tota

tota is an open-source AI agent tool that runs autonomously on your own device with permission-hardened controls, for developers and power users who want a self-hosted assistant instead of a cloud service. It sees your screen, controls your desktop, and runs 24/7, accessible from the CLI, a local web UI at http://127.0.0.1:3001, Telegram, WhatsApp, or a REST API. tota ships with 70+ built-in tools including code execution, web search, browser automation, and native GitHub actions (PR creation, issue management, code review). A persistent SQLite memory system with 10 memory types lets it remember context across sessions, while safety controls keep it in check: it asks for explicit permission before acting, enforces a daily token budget with an auto-concise mode, applies a shell command blocklist against dangerous patterns, and scopes file-system access per session. It also handles computer vision and screenshot analysis, Android automation via ADB, Google Calendar integration, and Model Context Protocol (MCP) plugins. Released under the MIT License and installable via npm, tota works with multiple LLM providers (some free, some paid), so all data stays local with no cloud dependency.

Developers and power users run tota as a self-hosted, permission-controlled AI agent that automates desktop, coding, and GitHub tasks from the CLI, Telegram, or API.