# nanobot

Python-based personal agent for files, chat channels and scheduled tasks.

Canonical profile: https://agenten-kompass.mmeierhoff.chatgpt.site/en/agents/nanobot/
Editor: [Michael Meierhoff](https://agenten-kompass.mmeierhoff.chatgpt.site/en/about/)
Sources reviewed: 2026-10-16
Basis: provider documentation. Examples are editorial suggestions, not hands-on product tests.

## Overview

nanobot is listed as a separate product profile.

- Provider: HKUDS
- Product family: nanobot
- Profile type: Self-hosted personal agent
- Environment: Own computer or server
- Connections: Tools and channels according to configuration
- Setup: Install the installer or Python package and configure a model.
- Pricing model: Open source; model and operating costs are separate.

## Key features

### Work with files

Read PDF, Word, Excel and PowerPoint files.

Source: https://github.com/HKUDS/nanobot

### Work in the browser

The WebUI provides setup and chat.

Source: https://github.com/HKUDS/nanobot

### Connect chat channels

Connect Telegram, Discord, Slack and other channels.

Source: https://github.com/HKUDS/nanobot

### Schedule tasks

Configure cron tasks for recurring work.

Source: https://github.com/HKUDS/nanobot

### Configure models

Use a model provider or local model server.

Source: https://github.com/HKUDS/nanobot

## Example workflows

### Summarize a document

- Your input: An anonymized PDF and a guiding question.
- Possible result: A short summary for subject-matter review.
- What to check: Check content, permissions and actions taken.

### Trigger a task through chat

- Your input: A configured channel and a bounded test task.
- Possible result: A result in the connected chat channel.
- What to check: Record time spent, corrections and costs.

## Requirements and limits

### Setup

Requirement: Configure the model, channels and permissions yourself.

Source: https://github.com/HKUDS/nanobot

### German in everyday use

Not yet confirmed: End-to-end German interaction and output quality have not been tested here.

Source: https://github.com/HKUDS/nanobot

### Reliability

Not yet confirmed: Success rates for specific workflows have not been measured here.

Source: https://github.com/HKUDS/nanobot

## Europe & regional availability

The source review documents features; complete regional availability remains open.

Reviewed scope: Product access and regional documentation
Reviewed on: 2026-10-16

### Europe: scope unconfirmed

Evidence incomplete

Check external model and channel services separately; self-hosting does not determine their availability.

Region covered: Germany / EU; other countries separately

Documented reason: These sources do not document a connection to the AI Act, DMA or GDPR.

Official source: https://github.com/HKUDS/nanobot

## Accounts & permissions

Accounts and permissions for this profile have not yet been researched.

## Prices and included usage

Pricing checked: 2026-10-16

Open source; model and operating costs are separate.

Total cost depends on access, usage and configuration.

Pricing details: https://github.com/HKUDS/nanobot

## Operation & oversight

Operational details for this profile have not yet been researched.

## Context

Configure the model, channels and permissions yourself.

Provider sources reviewed; examples are editorial. No hands-on tests.

## Open points

Not yet researched:
- Accounts & permissions
- Operation & oversight

Europe, evidence incomplete:
- Europe: scope unconfirmed

Requirements and limits, not yet confirmed:
- German in everyday use
- Reliability

## Sources

- https://github.com/HKUDS/nanobot

## Provider

Publishes nanobot and the linked product information.

- Operator: HKUDS
- Organization: Open-source project
- Website: https://github.com/HKUDS/nanobot
- Reviewed: 2026-10-16

- Provider source: https://github.com/HKUDS/nanobot

[Sources and method](https://agenten-kompass.mmeierhoff.chatgpt.site/en/sources/)