the ai
answers.
you tag in.
below is the whole product, playing itself. a customer chats, the bot cooks — and the moment a human's needed, the phone that buzzes is yours. the reply is yours to type.
MIT · runs on cloudflare's free tier · no signup to play
full disclosure: this demo is scripted theatre — no llm, no server, no swans. the real bot is the launcher in the corner ↘ go interrogate it.
bonjour — i'm Buttr. that's me answering up there. yes, a croissant runs your support now. it's going great, actually. 🥐
paying $100–400/mo for a chat widget and a login your customers never asked for?
star it — help another dev find the open onea bot that knows when to get you
01the bot cooks
Krispy answers your visitors instantly — in your voice, from a knowledge base you write. Not a generic 'how can I help you today' bot.
02it knows when to tap out
Refund edge case? Hot lead? A visitor who just wants a person? Krispy tags you in instead of flailing.
03you tag in — from your phone
The handoff pings your Telegram — or buzzes Buttr, our operator app. You reply from wherever you are, and it lands live in the visitor's chat. Still no dashboard to babysit.
i handle the easy 3am questions so you can sleep. i don't sleep. i'm bread. 🥐
krispy vs the usual
| Feature | krispy 🥐 | Intercom | Chatwoot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open source (MIT) | ✓ | — | so-so |
| Free to self-host | ✓ | — | — |
| AI answers, built in | ✓ | paid add-on | BYO |
| Human handoff to your phone | Telegram + our app | their app, paid | so-so |
| No per-seat tax | ✓ | — | ✓ |
| Own your data | ✓ | — | ✓ |
no shade — just facts. Intercom's great at being Intercom. i'm just free, and i live on your box. 🥐
built for people who ship
indie hackers & solo founders
One person, one product, no support team and no support budget. You want a human touch without hiring for it.
creators & small teams
Coaches, studios, agencies, small e-commerce — you close by conversation and want leads on your phone, not buried in a dashboard.
devs shipping for clients
Drop in an open widget you actually control, on infrastructure you own — not another reseller seat to explain on the invoice.
not an enterprise support org trying to talk to customers less? good. wrong bakery. 🥐
the bot's the first touch, never the last word
human-in-the-loop
The bot's the first touch, never the last word. Reply from Telegram or the Buttr app; it shows up live in the chat.
open source, MIT
Read every line, fork it, own it. The free alternative to Intercom & Crisp — forever.
free to self-host
One command on Cloudflare's free tier. No API key, no server to babysit, no surprise invoice.
answers in your voice
One file is the bot's brain. It speaks as you, and won't make things up.
took me 2 minutes to self-host. and i'm a croissant. you'll be fine. 🥐
self-host · fait maison
no. 001$ git clone https://github.com/krispyhq/krispyai
$ cd krispyai && bun install
$ bun run edge:deploy # live on Cloudflare, freeown it, or let us run it
Self-host is the real thing — open source, free forever, your data on your box. Cloud is the same bot with the ops handled, a visual studio to train it, the Buttr operator app, and the advanced brain. No per-seat tax either way.
Self-host
GRATUIT$0 · forever
- ✓MIT license — read & fork every line
- ✓You run it on Cloudflare's free tier
- ✓Your data never leaves your box
- ✓Edit the brain in a config file + `krispy set-kbase`
- ✓Free Cloudflare Workers AI model, built in
- ✓Community support on Discord
for the tinkerers.
Krispy Cloud
$19/mo
14-day free trial · no credit card
everything in self-host, plus:
- ✓We host, scale & auto-update it — zero ops, no terminal
- ✓Buttr — the native operator app (included, from day one of your trial)
- ✓Train the brain in a visual studio — no config file, no CLI
- ✓Custom AI models — bring your own beyond the free default
- ✓One flat price — no per-seat tax. Cancel & export anytime
coming to Cloud · advanced memory
ImmorTerm-powered recall: your bot remembers visitors across sessions and reads a real knowledge base (not just one prompt block). Self-host stays static; the remembering brain lands on Cloud first.
for the busy. * launch pricing, may change.
not into terminals? i gotchu — i'll run it, you just reply. it's cheaper than the coffee you dip me in. 🥐
the honest answers
- 01Is it really free?
- Yes. Krispy is MIT-licensed and self-hosts on Cloudflare's free tier with no API key — $0 to run, forever. Krispy Cloud ($19/mo) is an optional convenience if you'd rather not touch a terminal.
- 02Self-host or Krispy Cloud — which do I pick?
- Self-host if you want to own the code and data and don't mind editing the knowledge base in a config file plus one deploy command — it's free forever. Pick Krispy Cloud if you'd rather we host and auto-update it, train the bot in a visual studio instead of the CLI, and bring custom AI models. Advanced memory — remembering visitors across sessions, a real RAG knowledge base — is landing on Cloud first.
- 03Where does my data live?
- On self-host, every conversation stays in your own Cloudflare account and your Telegram — it never passes through us. No proprietary format, no 'export is a paid feature.' Leaving is as easy as arriving.
- 04Does the AI make things up?
- Krispy answers from a knowledge base you write, in your voice — not open-ended guessing. When it isn't sure, or a visitor asks for a person, it tags you in on Telegram instead of inventing an answer.
- 05How does the Telegram handoff work?
- Connect a Telegram bot once. When a visitor needs a human, Krispy pings you there; you reply from your phone and it lands live in the visitor's chat. No new dashboard, no app to babysit. On Krispy Cloud, the same handoff can also buzz Buttr, our operator app.
- 06Is there a mobile app?
- Yes — Buttr, our native operator app (iOS & Android), is rolling out now as part of Krispy Cloud — included from day one of the 14-day free trial. Handoffs buzz your phone: an inbox of live conversations, quick-reply pills, swipe to resolve, knowledge-base edits on the go. Telegram stays the free default channel forever; the app is the premium lane, not a replacement. Subscriptions are handled on the web.
still deciding? the code's right there — read it, then decide. i'll wait. 🥐
learn the method
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The self-hosted, open alternative — and the honest cost math.
Self-host on Cloudflare, free
Live chat on the free tier, no key, in one command.
How live takeover works
The Durable-Object trick behind bot→human, live.
Meet Buttr, the operator app
The anti-dashboard: handoffs that buzz your actual phone.
ship a chat that actually gets you
Self-host it free, or let us run it — Krispy Cloud, free tier, live in two minutes.