"Moltbot is free and lives locally on your device. Many users are installing it on Mac mini computers that they leave on 24/7. Paired with Moltbot's lobster logo, viral meme threads about the bot resemble the fused feeds of an Apple vendor and a seafood restaurant. When I set up Moltbot, it asked for a name, a personality (such as AI, robot or ghost in the machine) and a vibe (such as sharp, warm, chaotic or calm)."
"He was sitting in a sauna he'd installed under his stairs, texting with his Moltbot, Samantha. The assistant was generating an audiobook for him. He advised me to ask Cy for help anytime a task came up. Later I needed voice memos transcribed and forwarded them to Cy. The assistant downloaded transcription software from GitHub, installed it and promptly did the transcriptions, saving them to a document on my desktop."
Moltbot is a free, open-source AI agent that runs locally on personal devices and is commonly installed on always-on Mac mini computers. The agent uses selectable models such as Claude or ChatGPT and offers customization through a name, personality and vibe. Moltbot connects to messaging apps like WhatsApp and Telegram to enable conversational and voice interactions. The agent can download and install tools from GitHub, perform tasks such as transcribing voice memos and saving results to the desktop, and maintain running projects while sending audio updates to the user.
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