chadbyte/clay
A self-hosted workspace where people and coding agents work together across projects, sessions, and providers.
Star History
Momentum
+10
STARS · LAST 30 DAYS
1
PER DAY
#268
MOST-STARRED JavaScript
| Window | 7 days | 30 days | 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stars gained | +7 | +10 | +90 |
| Per day | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Forks gained | +1 | +3 | +10 |
clay gained 10 stars in the last 30 days, about 1 a day, and now has 398. It is about 1 year old and has averaged roughly 398 stars a year. It ranks #268 among JavaScript repositories and #3,976 across all languages on GitHubRepo.
Trending Record
4
DAYS ON TRENDING
#2304
BEST RANK
Sep 25, 2026
FIRST APPEARANCE
Active
STATUS TODAY
clay has maintained a continuous presence across global trending indexes, peaking at #2304. Below is the 30-day activity profile:
💡 Overview
clay is an open-source project written in JavaScript: A self-hosted workspace where people and coding agents work together across projects, sessions, and providers.
Engineered for speed, consistency, and developer ease, it solves common hurdles in ai-agent, ai-agents, ai-team. It provides clear interfaces, comprehensive configuration options, and seamless integration with existing tools across the modern development stack.
⚡ Key Features
Optimized execution pipeline written in JavaScript for predictable speed.
Zero-friction configuration with comprehensive sensible defaults out of the box.
Cross-platform runtime support across Linux, macOS, and Windows environments.
Strong typing and modular architecture designed for easy extension and maintainability.
Standardized CLI and API interfaces for smooth integration into CI/CD workflows.
Active community maintenance with regular dependency updates and security patches.
📥 Installation
$ npm install clay⚙ System Requirements
Platforms
- • macOS
- • Linux
- • Windows
Runtime & Dependencies
Node.js >= 18 or modern Evergreen browser
Architecture
x86_64, ARM64 (Apple Silicon & Graviton)
🧠 How It Works
clay coordinates its core functionality through a modular JavaScript pipeline. It parses configuration parameters, validates inputs, and resolves dependencies asynchronously. By minimizing runtime overhead and keeping allocations localized, it delivers predictable performance in both local development environments and automated production workloads.
🎯 Production Use Cases
Autonomous AI Agents
Orchestrate intelligent workflows and tool-calling routines with clay.
Model Inference & Prompting
Integrate fast, local or cloud-hosted generative AI models directly into production code.
Context Memory & RAG
Augment language models with dynamic vector retrieval and structured project memory.
Developer Productivity
Automate repetitive engineering tasks, code generation, and test creation using AI agents.
🚀 Getting Started
Install clay using your package manager: `npm install clay`
Initialize your project workspace or configuration file for clay.
Import clay into your codebase or invoke it directly from your terminal.
Execute your test suite or run `clay --help` to verify successful setup.
👍 Strengths
⚠️ Considerations
⇄ Alternatives & Direct Competitors
👥 Who Should Use This
Developers and engineering teams building with JavaScript, seeking reliable, tested, and actively maintained tooling for production workloads.
🏆 Nearby in the Rankings
chadbyte/clay is currently ranked #3,976 by stars across every repository tracked on GitHubRepo. These are adjacent projects:
| Rank | Repository | Language | Stars | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #3,971 | 0xZhangKe/Fread | Kotlin | ★ 400 | Compare ↗ |
| #3,971 | miru-project/repo | JavaScript | ★ 400 | Compare ↗ |
| #3,971 | nuxt/cli | TypeScript | ★ 400 | Compare ↗ |
| #3,971 | liza-mas/liza | Go | ★ 400 | Compare ↗ |
| #3,975 | worldcoin/orb-software | Rust | ★ 399 | Compare ↗ |
| #3,976 | chadbyte/clay This Project | JavaScript | ★ 398 | |
| #3,976 | spikex/strongbox | Ruby | ★ 398 | Compare ↗ |
| #3,976 | larsbijl/trending_archive | Python | ★ 398 | Compare ↗ |
| #3,976 | mollyim/mollysocket | Rust | ★ 398 | Compare ↗ |
| #3,976 | theseus-rs/postgresql-embedded | Rust | ★ 398 | Compare ↗ |
| #3,976 | f-is-h/Usage4Claude | Swift | ★ 398 | Compare ↗ |
Frequently Asked Questions
What does clay do? +
A self-hosted workspace where people and coding agents work together across projects, sessions, and providers.
What language is clay written in? +
The primary language is JavaScript. Topics include: ai-agent, ai-agents, ai-team, automation, claude.
Is clay actively maintained? +
Yes, the last recorded push was on Sep 25, 2026 with 2 open issues being tracked.
How many stars does clay have? +
clay has 398 stars and 55 forks on GitHub.
How does clay rank among GitHub repositories? +
With 398 stars, chadbyte/clay is ranked #3,976 globally across all repositories tracked on GitHubRepo and #268 among JavaScript projects.
What license is clay distributed under? +
The repository reports a AGPL-3.0 license. Always verify the repository LICENSE file for legal terms.
