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OpenInstinct
Your own AI assistant that is always on
Text it a task. It can use a real browser, search the live web, work with files, run tools, remember your conversations, and text you back when it is done.
Always on · Real browser · Private workspace · Open source
Real demo: one text starts live research and the answer comes back in the conversation.
What can it do?
| OpenInstinct can... | |
|---|---|
| 🌐 Use a real browser | Open websites, click through pages, fill forms, download things, and stay signed in for next time. |
| 🔎 Research the live web | Find current information, compare options, check sources, and send you a useful answer. |
| 📁 Work with your files | Read, write, organize, and turn documents, notes, reports, and spreadsheets into finished work. |
| 🛠️ Use tools and run tasks | Install what it needs, run commands, test its work, fix problems, and keep going until the job is done. |
| 🧠 Remember your conversations | Keep each person's conversation separate, save useful context, and pick up where you left off after a restart. |
| 🤝 Bring in extra help | Split a bigger job between smaller AI helpers, then bring the result back into one clear reply. |
| 💬 Talk where you already talk | Reach it by SMS, iMessage, email, or phone call. It replies quickly so you know it has started. |
| 🌙 Stay awake | Run all day on a small VM, restart itself after a reboot, and keep working when your laptop is closed. |
Things you can ask
- "Check today's AI news. Pick one story and tell me why it matters."
- "Open the dashboard, download last month's report, and give me the key numbers."
- "Compare these options, check the latest prices, and send me the best three."
- "Turn the files in this folder into a short, clean brief."
- "Keep an eye on this task. If it fails, fix it and tell me when it is done."
- "Remember that I like short answers and morning flights."
How it works
You send a message → OpenInstinct does the work → You get the result
OpenInstinct can run on your Mac or Linux computer. For an assistant that stays available when your laptop is closed, we recommend a small Intel/AMD Ubuntu 24.04 VM.
Set up your own
Choose where to run it:
- Your Mac or Linux computer
- Recommended: a small Intel/AMD Ubuntu 24.04 VM that stays awake
You also need:
- A ChatGPT account with Codex access
- An Inkbox account for the phone number and messages
Open a terminal on your computer or VM and run one command:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/samagra14/openinstinct/main/install.sh | bash
Setup pauses twice so you can connect your ChatGPT account and create or choose your Inkbox identity. When it finishes, text START to the new number. Then send a normal request.
On a Mac or Linux computer, OpenInstinct stays available while that computer is awake.
Good to know
- Routine work runs without asking you to approve every small step.
- It still asks before deleting important data, spending money, changing account security, or doing something hard to undo.
- Its working memory, files, browser logins, and conversation state live on your machine. Messages pass through Inkbox.
- Each allowed person gets a separate conversation, even when several people share the same assistant.
Need to check or restart it?
inkbox-codex status
inkbox-codex restart
inkbox-codex doctor
On an Ubuntu VM, logs are available with journalctl --user -u openinstinct -f.
You can also text /status, /usage, /health, /stop, /new, or /resume.
Open source
OpenInstinct is a small open source setup that brings together Codex for the work and Inkbox for messaging. It is not affiliated with OpenAI, Inkbox, or Instinct.
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README
OpenInstinct
Your own AI assistant that is always on
Text it a task. It can use a real browser, search the live web, work with files, run tools, remember your conversations, and text you back when it is done.
Always on · Real browser · Private workspace · Open source
Real demo: one text starts live research and the answer comes back in the conversation.
What can it do?
| OpenInstinct can... | |
|---|---|
| 🌐 Use a real browser | Open websites, click through pages, fill forms, download things, and stay signed in for next time. |
| 🔎 Research the live web | Find current information, compare options, check sources, and send you a useful answer. |
| 📁 Work with your files | Read, write, organize, and turn documents, notes, reports, and spreadsheets into finished work. |
| 🛠️ Use tools and run tasks | Install what it needs, run commands, test its work, fix problems, and keep going until the job is done. |
| 🧠 Remember your conversations | Keep each person's conversation separate, save useful context, and pick up where you left off after a restart. |
| 🤝 Bring in extra help | Split a bigger job between smaller AI helpers, then bring the result back into one clear reply. |
| 💬 Talk where you already talk | Reach it by SMS, iMessage, email, or phone call. It replies quickly so you know it has started. |
| 🌙 Stay awake | Run all day on a small VM, restart itself after a reboot, and keep working when your laptop is closed. |
Things you can ask
- "Check today's AI news. Pick one story and tell me why it matters."
- "Open the dashboard, download last month's report, and give me the key numbers."
- "Compare these options, check the latest prices, and send me the best three."
- "Turn the files in this folder into a short, clean brief."
- "Keep an eye on this task. If it fails, fix it and tell me when it is done."
- "Remember that I like short answers and morning flights."
How it works
You send a message → OpenInstinct does the work → You get the result
OpenInstinct can run on your Mac or Linux computer. For an assistant that stays available when your laptop is closed, we recommend a small Intel/AMD Ubuntu 24.04 VM.
Set up your own
Choose where to run it:
- Your Mac or Linux computer
- Recommended: a small Intel/AMD Ubuntu 24.04 VM that stays awake
You also need:
- A ChatGPT account with Codex access
- An Inkbox account for the phone number and messages
Open a terminal on your computer or VM and run one command:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/samagra14/openinstinct/main/install.sh | bash
Setup pauses twice so you can connect your ChatGPT account and create or choose your Inkbox identity. When it finishes, text START to the new number. Then send a normal request.
On a Mac or Linux computer, OpenInstinct stays available while that computer is awake.
Good to know
- Routine work runs without asking you to approve every small step.
- It still asks before deleting important data, spending money, changing account security, or doing something hard to undo.
- Its working memory, files, browser logins, and conversation state live on your machine. Messages pass through Inkbox.
- Each allowed person gets a separate conversation, even when several people share the same assistant.
Need to check or restart it?
inkbox-codex status
inkbox-codex restart
inkbox-codex doctor
On an Ubuntu VM, logs are available with journalctl --user -u openinstinct -f.
You can also text /status, /usage, /health, /stop, /new, or /resume.
Open source
OpenInstinct is a small open source setup that brings together Codex for the work and Inkbox for messaging. It is not affiliated with OpenAI, Inkbox, or Instinct.
See what people are saying
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Contributors
5 commits
Languages
Python
67.6%
Shell
32.4%