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waoowaoo: review, pricing, security and alternatives

waoowaoo is an open-source agent platform published by waooAI, in the business agents family. waoowaoo provides an AI agent platform for organizing film and video production workflows, including storyboarding. Its repository has 14,671 stars and its last commit is from September 21, 2026.

Open sourceActively maintainedModerate risk

What waoowaoo does

waoowaoo belongs to the business agents family: agents specialised in one job: customer support, sales, finance, legal, HR, security. On our grid it ranks #43 of the 52 projects of this family listed in the directory.

You use it from: web app.

Who is waoowaoo for?

It targets a specific job (customer support, sales, finance, legal…) with workflows already set up. Typical tasks people give it:

  • handle first-line customer requests
  • prepare standard documents
  • track cases and follow up

It is a good candidate if you prefer doing everything in a browser, with no install.

Access and human control

Its documentation does not detail the access granted to the agent: check the settings before connecting it to your accounts.

We could not establish whether it asks for human approval before sensitive actions: test it first on an unimportant account or folder.

Run commands in a terminalRun commands in a terminal : 8 %8 %Read and edit filesRead and edit files : 21 %21 %Drive a web browserDrive a web browser : 4 %4 %Call online services and APIsCall online services and APIs : 37 %37 %Read and send messagesRead and send messages : 17 %17 %
Share of the 52 agents in the family that have each access, according to their documentation. In orange, waoowaoo's access.

waoowaoo pricing

The code is public but the repository declares no licence: reuse is not formally allowed. The real cost comes from model calls: each loop step sends the whole context back to the model, and a task of several dozen steps can cost far more than a single question. The LLM price calculator estimates it for the chosen model.

Getting started with waoowaoo

  1. Install it: the project ships as a Node.js package (install with npm, or run directly with npx). The exact command is in the repository README.
  2. Create an API key with the model provider and put it in an environment variable, never in a shared or versioned file.
  3. Give it a first playground with nothing at stake: a test folder, a secondary account or a throwaway project. Only open your real accounts once you have seen how it behaves.
  4. Give it a short, checkable task, review the result and its action log, then raise the difficulty step by step.

Security: risk level

A business agent acts on the company's behalf: define what it may promise, refund or change, and keep a record of its decisions.

Points found for waoowaoo:

  • No licence: legally shaky for company use.

Three habits: least privilege (minimal rights, dedicated keys), human approval for irreversible actions, a sandbox for code execution. The AI agent security check reviews your setup in a few minutes.

Project activity and releases

Created on January 22, 2026, the waooAI/waoowaoo repository has 14,671 stars, 3,195 forks and 141 open issues, with 27 commits in total. Last change 1 month ago.

Over the last 52 weeks: 27 commits, an average of 0.5 per week.

Nov 2, : 0 · Nov 2, 2025Nov 2,Nov 9, : 0 · Nov 9, 2025Nov 16, : 0 · Nov 16, 2025Nov 23, : 0 · Nov 23, 2025Nov 30, : 0 · Nov 30, 2025Dec 7, : 0 · Dec 7, 2025Dec 14, : 0 · Dec 14, 2025Dec 21, : 0 · Dec 21, 2025Dec 28, : 0 · Dec 28, 2025Dec 28,Jan 4, : 0 · Jan 4, 2026Jan 11, : 0 · Jan 11, 2026Jan 18, : 0 · Jan 18, 2026Jan 25, : 0 · Jan 25, 2026Feb 1, : 0 · Feb 1, 2026Feb 8, : 0 · Feb 8, 2026Feb 15, : 0 · Feb 15, 2026Feb 22, : 0 · Feb 22, 2026Feb 22,Mar 1, : 0 · Mar 1, 2026Mar 8, : 0 · Mar 8, 2026Mar 15, : 4 · Mar 15, 2026Mar 22, : 4 · Mar 22, 2026Mar 29, : 4 · Mar 29, 2026Apr 5, : 6 · Apr 5, 2026Apr 12, : 0 · Apr 12, 2026Apr 19, : 0 · Apr 19, 2026Apr 19,Apr 26, : 0 · Apr 26, 2026May 3, : 1 · May 3, 2026May 10, : 1 · May 10, 2026May 17, : 0 · May 17, 2026May 24, : 0 · May 24, 2026May 31, : 0 · May 31, 2026Jun 7, : 0 · Jun 7, 2026Jun 14, : 0 · Jun 14, 2026Jun 14,Jun 21, : 0 · Jun 21, 2026Jun 28, : 0 · Jun 28, 2026Jul 5, : 0 · Jul 5, 2026Jul 12, : 0 · Jul 12, 2026Jul 19, : 0 · Jul 19, 2026Jul 26, : 0 · Jul 26, 2026Aug 2, : 1 · Aug 2, 2026Aug 9, : 0 · Aug 9, 2026Aug 9,Aug 16, : 0 · Aug 16, 2026Aug 23, : 0 · Aug 23, 2026Aug 30, : 0 · Aug 30, 2026Sep 6, : 5 · Sep 6, 2026Sep 13, : 0 · Sep 13, 2026Sep 20, : 0 · Sep 20, 2026Sep 27, : 1 · Sep 27, 2026Oct 4, : 0 · Oct 4, 2026Oct 4,Oct 11, : 0 · Oct 11, 2026Oct 18, : 0 · Oct 18, 2026Oct 25, : 0 · Oct 25, 2026Oct 25,
Commits per week on the main repository, last 52 weeks (GitHub API, checked October 25, 2026).

