# vercel/chatbot

> A full-featured, hackable Next.js AI chatbot built by Vercel

- GitHub: https://github.com/vercel/chatbot
- Website: https://chatbot.ai-sdk.dev
- Category: SaaS Starters (https://ideas.asveas.com/c/starters); also LLM & Inference, Frontend Frameworks
- Tags: ai, chatgpt, nextjs, react, redis, shadcn-ui, vercel, openai, typescript
- Language: TypeScript · License: Other
- Stars: 21,045 · Forks: 6,781 · Open issues: 37
- Last push: 2026-11-03 (8 days ago)
- Vibe score: 84/100

## What it is
Chatbot (formerly AI Chatbot) is a free, open-source template built with Next.js and the AI SDK that helps you quickly build powerful chatbot applications. Read Docs · Features · Model Providers · Deploy Your Own · Running locally Next.js App Router Advanced routing for seamless navigation and performance React Server Components (RSCs) and Server Actions for server-side rendering and increased performance AI SDK Unified API for generating text, structured objects, and tool calls with LLMs Hooks for building dynamic chat and generative user interfaces Supports OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, and other model providers via AI Gateway shadcn/ui Styling with Tailwind CSS Component primitives…

## When to use it
Reach for chatbot when you want to skip setup and start from a working SaaS, chatbot or full-stack template — it's written in TypeScript and fits stacks tagged ai, chatgpt, nextjs, react.

## Maintenance
vercel/chatbot looks very actively maintained: the last push was 8 days ago (2026-11-03), with 21,045 stars and 37 open issues.

## Quick start
```bash
git clone https://github.com/vercel/chatbot.git
```

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Source: https://ideas.asveas.com/r/vercel/chatbot · Catalog: https://ideas.asveas.com/llms.txt