On the recordRead 12 Oct 202618 facts
Otto
Plans and prices
Free
Free
Free and open source; use an installed provider or configure an OpenAI-compatible endpoint with your own credentials
Read 12 Oct 2026 · otto-code.me
On the record
- Coding agent
- Yesotto-code.me · read 22 Sep 2026
- Agent orchestration
- Otto supports named agent personalities, role-based teams, background tasks, scheduled runs, and shareable artifacts.otto-code.me · read 12 Oct 2026
- Agent providers
- Native providers include Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode, and Pi; the maker also lists ACP catalog providers, plugin providers, and configured OpenAI-compatible endpoints.otto-code.me · read 12 Oct 2026
- Browser verification
- Agents can start a development server, inspect the running app in a browser pane, interact with it, and capture screenshots and console or network output.otto-code.me · read 12 Oct 2026
- Chat assistance
- Yesotto-code.me · read 22 Sep 2026
- IDE and Git
- The product includes code navigation and diagnostics, diff review, selective commits, pull request and merge workflows, and Git history tools.otto-code.me · read 12 Oct 2026
- Local models
- Otto can connect to OpenAI-compatible endpoints, including local models, and says prompts can stay on hardware the user owns.otto-code.me · read 12 Oct 2026
- Maker
- Otto is described as a personal project by Philippe, not a startup.otto-code.me · read 12 Oct 2026
- Platform availability
- Downloads are listed for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android; the web app is available, and the maker says there is no iOS build yet.otto-code.me · read 12 Oct 2026
- Prerequisite
- Otto manages agents but does not ship one, so users must install and authenticate at least one provider CLI before using it.otto-code.me · read 12 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Otto says it has no required cloud service or account, collects no app telemetry, and uses no analytics, tracking pixels, cookies, or ads.otto-code.me · read 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Otto is a self-hosted coding assistant for running and managing coding agents on a machine or cloud host and accessing them from desktop, web, mobile, or CLI clients.otto-code.me · read 12 Oct 2026
- Relay data
- For the optional relay, the maker says it can see IP addresses, connection timing, message sizes, and session IDs, while messages are end-to-end encrypted with XSalsa20-Poly1305.otto-code.me · read 12 Oct 2026
- Remote access
- Users can connect to their daemon through an optional end-to-end encrypted relay or a direct connection such as a VPN or tunnel.otto-code.me · read 12 Oct 2026
- Security responsibility
- Otto runs agents in the local user context, and users are responsible for securing their host, network, credentials, and deployment configuration.otto-code.me · read 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- Otto directs users with questions to open an issue on GitHub and says it takes no sponsorships or donations of its own.otto-code.me · read 12 Oct 2026
- Terminal access
- Yesotto-code.me · read 22 Sep 2026