4 releases in total; 3 in the last twelve months. Latest release: v0.4.1, on April 3, 2026.

v0.3.0 · Mar 7, 2026v0.3.0Mar 7, 2026v0.4.0 · Apr 2, 2026v0.4.0Apr 2, 2026v0.4.1 · Apr 3, 2026v0.4.1Apr 3, 2026
The latest 3 releases published on GitHub (hover a point for details).

waoowaoo vs other business agents

GitHub stars of the best-rated open-source projects in the business agents family. Stars measure attention, not quality: a heavily promoted project collects them fast, a specialised tool will have few.

DeepTutorDeepTutor : 42.5K42.5KVibe-TradingVibe-Trading : 36.5K36.5KPentAGIPentAGI : 32.3K32.3KGenOfficeGenOffice : 10.7K10.7KHolmesGPTHolmesGPT : 3.7K3.7KText-to-CADText-to-CAD : 22.9K22.9KYouTube Automation AgentYouTube Automation Agent : 4.6K4.6KRedAmonRedAmon : 3.2K3.2Kwaoowaoowaoowaoo : 14.7K14.7K
Log scale; waoowaoo in orange. Checked October 25, 2026.

waoowaoo and other business agents at a glance

The 7 best-ranked agents in the same family, 7 of them open source. The score out of 100 only applies to open-source projects; for proprietary services we show the published entry price. A dash marks information the documentation does not state.

Quick comparison: business agents
AgentModelScoreStars or entry priceSelf-hostableHuman approval
waoowaooopen source3914.7K ★––
DeepTutoropen source8242.5K ★yes–
Vibe-Tradingopen source8136.5K ★yes–
PentAGIopen source7732.3K ★yesno
GenOfficeopen source7410.7K ★yes–
HolmesGPTopen source743.7K ★yes–
Text-to-CADopen source7322.9K ★––
YouTube Automation Agentopen source734.6K ★yesyes

How we rated it

Score: 39/100, computed only from public, verifiable data, with no subjective testing or partnership:

  • Adoption 26/40: 14,671 stars on a log scale (40 points from about 200,000).
  • Activity 13/30: last commit 1 month ago, 0 releases in six months, 27 commits in a year.
  • Framework 0/30: licence, default human approval, self-hosting, model choice and documentation site.

The score does not say whether the agent will succeed at your tasks: it measures how solid the project is. The full grid is on the method page.

Verdict

waoowaoo is a project to watch: compare it with the alternatives before adopting it.

Limitations

  • No licence declared

Frequently asked questions

Is waoowaoo free?

The software is public, with no declared licence. You still pay for the model calls, unless you use a local model.

Is waoowaoo safe?

Our risk level: mid. Points found: no licence. Give it minimum rights and approve irreversible actions.

Which models does waoowaoo use?

Its documentation does not specify the supported models.

Can waoowaoo be installed on your own server?

This is not clearly documented: check with the vendor.

What are the alternatives to waoowaoo?

In the same family: DeepTutor, Vibe-Trading, PentAGI, and GenOffice.

waoowaoo or DeepTutor: what is the difference?

Both belong to the business agents family. Waoowaoo has 14.7K stars against 42.5K for DeepTutor. The right choice mostly depends on the access you are willing to give it.

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