# novuhq/novu

> The open-source communication infrastructure for agents and products

- GitHub: https://github.com/novuhq/novu
- Website: https://go.novu.co/github
- Category: Self-hosted Apps (https://ideas.asveas.com/c/selfhost); also AI Agents, DevOps & Deploy
- Tags: ai-agents, communication, email, inbox, infrastructure, node, notification-center, notifications, novu, push-notifications, react, sms, transactional, typescript
- Language: TypeScript · License: Other
- Stars: 40,321 · Forks: 4,541 · Open issues: 118
- Last push: 2026-11-11 (today)
- Vibe score: 91/100

## What it is
One API and one unified conversation model to connect your products and your agents to every channel your users live on — Inbox, Email, SMS, Push, Chat, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Telegram, and more. Report a bug · Docs · Website · Join our Discord · Changelog · Roadmap · X · Contact us

## When to use it
Reach for novu when you'd rather own a ready-made product (analytics, CMS, CRM…) than pay for SaaS — it's written in TypeScript and fits stacks tagged ai-agents, communication, email, inbox.

## Maintenance
novuhq/novu looks very actively maintained: the last push was today (2026-11-11), with 40,321 stars and 118 open issues.

## Quick start
```bash
git clone https://github.com/novuhq/novu.git
```

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