# Ash Ash is an open-source AI agent framework for building customizable personal assistants. Created by David Cramer. Written in Python. MIT licensed. ## Key features - **Personality system**: Agents derive behavior from a SOUL.md configuration file - **Persistent memory**: SQLite-backed semantic search for facts learned during interactions - **Conversation history**: JSONL-based session storage for context across interactions - **Multi-model support**: Compatible with Anthropic Claude and OpenAI models - **Sandboxed execution**: Bash commands run inside Docker containers for safe tool execution - **Telegram integration**: Interact with the assistant via messaging - **Web search**: Built-in Brave Search integration ## References - Source code: https://github.com/dcramer/ash - Documentation: https://dcramer.github.io/ash ## Related - [[AI Agents]] - [[AI Assistants]] - [[Claude Code]]