PraxlOpen Source
Praxl is open source.
All of it.
Not "open core". Not "source available". The full AI skill manager is published under AGPL-3.0, with the CLI under MIT. Self-host it with every feature unlocked, fork it, audit it, contribute back.
praxl-oss
The full Praxl server: Next.js app, tRPC API, Postgres schema, Drizzle migrations, Docker Compose stack. Same codebase that runs go.praxl.app — no removed features, no enterprise gates.
github.com/AdamBartkiewicz/praxl-oss
praxl-cli
The praxl-app CLI on npm. Discovers local skills, syncs bidirectionally with cloud or self-hosted, scans skill quality. Permissive MIT license so you can embed it in your own workflows freely.
github.com/AdamBartkiewicz/praxl-cli · npm: praxl-app
Why open source?
Praxl synchronizes files into directories that AI coding tools read with shell-execution privileges. That makes the trust model load-bearing. Closed-source isn't acceptable for something that runs that close to your terminal — you should be able to read every line that touches your machine, and run a copy that doesn't depend on us at all.
We chose AGPL-3.0 specifically (not MIT for the server) so that anyone who hosts a modified Praxl as a service must share their changes back. The CLI is MIT because it's a client tool and we want it freely embeddable.
Self-host in five minutes
Docker Compose stack: app + Postgres + auto-migration. No external services required.
# 1. Clone & enter git clone https://github.com/AdamBartkiewicz/praxl-oss.git cd praxl-oss # 2. Configure secrets cp .env.example .env openssl rand -base64 32 # paste into AUTH_SECRET # 3. Boot docker compose up -d # 4. Open the app on your own machine open http://localhost:3000 # 5. Connect your CLI to the local instance npm install -g praxl-app praxl connect --url http://localhost:3000
Detailed walkthrough including AI agent deployment guide: SETUP-WITH-AI.md
Self-hosted vs managed cloud
| Self-Hosted | Managed Cloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free forever | Free / $5 mo Pro |
| Features unlocked | All | Free has limits, Pro = unlimited |
| AI provider | Bring your own Anthropic key | Included (no key needed) on Pro |
| Hosting | Your server | We host (Vercel + Postgres) |
| Updates | git pull && docker compose up | Automatic |
| Auth | Email + password (JWT + bcrypt) | Email, Google, GitHub |
| Data location | Your infrastructure | EU / US (Vercel + Supabase) |
| Support | Community (GitHub issues) | Email + chat (Pro: priority) |
No paywall features in OSS. Cloud sells operational convenience and AI quota, not source code access.
What you get when you self-host
Full skill CRUD
Create, edit, version, tag, and search SKILL.md files in a Monaco editor.
Multi-tool sync
Bidirectional sync to Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Codex, Windsurf, OpenCode, Gemini CLI, and more.
Team workspaces
Roles, sharing, invites — runs on your data, no SaaS dependency.
Marketplace integration
Browse and install community skills from 13,700+ entries on ClawHub.
AI studio (BYOK)
Quality reviews, generation, and chat — set your own ANTHROPIC_SERVER_KEY or per-user keys.
GitHub two-way sync
Mirror skills with a Git repo. PR-style change requests, version diffs, rollback.
Contributing
PRs welcome. Open an issue first for non-trivial changes so we can align on direction. We triage on a best-effort basis — Praxl is maintained by a small team, not a foundation. Bug reports with reproductions are infinitely more useful than vague reports.