How to use Apowerb: what you can do with it

5 use cases

• Run a self-hosted AI agent platform with Docker Compose

  Start the web interface, API and database on one machine with three commands.

  • REPO apowerb/apowerb
  • Work and operations
  • Intermediate
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  Using the apowerb-hosting repo at https://github.com/apowerb/apowerb-hosting, start the Docker Compose stack on this machine and report the web interface URL. Verify that http://localhost:3000 loads and that the API answers on port 8000. The model list stays empty until a model key is added, so state whether one is set.

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• Triage new Gmail or Outlook messages with an agent

  A new email starts an agent that classifies it, checks the CRM and drafts a reply.

  • REPO apowerb/apowerb
  • Work and operations
  • Advanced
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  Using the apowerb repo at https://github.com/apowerb/apowerb, build an inbox triage agent that is triggered by new messages in <target mailbox>. Expected output: for each message, a category, a CRM lookup result and a draft reply. Verify the session trace records each run before trusting the drafts.

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• Send a scheduled morning report from a SQL database

  A scheduled agent asks the database in plain language and mails the summary.

  • REPO apowerb/apowerb
  • Work and operations
  • Advanced
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  Using the apowerb repo at https://github.com/apowerb/apowerb, create a scheduled agent that answers <business question> against <target database> with Text-to-SQL and mails a summary with a chart. Expected output: one email with the summary and chart. Verify the generated SQL in the session trace matches the question.

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• Build a document assistant over your own files and URLs

  Index files, URLs or S3 content into a knowledge base and let an agent answer from it.

  • REPO apowerb/apowerb
  • Work and operations
  • Intermediate
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  Using the apowerb repo at https://github.com/apowerb/apowerb, index <target folder or URL> into a knowledge base and attach it to an agent. Expected output: answers to five test questions. Verify each answer against the original document before the agent is shared.

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• Create CRM deals and update ERP records with an agent

  Let an agent create deals or update Odoo records from a request or on its own.

  • REPO apowerb/apowerb
  • Work and operations
  • Advanced
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  Using the apowerb repo at https://github.com/apowerb/apowerb, build an agent that creates a deal in <target CRM> from <input source> and updates the matching Odoo record. Expected output: one new deal and one updated record, both listed in the session trace. Verify each change in the CRM and Odoo before running unattended.

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Quick start with Apowerb

1. Check you have what it needs: Docker and Docker Compose; An API key from a supported model provider such as Anthropic, OpenAI, Mistral, Gemini, Azure AI Foundry or OVHcloud, or any other LiteLLM provider; Accounts for the business systems you want to connect, such as Gmail, Outlook, HubSpot, Pipedrive or Odoo.
2. Open apowerb/apowerb on GitHub and read the README and license.
3. Clone the hosting repo: git clone https://github.com/apowerb/apowerb-hosting.git && cd apowerb-hosting
4. Create the config file and random secrets: cp .env.example .env && ./scripts/generate-secrets.sh
5. Start the stack: docker compose -f docker-compose/docker-compose.yml --env-file .env up -d
6. Open http://localhost:3000 and add your model key in the interface, or set DEFAULT_LLM_MODEL and DEFAULT_LLM_API_KEY in .env.

These steps come from our top use case, Run a self-hosted AI agent platform with Docker Compose, which also has a copy-paste agent prompt.

Using the Deduped MCP, get the setup steps for apowerb/apowerb

claude mcp add --transport http deduped https://dedupedai.com/mcp

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About this repo

• Who it is forOperations, IT and automation builders who want self-hosted AI agents that connect to business systems and run unattended.
• Why it is hot150 stars, launched 87 days ago
• LanguagePython
• Sourcegithub.com/apowerb/apowerb · Back to Hot repos

Requirements

• Docker and Docker Compose
• An API key from a supported model provider such as Anthropic, OpenAI, Mistral, Gemini, Azure AI Foundry or OVHcloud, or any other LiteLLM provider
• Accounts for the business systems you want to connect, such as Gmail, Outlook, HubSpot, Pipedrive or Odoo

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