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AI · January 12, 2017

Botpress – Open-Source Bots Platform Written in JavaScript

The open-source hub to build & deploy GPT/LLM Agents ⚡️ - botpress/botpress

Botpress – Open-Source Bots Platform Written in JavaScript launched on January 12, 2017 with 33 votes, #1,465 of 3,671 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 9 years on.

In plain words

Botpress is an open-source platform for building conversational bots, written in JavaScript. It targets developers who want to create chatbots without starting from scratch. The platform provides pre-built components and tools to accelerate bot development. Available on GitHub, it allows developers to customize and extend functionality according to their specific needs. Botpress is designed for teams looking for a transparent, self-hosted alternative to proprietary bot-building services.

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