# Octop

> MIT self-hosted multi-user multi-agent platform

**Category:** AI Agents  
**Pricing:** open-source  
**URL:** https://github.com/TencentCloud/Octop  
**GitHub:** https://github.com/TencentCloud/Octop  
**Added:** 2026-09-18

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## The Hook

Octop is a self-hosted control room for teams running multiple agents, not just another single-user chat shell.

## What's Good

MIT (TencentCloud/Octop). Multi-user, multi-agent self-hosting with MCP and ACP connectivity, RAG, and IM-shaped collaboration surfaces. It gives teams one place to operate agent workloads while keeping the deployment and model choices on their side.

## The Catch

Vs LibreChat, OpenClaw, and nanobot: Octop is the team/multi-agent platform surface, not merely a multi-provider chat UI, a personal agent gateway, or a lightweight bot runtime. The self-host bargain moves auth, model keys, storage, upgrades, and operational boundaries onto you.

## Verdict

MIT multi-user multi-agent platform. MCP/ACP/RAG/IM in one self-hosted surface; you own the control plane.