Huginn — Automate tasks and monitor events with customizable agents

Overview

Huginn is an open-source automation system that allows users to create agents to monitor and act on their behalf online. It is a flexible, hackable alternative to services like IFTTT or Zapier, enabling users to build and manage their own automation workflows on their server, ensuring data privacy and control. Huginn's agents can read the web, watch for events, and take actions, creating a directed graph of event propagation.

Key Features

Customizable agents for monitoring and acting on behalf of users
Integration with various APIs and services (Twitter, RSS, IMAP, etc.)
Event-based directed graph for propagating actions
Ability to run custom JavaScript or CoffeeScript functions

Use Cases

Automate weather tracking and receive email alerts for rain or snow
Monitor Twitter for changes in discussion around specific terms
Scrape websites and get email notifications when content changes
Send digest emails with important updates at specific times
Track high-frequency events and send SMS alerts when they spike

Advantages

Full control over data and privacy
Customizable and extensible with custom agents
Open-source, allowing community contributions and improvements
Supports a wide range of integrations with various online services

Limitations / Considerations

Requires self-hosting, which may involve setup and maintenance efforts
May have a steeper learning curve for users unfamiliar with automation workflows
Limited by the availability and reliability of third-party APIs and services

IFTTT: A popular web-based service for automating tasks between different services, but without the self-hosting option.
Zapier: A cloud-based automation tool that connects various web applications, similar to Huginn but without the privacy and control of self-hosting.

Basic Information

GitHub: https://github.com/huginn/huginn
Stars: 47,239
License: Unknown
Last Commit: 2025-09-04

📊 Project Information

Project Name: huginn
GitHub URL: https://github.com/huginn/huginn
Programming Language: Ruby
⭐ Stars: 47,239
🍴 Forks: 4,068
📅 Created: 2013-03-10
🔄 Last Updated: 2025-09-04

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