Build Your Own Open-Source Dots with Pi and Telegram
Open-source alternatives to OpenAI's always-on agents can run self-hosted on any always-on machine
A Hugging Face tutorial demonstrates building open-source equivalents of OpenAI's 'dots' (always-on specialized agents) using open-source models hosted on a VPS or home machine with Telegram as the interface. The project supports multiple concurrent agents with distinct tool access (email, calendar, research) and any model backend. While not a major announcement, it reflects the growing DIY open-source agent movement as practitioners seek self-hosted alternatives to proprietary always-on agent platforms.