Show HN: Phlox – Open-source self-hosted agentic web chat

Category: ai-ml

Tags: ai-assistant, self-hosted, rag, agentic-framework, openai-compatible

Score: 7.3/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 8, Documentation: 8, Utility: 7)

Phlox is a self-hostable, ChatGPT-style AI assistant with an agentic harness, document RAG, code execution, and MCP integration, supporting any model provider and running fully offline. Its combination of production-ready features (multi-user auth, usage tracking, sandboxed execution) with a modular, extensible architecture makes it a compelling tool for teams wanting a private, controllable AI workspace.

Target audience: backend devs, data engineers, devops

Repository: https://github.com/robert-mcdermott/phlox · Python · Apache-2.0 · 1 stars

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