AI app starters · Rank #21
better-chatbot
Grade C: derived only from the two verdicts below. How grades work
Formerly Better Chatbot. Navigator is an open-source AI workspace for agents, MCP and workflow automation.
Why this verdict
How we check →- 1 commit in the last 90 days, none in the last 30. receipt ↗
- Latest release v1.26.0, 330 days ago. receipt ↗
- Vercel AI SDK 5 declared; latest is 7 (2 majors behind). receipt ↗
- Drizzle 0.41.0 declared; latest is 0.45.4 (0.x releases can break). receipt ↗
- On current major: Better Auth, Next.js, React, Tailwind CSS, Zod. receipt ↗
- Not counted in verdict: TypeScript 5 → 7. receipt ↗
Snapshot: commit 9c9ed86 on main, checked 2026-10-19 07:51 UTC. Receipts link to files at this exact commit.
- Two or more breaking releases behind on a core dependency.
Dependency freshness
| Package | Declared | Latest | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| TypeScript typescript | 5.9.3 | 7.0.2 | Behind, not counted |
| Vercel AI SDK ai | 5.0.116 | 7.0.143 | 2 majors behind |
| Drizzle drizzle-orm | 0.41.0 | 0.45.4 | 1 major behind |
| Better Auth better-auth | 1.4.9 | 1.7.11 | Current |
| Next.js next | 16.1.6 | 16.4.2 | Current |
| React react | 19.2.4 | 19.3.1 | Current |
| Tailwind CSS tailwindcss | 4.1.18 | 4.3.3 | Current |
| Zod zod | 4.2.1 | 4.6.7 | Current |
Declared = lowest version the kit's dependency file (package.json, pyproject.toml or requirements.txt) allows. Latest = the npm "latest" tag or the newest PyPI release. TypeScript, the Stripe SDK, FastAPI and other 0.x packages are shown but not counted in the verdict.
What's in the stack
- Framework
- Next.js
- Auth
- Better Auth
- Database / ORM
- Drizzle, node-postgres
- Testing
- Vitest, Playwright
- i18n
- next-intl
Detected from declared dependencies. A listed package means it's installed, not necessarily fully wired up.
What the README says you get
- AIMCP protocol tools
MCP protocol, web search, JS/Python code execution, data visualization
- AIAI image generation
Create and edit images with AI models (OpenAI, Google Gemini, xAI)
- AICustom agents
Custom agents, visual workflows, artifact generation
- AIRealtime voice assistant
Realtime voice chat with full MCP tool integration
- AIVisual workflow builder
Build visual workflows by connecting LLM nodes (for AI reasoning) and Tool nodes (for MCP tool execution)
- AIWorkflow publishing as tools
Publish workflows to make them available as `@workflow_name` tools in chat
- AITool choice mode
Control how tools are used in each chat with **Tool Choice Mode**
- AIBuilt-in web search
Built-in web search powered by Exa AI
- DeployVercel one-click deploy
Deploy free with Vercel Deploy button
- TeamsTeam collaboration sharing
Share agents, workflows, and MCP configurations with your team
- UIAt-mention tool invocation
Instantly invoke any feature with `@mention`
- UIInteractive data tables
Create feature-rich data tables with advanced functionality
- UIChart generation
Visualize data with various chart types (bar, line, pie charts)
Extracted from the kit's README by a local AI model (deepseek-flash) on Oct 1, 2026. Every item is checked against an exact README quote; 1 unverifiable item was discarded. A README claim is the maker's description, not something we tested.
Watch better-chatbot
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History
Oct 1, 2026 → Oct 19, 2026. One square per check, colored by maintenance status. Hover for details.
Show as a table
| Date | Maintenance | Dependencies | Commits (90d) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2026 | Steady | 2+ majors behind | 1 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | Steady | 2+ majors behind | 1 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | Steady | 2+ majors behind | 1 |
Sources
Every claim on this page comes from these public records, checked . Open them to verify.
- Commit history ↗ default branch (main) at the checked commit: pulse, contributors, last commit
- Releases ↗ latest release
- package.json ↗ declared dependency versions and stack (at commit 9c9ed86)
- README ↗ quoted features at the checked commit
- npm registry ↗ latest versions (each linked in the table above)