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Tiledesk
Open-source customer support and AI agent builder with human-in-the-loop workflows.
0.4K stars 0.1K forks MIT license 2026-06-09 verified
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Overview
What is Tiledesk?
Tiledesk is an open-source platform for building customer support chatbots and LLM-powered agents. It combines live chat, AI automation, and human-in-the-loop escalation for support teams.
Support workflow focus
Tiledesk is built around chat, support, and customer service use cases.
Support agents need conversation history, escalation, and operational controls.Human-in-the-loop escalation
The platform supports human handoff when automation is not enough.
Handoff keeps automation useful without pretending the bot can solve every case.Open-source components
Core server and dashboard repositories are available on GitHub.
Teams can inspect, self-host, and adapt the platform to their support stack. Use cases
What teams use it for
Ecosystem
Tags & capabilities
Comparison
How it stacks up
When to choose Tiledesk
Compare it with nearby bots by looking at hosting model, integration surface, license, and whether the official docs show the workflow you need.
FAQ
Questions
Is Tiledesk open source?
Yes. The server and dashboard repositories are available on GitHub under MIT license metadata.
Who should use Tiledesk?
Support teams that want an open-source AI chatbot platform with live chat and escalation.
Decision brief
JSON
Should you use Tiledesk?
- Teams building low-level agent frameworks
- Users who only need a local CLI coding assistant
- Verified 2026-06-09
- License: MIT
- Repo: Tiledesk/tiledesk-server
- Open-source signal
Deployment
cloud
Permission surface
shell/files, messages
Decision signals
No extra signals recorded
Agent packet
Structured decision data for Tiledesk
This packet is the compact machine-readable view agents should use before following source links or taking action.
Capabilities
messaging
Constraints
open source
Deployment
cloud
Permission surface
shell/files, messages
Recommended workflows
Browser automation, Coding agent workflow
Overview
What Tiledesk does
What it is
It combines chatbot automation, live chat, and human-in-the-loop escalation.
Why it matters
Support automation works best when the bot has a clear route to a human operator.
How to evaluate it
Evaluate Tiledesk by deploying a small support flow, then testing escalation, analytics, and knowledge-source updates.
Facts
Known metadata and operating surface
These fields are separated from editorial interpretation so agents can reason over facts and missing checks.
Resource type bot
Category Bots
Maturity active
Difficulty Unknown
License MIT
Pricing open source
Verified 2026-06-09
Source confidence high
Risk level elevated
Fit matrix
Where Tiledesk fits in an agent stack
strong
Browser automation
Tiledesk has multiple signals for browser automation, including matching tags, capabilities, category, or positioning.
- Run one non-sensitive website task and inspect clicks, waits, retries, and changed URLs.
- Confirm official docs, current maintenance, license, and runtime constraints before production use.
strong
Coding agent workflow
Tiledesk has multiple signals for coding agent workflow, including matching tags, capabilities, category, or positioning.
- Run a small repository change and inspect the diff, tests, and rollback path.
- Confirm official docs, current maintenance, license, and runtime constraints before production use.
partial
Evaluation and observability
Tiledesk has at least one signal for evaluation and observability, but should be checked against a real task before adoption.
- Add one repeatable test case and confirm results can run again in review or CI.
- Confirm official docs, current maintenance, license, and runtime constraints before production use.
partial
Local or private AI stack
Tiledesk has at least one signal for local or private ai stack, but should be checked against a real task before adoption.
- Verify hardware requirements, data path, storage, and whether all calls stay in your environment.
- Confirm official docs, current maintenance, license, and runtime constraints before production use.
partial
Reusable skill workflow
Tiledesk has at least one signal for reusable skill workflow, but should be checked against a real task before adoption.
- Run one skill end to end and check whether it produces evidence or structured output.
- Confirm official docs, current maintenance, license, and runtime constraints before production use.
weak
Connector or protocol layer
Tiledesk is not primarily positioned for connector or protocol layer in the current metadata.
- Connect one low-risk service, then inspect schemas, auth scope, errors, and logs.
- Confirm official docs, current maintenance, license, and runtime constraints before production use.
Inputs and outputs
What an agent should inspect
Likely inputs
- Repositories, files, issues, terminal output, and test results
- Official setup instructions and a small real workflow
Likely outputs
- Diffs, commits, explanations, test results, or review notes
- Scores, traces, regression results, dashboards, or failure cases
- A decision on whether this resource fits the target workflow
Evidence
Sources, claims, and missing checks
Claims are marked separately from source links so future crawlers and reviewers can update them without rewriting the page.
GitHub github
Repository source for code, license, issues, releases, and implementation details.
Homepage homepageOfficial or project-controlled source for this resource profile.
Source githubRepository source for code, license, issues, releases, and implementation details.
Tiledesk is listed as open source.
License metadata: MITTiledesk has a recorded GitHub repository: Tiledesk/tiledesk-server.
Resource facts and GitHub source link.Tiledesk supports these recorded deployment modes: cloud.
OpenAgent decision signal metadata.Tiledesk is tagged with messaging capabilities.
OpenAgent capability taxonomy.- Dedicated docs link is missing.
- Repository freshness has not been recorded.
Next action
How to start evaluating Tiledesk
Inspect repository
Check license, recent activity, issues, examples, and security-sensitive code paths.
Open sourceOpen Homepage
Start from the official source before adopting third-party instructions.
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Alternatives and nearby resources
Use related resources to compare category fit, license, deployment model, and first-workflow behavior.
FAQ
Common questions about Tiledesk
Is Tiledesk open source?
Yes. The server and dashboard repositories are available on GitHub under MIT license metadata.
Who should use Tiledesk?
Support teams that want an open-source AI chatbot platform with live chat and escalation.