remoteagent.online  the open-source control plane for secure, cost-controlled AI agents

Free AI agent that runs on your own computer

A free, open-source AI agent that runs on your Mac or Linux box, stores keys in a cloud vault, and costs nothing beyond the model tokens you use.

Updated 2026-08-22Reading time 4 min

What "free" actually means here

The agent, the control plane, and the source code are free under the MIT license. There is no per-agent fee and no markup on tokens. What you pay is only what the model costs — and you can make that zero by running Ollama locally.

Two ways to keep it at $0

  • Run Ollama locally — prompts never leave your machine and there is no per-token cost.
  • Use a provider key with a hard budget — the free tier covers normal single-device use.

Where the key lives

If you use a provider, the key sits in an encrypted vault on the platform, not on your disk. The agent holds a revocable token, so there is no key to leak.

Start in five minutes

$ curl -fsSL https://remoteagent.online/install.sh | bash
$ remoteagent login
$ remoteagent start
$ remoteagent chat "hello"

What you give up for free

The free tier is a single device with a normal amount of use. If you run a fleet, the paid plan adds more devices, higher task limits, and longer history. The vault and the sandbox stay the same either way.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a free AI agent?

Yes. remoteagent.online is MIT licensed and free. You pay only for model tokens, or run Ollama locally for $0.

Does the free tier need an API key?

No. You can run Ollama with no key at all, or store a provider key in the encrypted vault.

Can I run it on my own computer?

Yes. The daemon runs on macOS, Linux, WSL2, and Raspberry Pi.