    5 MB
OpenFang   ████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░   40 MB    ★
LangGraph  ██████████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░  180 MB
CrewAI     ████████████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░  200 MB
AutoGen    █████████████████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░  250 MB
OpenClaw   ████████████████████████████████████████░░░░  394 MB
```

#### Install Size (lower is better)

```
ZeroClaw   █░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░  8.8 MB
OpenFang   ███░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░   32 MB    ★
CrewAI     ████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░  100 MB
LangGraph  ████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░  150 MB
AutoGen    ████████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░  200 MB
OpenClaw   ████████████████████████████████████████░░░░  500 MB
```

#### Security Systems (higher is better)

```
OpenFang   ████████████████████████████████████████████   16      ★
ZeroClaw   ███████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░    6
OpenClaw   ████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░    3
AutoGen    █████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░    2
LangGraph  █████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░    2
CrewAI     ███░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░    1
```

#### Channel Adapters (higher is better)

```
OpenFang   ████████████████████████████████████████████   40      ★
ZeroClaw   ███████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░   15
OpenClaw   █████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░   13
CrewAI     ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░    0
AutoGen    ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░    0
LangGraph  ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░    0
```

#### LLM Providers (higher is better)

```
ZeroClaw   ████████████████████████████████████████████   28
OpenFang   ██████████████████████████████████████████░░   27      ★
LangGraph  ██████████████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░   15
CrewAI     ██████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░   10
OpenClaw   ██████████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░   10
AutoGen    ███████████░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░    8
```

### Feature-by-Feature Comparison

| Feature | OpenFang | OpenClaw | ZeroClaw | CrewAI | AutoGen | LangGraph |
|---------|----------|----------|----------|--------|---------|-----------|
| **Language** | **Rust** | TypeScript | **Rust** | Python | Python | Python |
| **Autonomous Hands** | **7 built-in** | None | None | None | None | None |
| **Security Layers** | **16 discrete** | 3 basic | 6 layers | 1 basic | Docker | AES enc. |
| **Agent Sandbox** | **WASM dual-metered** | None | Allowlists | None | Docker | None |
| **Channel Adapters** | **40** | 13 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| **Built-in Tools** | **53 + MCP + A2A** | 50+ | 12 | Plugins | MCP | LC tools |
| **Memory** | **SQLite + vector** | File-based | SQLite FTS5 | 4-layer | External | Checkpoints |
| **Desktop App** | **Tauri 2.0** | None | None | None | Studio | None |
| **Audit Trail** | **Merkle hash-chain** | Logs | Logs | Tracing | Logs | Checkpoints |
| **Cold Start** | **<200ms** | ~6s | ~10ms | ~3s | ~4s | ~2.5s |
| **Install Size** | **~32 MB** | ~500 MB | ~8.8 MB | ~100 MB | ~200 MB | ~150 MB |
| **License** | MIT | MIT | MIT | MIT | Apache 2.0 | MIT |

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## 16 Security Systems: Defense in Depth

OpenFang doesn't bolt security on after the fact. Every layer is independently testabl