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GraphCanon updated Sep 20, 2026 · GitHub synced Sep 20, 2026

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42k stars4.3k forksLast push Sep 16, 2026 TypeScript GPL-3.0

Decision brief

chatbox is an AI client tool that enables developers to manage and interact with diverse AI assistants and chatbots across multiple platforms, built using TypeScript under the GPL-3.0 license.

Good fit when

Use for projects where you need to handle several types of AI assistants or chatbots through a centralized interface.
Consider it if your development environment supports TypeScript and requires open source tools licensed under GPL-3.0.

Avoid when

Avoid if your project involves proprietary software or if you need a tool under a more permissive license like MIT.
Do not use it when your main focus is on creating AI models from scratch rather than managing existing assistants and chatbots.

Observed Jul 17, 2026 · Source: enrich:decision_facts

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Adoption

Package downloads where a registry match exists. GitHub stars (41,814) are secondary evidence.

npm downloads (30d): 7·npm downloads API·Sep 20, 2026

Maintenance and security

Full trust report

Maintenance: Very active (3d since push); As of Sep 20, 2026
Provenance: Not a fork · Organization account; As of Sep 20, 2026
Security (OSV): No lockfile; As of Jul 15, 2026

Public GitHub metadata and optional OSV scans. Signals, not a guarantee. Trust methodology.

Install

npm install chatbox

npm

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Evidence and technical details

Sourced facts, taxonomy, compatibility claims, README excerpt, and machine-readable endpoints.

Overview

A tool for managing and interacting with various AI assistants and chatbots, supporting multiple platforms.

Capability facts

CLI: CLI entrypoint
Source: package.json:bin|scripts · Sep 20, 2026
MCP server: Ships MCP server
Source: package.json:@modelcontextprotocol/* · Sep 20, 2026
Languages: typescript, javascript
Source: github.language+package.json · Sep 20, 2026

README

System Requirements Platform Minimum Version Architecture Windows Windows 10 x64 macOS macOS 11 (Big Sur) Intel/Apple Silicon Linux Ubuntu 20.04+ / AppImage supported distros x64

For agents

This page has a .md twin and JSON over the API.

/tools/chatboxai-chatbox.md GET /api/graphcanon/tools/chatboxai-chatbox GET /api/graphcanon/graph?tool=chatboxai-chatbox