Own each agent-browser session as a browser tree: the daemon's POSIX session, its runtime files and its Chrome profile. Timeouts, launch failures, bootstrap recovery, cancellation and shutdown clean that tree and verify nothing survives, instead of killing only the daemon and orphaning Chrome. Per-call cleanup no longer sweeps every Chrome under the runtime TMPDIR. Sessionless calls get an ephemeral browser closed before returning. Actions on one session are serialized. Recovery is bounded by one deadline with at most one retry for local HTML open, and the retry flag is no longer model-visible. Observations after a failed navigation are marked stale. read URL navigates and extracts in one batch because agent-browser has no read command. Results carry a browser_lifecycle receipt with stages, timings, ownership and cleanup evidence. Playwright MCP tool calls are bounded by ODYSSEUS_BROWSER_MCP_CALL_TIMEOUT_S and are not retried. research_navigator now passes timeout_ms.
A self-hosted AI workspace for chat, agents, research, documents, email, notes, calendar, and local model workflows.
Quick Start · Setup Guide · Contributing · Roadmap
Quick Start
devis the default branch and gets the newest changes first. Usemainif you want the more curated branch.
git clone https://github.com/odysseus-dev/odysseus.git
cd odysseus
cp .env.example .env
docker compose up -d --build
Open http://localhost:7011 when the containers are healthy. The first admin password is printed in docker compose logs odysseus.
Native installs, GPU notes, Windows/macOS instructions, HTTPS, and configuration live in the setup guide.
Features
- Chat + Agents — local/API models, tools, MCP, files, shell, skills, and memory.
- Cookbook — hardware-aware model recommendations, downloads, and serving.
- Deep Research — multi-step web research with source reading and report generation.
- Compare — blind side-by-side model testing and synthesis.
- Documents — writing-first editor with AI edits, suggestions, Markdown, HTML, CSV, and syntax highlighting.
- Email — IMAP/SMTP inbox with triage, tags, summaries, reminders, and reply drafts.
- Notes, Tasks + Calendar — reminders, todos, scheduled agent tasks, and CalDAV sync.
- Extras — gallery/image editor, themes, uploads, web search, presets, sessions, and 2FA.
Demo
A full hover-to-play tour lives on the Odysseus landing page. Its source lives under website/.
Contributing
Help is welcome. The best entry points are fresh-install testing, provider setup bugs, mobile/editor polish, docs, and small focused refactors. See CONTRIBUTING.md and ROADMAP.md.
Security
Odysseus is a self-hosted workspace with powerful local tools. Keep auth enabled, keep private data out of Git, and do not expose raw model/service ports publicly.
- Keep
AUTH_ENABLED=truefor any network-accessible deployment. - Keep
LOCALHOST_BYPASS=falseoutside local development.
Deployment details are in the setup guide.
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License
AGPL-3.0-or-later -- see LICENSE and ACKNOWLEDGMENTS.md.

