Moltis – AI assistant with memory, tools, and self-extending skills
Hey HN. I'm Fabien, principal engineer, 25 years shipping production systems (Ruby, Swift, now Rust). I built Moltis because I wanted an AI assistant I could run myself, trust end to end, and make extensible in the Rust way using traits and the type system. It shares some ideas with OpenClaw (same memory approach, Pi-inspired self-extension) but is Rust-native from the ground up. The agent can create its own skills at runtime. Moltis is one Rust binary, 150k lines, ~60MB, web UI included. No Node, no Python, no runtime deps. Multi-provider LLM routing (OpenAI, local GGUF/MLX, Hugging…
Moltis – AI assistant with memory, tools, and self-extending skills launched on February 12, 2026 with 131 votes, #238 of 16,628 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.
In plain words
Moltis is a self-hosted AI assistant built as a single Rust binary that runs locally without external runtime dependencies. It features memory capabilities, self-extending skills that the agent can create at runtime, and support for multiple LLM providers including OpenAI and local models. The tool includes a web interface, sandboxed execution via containers, hybrid memory storage, and multi-channel access through web, Telegram, and API. Designed for developers who want full control and transparency over their AI systems, Moltis is MIT licensed with built-in observability.
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From the sources
A secure persistent personal agent server in Rust. One binary, sandboxed execution, multi-provider LLMs, voice, memory, Telegram, WhatsApp, Discord, Slack, Matrix, Nostr, Teams, and MCP tools. Secure by design, runs on your hardware.
Not a chatbot wrapper. Not a cloud service tied to one provider. A real agent server that runs on your hardware, remembers across sessions, and reaches you through every channel you use. Open localhost:13131 , paste your provider key, pick a model. OAuth providers like GitHub Copilot work with zero config. Your keys and private data never leave your machine. Sandboxed by default — your AI can't touch your filesystem unless you say so. Runs on a Mac Mini, a Raspberry Pi, or any server you own. Always on, always local — like a house elf for your digital life. Telegram, WhatsApp, Discord, Slack, Matrix, Nostr, Teams, voice, memory, scheduling, tools — all built-in. No plugin marketplace to get…from moltis.org
In the maker’s words, at launch
Hey HN. I'm Fabien, principal engineer, 25 years shipping production systems (Ruby, Swift, now Rust). I built Moltis because I wanted an AI assistant I could run myself, trust end to end, and make extensible in the Rust way using traits and the type system. It shares some ideas with OpenClaw (same memory approach…
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