Introduction

Airupt is an open-source, self-hosted personal AI assistant. You run it on your own machine or server — your data never leaves your infrastructure.

What Airupt Is

• A long-running process that connects your chosen LLM to messaging channels (Telegram, WhatsApp, Discord)
• A skill runner that can browse the web, manage files, read email, and interact with your calendar
• A memory layer that persists facts, preferences, and context across conversations
• A cost monitor with configurable daily and monthly spend limits

What Airupt Is Not

Airupt is not a cloud service. There is no account, no subscription, and no data sharing. You bring your own API keys (OpenAI, Anthropic, or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint).

Why Airupt vs Hosted Alternatives

	Airupt	Hosted assistants
Data ownership	Your machine	Their servers
Cost visibility	Built-in dashboard	Often opaque
Extensibility	Skill SDK, full control	Plugin marketplace
Channels	Telegram, WhatsApp, Discord	Varies
Price	Free + your API costs	Monthly subscription

How It Works

You → Telegram/WhatsApp/Discord
         ↓
      Airupt core
         ↓
   LLM (OpenAI/Anthropic/etc.)
         ↓
   Skills (web, email, files, calendar…)
         ↓
      Memory store

On each message, Airupt loads relevant memory, sends context + message to the LLM, routes any tool calls to skills, and returns the response to your channel.

Next Steps

• Install Airupt
• Configure channels
• Explore built-in skills