Cleo: Your Custom Local AI Agent – Full Control, Smarter Automation

What is Cleo?

Cleo is an open-source, self-hosted AI automation framework designed to help developers and researchers build customizable intelligent agents. Focused on local-first deployment, Cleo gives users complete control over agent behavior, memory, and task execution. Its modular design makes it ideal for security-conscious teams that want to operate offline or independently of cloud services.

Key Features

• Local-First Architecture:
  Run agents locally or on private servers for maximum data privacy and security.

• Modular Tool System:
  Comes with built-in, plug-and-play tools like web scrapers, summarizers, and API interfaces that are easy to extend.

• Integrated Memory:
  Supports persistent memory using vector databases like FAISS and Chroma for context-aware interactions.

• Chain-of-Thought Reasoning:
  Enables agents to plan and execute multi-step tasks by simulating human-like reasoning.

• Highly Extensible:
  Agents can be customized via Python or configuration files to meet domain-specific needs.

• Multiple Interaction Modes:
  Supports both command-line and Python script interfaces for flexible integration into different workflows.

Technical Overview

• Architectural Design:
  Cleo follows a modular architecture with core components like agent loop, memory management, task planning, and execution engine.

• Tool Integration:
  Tools can be easily created by adding Python files to the tools/ directory, then registered for agent use.

• Memory System:
  Uses FAISS and Chroma to store and retrieve vectorized memory efficiently, enabling contextual responses.

• Deployment:
  Offers Docker-based deployment, with a Django backend and Next.js frontend for quick setup of a full-stack application.

• License:
  Released under the AGPL-3.0 license, encouraging open collaboration and community contributions.

Project Links

• GitHub Repository: https://github.com/CleoSource/Cleo

• Official Documentation: https://cleo-ai.gitbook.io/cleo

Use Cases

• Personal AI Assistants:
  Create fully personalized assistants to handle daily tasks, organize information, and streamline routines.

• Research & Analysis:
  Automate reading, summarizing, and organizing academic content to boost productivity.

• Enterprise Automation:
  Deploy Cleo in local environments for customer support, data processing, and task automation without compromising security.

• Education & Training:
  Build interactive learning assistants for programming education and concept explanation.

• Developer Tools:
  Assist developers with code generation, error detection, and performance optimizations in real-time.