- test(desktop): move CSP guards from Rust to the desktop JS suite (#8172) (5142cf6b2a0f44686eeda1ed07905ee3560fd78e)
- fix(desktop): repair the Windows notification shim's false denial on read (#5600) (99924a5a69200d34f5cc67e9b76748d7ece72705)
- feat: raise hosted community limit to fifty (#8186) (8f66f7051c68560feb27dbc74b069c851bc018bd)
- feat(desktop): browse and moderate every community in the Admin Console (#8027) (836e7d0d06789765b4d98a93c2b509a2a0fbd1bf)
- Use Silo for bundled object storage (#8023) (d742fc5f304a430e94e89b0d4a427d17adc1a47f)
- fix(desktop): address workflow deletions at the workflow's actual owner (#2669) (5ff83d82f852edb50a96cab4cb67a13baa8bf830)
Buzz by Block Open Source
Self-hostable workspace from Block where people and AI agents share the same channels; messages, workflows, reviews and Git events are signed events on a relay you own (Nostr).
Recently added on Oct 10, 2026. The description, category and pricing were filled in from public metadata and have not been checked by an editor yet.
Price
Free (OSS)
free and open source
Popularity
#2 in Orchestration
Gid Score 43 / 100 · #101 of 378 overall
Trend
Gaining stars fast
about +53 GitHub stars a day
Development
Actively updated
latest 0.5.28, yesterday
Community
35.8K GitHub stars
public signals
What Buzz does
Key facts
| Maker | Block Open Source |
|---|---|
| First released | March 2026 |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Rust |
| Open issues and PRs | 3,604 |
Pricing
Open source under the Apache-2.0 licence; check the website for any paid hosted plans.
, checked Oct 10, 2026. Prices change often; confirm before you buy.
Quick answers
- Free to start?Yes
- Open source?Yes (Apache-2.0)
- Closest alternativeSymphony · all alternatives
What's new in Buzz: October 2026 so far
October brought improvements to agent configuration, community management, and cross-platform pairing, alongside fixes for desktop notifications, code detection, and workflow handling.
- Claude effort levels now available when creating and editing agents.
- Mobile users can now enter desktop pairing codes directly.
- Community limit increased to fifty for hosted instances.
- Admin Console now supports browsing and moderating all communities.
2 releases this month · summarised from the official release notes · all months
Buzz alternatives
Best Buzz alternatives compared · All agent orchestration and team workspaces
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 |
SymphonyOpenAI |
76 | — | — | — | — | 27.6K+16/day | 0.0.325d ago | Free (OSS) | ||
| 109 |
Multicamultica-ai |
42 | — | — | — | — | 52.3K+72/day | 0.6.19d ago | — | ||
| 114 |
Cmuxmanaflow-ai |
41 | — | — | — | — | 28.1K+77/day | 0.65.05d ago | — | ||
| 131 |
RalphRyan Carson |
38 | — | — | — | — | 21.9K+9/day | — | Free (OSS) | ||
| 142 |
GastownGas Town Hall |
37 | — | — | — | — | 18.3K+13/day | 1.2.14mo ago | Free (OSS) | ||
| 146 |
SupersetSuperset |
36 | — | — | — | — | 15K+33/day | 1.37.02d ago | — | ||
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Ratings from people who use Buzz
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Buzz news
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74 agents added to AgentGid
Symphony, OpenShell, Codex Security, NemoClaw, Agent Browser, Opensre, Caveman, Brag, Open Code Review, Understand-Anything, Codegraph, BrowserSkill and 62 more
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Buzz 0.5.28 released
test(desktop): move CSP guards from Rust to the desktop JS suite (#8172) (5142cf6b2a0f44686eeda1ed07905ee3560fd78e); fix(desktop): repair the Windows notification shim's false denial on read (#5600) (99924a5a69200d34f5cc67e9b76748d7ece72705); feat: raise…
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Buzz 0.5.27 released
feat(desktop): offer Claude effort levels in agent edit and create (#8059) (9c6fa14aa03358b4188f2ce0a92a9e435a3cb41b); fix(desktop): use object-scale-down for inline markdown images (#4686) (fcf5f044b3af56f3855a417e61e4389fa925c1bd); fix(desktop): detect…
What changed: recent Buzz releases
50 stable releases in the last 90 days · Monthly summary · Full changelog
- feat(desktop): offer Claude effort levels in agent edit and create (#8059) (9c6fa14aa03358b4188f2ce0a92a9e435a3cb41b)
- fix(desktop): use object-scale-down for inline markdown images (#4686) (fcf5f044b3af56f3855a417e61e4389fa925c1bd)
