Self-host blink
blink-server-0.1.6Self-hosted platform for building custom AI agents
- Stars
- 165
- Requires
- Docker
What is blink?
Blink enables teams to run AI agents on their own hardware. The platform ships with Scout, a ready-made agent for programming tasks and code exploration that can be extended with custom tools. Developers can also write entirely new agents in TypeScript using the provided SDK. A web interface lets users chat with agents, while observability features show logs and traces. Agents run inside Docker containers, and the system works with any LLM provider including self-hosted models. The server requires Node.js 22+ or Bun plus Docker. The project is in early access and not actively maintained.
Should you self-host blink?
blink scores 38/100 on selfhost.directory (how scoring works) and ranks #177 of 209 in AI Agents. It has 165 GitHub stars.
It shipped 7 stable releases in the past year. The latest, blink-server-0.1.6, came out on 23 October 2026. New versions land roughly every 9 days.
Setup is advanced: plan for several services and some ongoing maintenance. It is AGPL-3.0-licensed and written mostly in Typescript.
Its closest alternative on selfhost.directory is Orca (91/100, 108 739 stars). It scores higher overall, so compare the two before you pick. See blink vs Orca side by side.
Features
- Blink CLI
- Blink SDK
- Centralized access controls
- Centralized conversations
- Multi-LLM provider support
- Observability
- Pre-built Scout agent
- User and organization management
- Web UI
blink README
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