Open source byok projects
Every project in the registry tagged byok, ranked by real GitHub adoption.
The simplest desktop client for OpenClaw 🦞 — bridge your Agent to WeChat, Feishu, Slack & Discord in one click. Works with Claude Code, Codex & any LLM. BYOK,
Paw Work - selection-first web agent for Chrome: select on the live page, describe the outcome, take away an editable office file. BYOK, sandboxed, no server.
An AI co-scientist running on your desktop. Claude Science but better.
A markdown editor — and the bridge to your LLM. Local-first, MIT, ~15 MB. Bundled MCP server lets Claude Code / Codex / Cursor drive your vault directly. 14 AI
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Frequently asked questions
How many open source byok projects are there?
This registry tracks 4 projects tagged byok, with 8,347 GitHub stars between them. The most-adopted is nexu at 3,278 stars.
Are these byok projects free to use?
Yes — 4 of the 4 carry an explicit open-source licence across 1 distinct licence, so there is no licence fee. Where a project also sells a hosted or enterprise version, the self-hosted path remains free.
Which byok project should I choose?
The list above is ranked by GitHub stars, but stars measure attention rather than fit. Check three things on each card: the licence (permissive versus copyleft), the language it is written in, and the last-push date — a high-star project that has not been pushed in a year is a liability.
Are these byok projects still maintained?
3 of the 4 were pushed in the last 90 days, and every card shows its exact last-push date so you can see the rest. Sort your shortlist by that date before committing to a migration.