Errbot is a Python-based ChatOps framework that supports multiple messaging backends and a plugin-first architecture. It is commonly used for operational commands, service integration, and chat-driven workflows. The project provides a clean plugin model that makes it straightforward to expose commands, listen to events, and integrate external services.
- Python plugin architecture for commands and event handlers
- Multiple backends including Slack, Mattermost, IRC, XMPP, Telegram, and Discord
- Built-in ACL/admin controls for command exposure
- Supports long-running service deployments and custom plugin repos
- Webhooks and REST API integration for external service connectivity
- Official Docker image available (
errbotio/errbot)
- Chat-driven runbooks and diagnostics
- Notification routing from monitoring and CI systems
- Team-specific operational bots with restricted command sets
- Incident response automation with audit trails
- Custom integrations with internal APIs and tooling
- Python 3.8+
- Errbot plugin and backend framework
- Flask for webhooks and REST endpoints
- Markdown for plugin documentation
- Image:
errbotio/errbot (Publisher: errbotio organization)
- Pulls: 50,000+
- Documentation: https://hub.docker.com/r/errbotio/errbot
- Website: https://errbot.io
- Actively maintained open-source project
- Current release: v6.2.0 (released 2024-01-04)
- Development hosted at: https://github.com/errbotio/errbot
- Documentation: https://errbot.readthedocs.io/
- Project website: https://errbot.io
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