Hubot is a scriptable chatbot framework originally created by GitHub. It runs on Node.js and supports many chat adapters, making it useful for chat-driven automation and operational integrations. The project is now maintained by the hubotio community and continues to receive updates and improvements. Hubot popularized the ChatOps movement and remains a classic choice for team automation.
- JavaScript/CoffeeScript command scripts with full Node.js ecosystem
- Adapter model for multiple chat platforms (Slack, Teams, IRC, Discord, and more)
- Large ecosystem of community scripts and integrations
- Straightforward integration with webhooks and external APIs
- Environment-variable driven configuration for flexibility
- Custom Docker image support for version pinning
- Chat-driven operational tasks and incident response
- Alert and notification routing from monitoring systems
- Team workflow automation via custom chat commands
- CI/CD pipeline control and deployment triggers
- Developer productivity tools and status dashboards
- JavaScript (Node.js 20+)
- Hubot scripts and adapters
- npm package ecosystem
- Express.js for webhooks and HTTP routes
- Mature ChatOps framework with active community maintenance
- Current release: v14.1.0 (released 2026-02-24)
- Project moved from GitHub to hubotio organization: https://github.com/hubotio/hubot
- Documentation: https://hubot.github.com/docs/
- Original creator: GitHub, Inc. (now community-maintained)
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¶ Hubot Consulting and Support
Setting up Hubot in production requires careful attention to adapter configuration, script security, and token management. We offer:
- 🤖 Custom Hubot script development and adapter integration
- 🔐 Security audits for OAuth tokens and credential handling
- 📊 Integration with monitoring, CI/CD, and ticketing platforms
- 🏗️ Production architecture design for high-availability bots
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