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Work · May 12, 2026

helpdesk.ai

Open-source self-hostable AI support agent

helpdesk.ai launched on May 12, 2026 with 4 votes, #2,419 of 20,538 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches.

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What it does

Drop in your docs. Get a working AI support agent in 60 seconds. Multi-tenant, self-hostable, open source. A free alternative to Intercom Fin and Sierra. Built for startups that can't justify $300k/year on AI support.

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