- fix(desktop): detect Kimi Code in its default install path (#3700) (964b556a429c77c43df8429e97e3648f42d47d52)
- feat(pairing): enter desktop codes on mobile (#8085) (5173fad6602ae82c06f338d19ef0f18eff57159b)
- fix(desktop): show readable Claude Code model names and descriptions (#8053) (5a4b2d3dcc422954b4bd5829310a40f12b3cb03d)
- feat(agents): request summarized Claude thinking and label empty rows (#8051) (cc528dbe0538cff0357b7644a9466ad689a1874f)
- fix(desktop): correct Grok Build setup guide URL (#4846) (7ebf1beb44139264e9c5c7fee6970429ff66f934)
- feat(relay): implement NIP-AR channel artifacts (#7919) (12670bd0f037c66a682272bb81c46c3f254fad74)
- fix(desktop): resolve unlisted project channel requests (#7619) (c96553eb13a073ca9f4ee1547b50ba3d28dfd4db)
- Schedule the deletion drain safely (#7827) (6918dd3a83fd7aacf6d8e4634d3864eb10ead61d)
- test(desktop): wait for channel head refresh before paging thread summary test (#7955) (f1e50be4103addabd497563495e0ffe5bda07ef7)
- 🤖 perf: bound long-thread aux reads and make query deadlines terminal (#7854) (9b1c4f98e2981d6d89fbfa3154b8ef0b3b6ad334)
- Discover alternate Buzz ACP commands (#6948) (dd1c2afc2a16238656c5ed19fbfc558605248163)
- chore(mesh): upgrade MeshLLM to 0.76.2 (#7559) (4544ba1713d8d7f5959d7d63886ff3927357e1ac)
- feat(agents): humanize uncurated Databricks model ids with a label grammar (#7844) (d01e5f82058463709a22e93bb4cd795da5f53e10)
- fix: route databricks claude fqns to anthropic messages (#7829) (48884848f566d02c42ce07636636c4ad5f164c27)
- feat(relay): add opt-in newest-first thread windows (#7823) (5a349db91c23fa70c8c8aa43a3a5ba0005d8dd41)
- refactor: move agent Git bootstrap into ACP harness (#7819) (5621006bcf84b82e5da489824a5b4d76568d8602)
- test(desktop): stabilize unread and audio release smoke fixtures (#7821) (fe56d311a7156802408afb04023c3f75d4015007)
- fix(desktop): remember Inbox unread-only choice (#7672) (312cf674fad5563c24a66ec5350d306d192ed64a)
- fix(desktop): refresh channels after access-revoked closure (#7784) (a024b83d5448598928d512364fea099ca96b373c)
- fix(desktop): bound startup request bursts and recover quota refusals (#7790) (c213d90d5c450e2e579505da4a4145f528ecbcf2)
- fix(desktop): register macOS badges for new and existing installs (#7783) (a3117a4762e3349054474e221c2e9cc5fea60dd9)
- fix(workflows): make deletion persistent and retryable (#7735) (5079c770fe30bb3d8204822ce6c2431eacac6d4b)
- fix(desktop): keep packaged frontendDist relative so Windows embeds assets (#7177) (dad5a33865fc81a2e55b3b60746632f615ec1e3a)
- fix(sidebar): simplify unread indicators and emphasize priority activity (#7134) (f038cbbb0d4092a72ffd93f17916f84d2b39bb43)
- feat(buzz-acp): update base prompt; add buzz context and skills to Pi agents (#7335) (4beffef6979347f7ebdc760705865bdd04d23508)
- fix(desktop): restore mention chip identity icons (#7338) (4afef8649ab11d60b423893e9e4f8cd36868d35a)
- Persist video playback speed preference (#7336) (5d107836c6bd6a57e2da28560ec0acc0d016b8d9)
- feat(desktop): invite owned agents from standalone forums (#7125) (e7e29937a145aca7a3c7f5436b07e32c6c20087f)
Buzz popularity and usage data
The GitHub repository has 35.8K stars, 3,439 of them added in the last 30 days. The latest stable release is 0.5.28, published Oct 9, 2026; there were 5 stable releases in the past 30 days.
Download the raw daily series: buzz.csv
Gid Score breakdown
Adoption—
Community65
Attention—
Momentum55
Each component is scored 0 to 100 from public signals; a dash means no data for it. Methodology.
Buzz FAQ
How much does Buzz cost?
Open source under the Apache-2.0 licence; check the website for any paid hosted plans.
Is Buzz open source?
Yes. Buzz is open source, released under the Apache-2.0 license.
How popular is Buzz?
The GitHub repository has 35.8K stars, 3,439 of them added in the last 30 days. The latest stable release is 0.5.28, published Oct 9, 2026; there were 5 stable releases in the past 30 days.
What is the latest version of Buzz?
The latest stable release we track is 0.5.28, published on Oct 9, 2026.
What are the alternatives to Buzz?
The closest alternatives in the same category by Gid Score are Symphony, Multica, Cmux, Ralph.
For the makers of Buzz badges, corrections
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Where these numbers come from
GitHub: block/buzz. See data sources for how each one is collected.
Product facts and pricing were checked against: github.com.