Huginn - Free Open Source Automated Agents Platform
AI Summary
Huginn: Automated Task Agents
- Introduction to Huginn
- Free, open-source platform for creating automated online agents.
- Alternative to Zapier with customization, no cost, and self-hosting.
- Getting Started
- Install manually from GitHub or use a service for installation and maintenance.
- On the service platform:
- Login and deploy the service.
- Choose Cloud provider, region, and service plan.
- Set up support level and create the service.
- Receive an email with login details.
- Using Huginn
- Login to access the instance.
- Default installation includes seven agent templates.
- View agent relationships through the diagram feature.
- Example workflows:
- XKCD source to Comic Formatter and iTunes trailer source to Afternoon Digest.
- SF weather agent to Rain Notifier and then to Morning Digest.
- Customizing Agents
- Each agent comes with documentation for customization.
- Example: SF weather agent.
- Set location and API key for weather data.
- Run the agent to see output (e.g., temperature, rain forecast).
- Rain Notifier agent triggers based on weather data to create a message.
- Morning Digest agent sends an email with the weather summary.
- Creating New Agents
- Organize by creating new scenarios (e.g., Wikipedia scenario).
- Add new agents within the scenario.
- Example: Website agent to scrape Wikipedia.
- Set schedule, define data extraction using CSS selectors.
- Run a dry test to check data extraction.
- Connect agents to create workflows (e.g., Scrapper to Email agent).
- Additional Features
- Various agent types available (e.g., CSV, Dropbox, Email, Social Media).
- Manage credentials centrally for API keys and other sensitive data.
- Team collaboration through user management.
- Conclusion
- Huginn allows for complex automated workflows.
- Encourages reading documentation for in-depth understanding and inspiration.
- Platform encourages open-source tool discovery and community engagement.