You signed in with another tab or window. Reload to refresh your session.You signed out in another tab or window. Reload to refresh your session.You switched accounts on another tab or window. Reload to refresh your session.Dismiss alert
Open the Blink web UI in your browser and create your first agent. Alternatively, you may run the server [with Docker](https://blink.coder.com/docs/server/docker-deployment).
33
+
18
34
## Use Cases
19
35
20
36
-**Understanding complex codebases** - ask questions about how a repo works, how parts connect, or where to start when the code is unfamiliar.
21
37
-**Coding partner in Slack** - discuss ideas, open GitHub issues, or handle small coding tasks directly in Slack without breaking the conversation.
22
38
-**Customer support in shared channels** - let your customers ask technical questions in shared Slack channels and get answers backed by citations from your codebase and documentation.
23
39
40
+
-**And more** - Blink lets you build custom agents for any use case.
Many of the things you can do with Blink are also possible with ChatGPT, Claude Web, or Claude Code. Blink shines when you need to:
46
+
## Why Blink?
29
47
30
-
- Retain control of your data and infrastructure. Blink runs on your own servers, and agents can use any LLM provider: be it Amazon Bedrock, Google Vertex, or a self-hosted model.
31
-
- Centralize your conversations. Compared to Claude Code, all conversations are stored in a single database.
32
-
- Centralize access. Blink lets you define access controls to your agents in a single place.
33
-
-Fully control the source code of your agents. Blink is open source.
48
+
-**Retain control of your data and infrastructure.** Blink runs on your own servers, and agents can use any LLM provider: be it Amazon Bedrock, Google Vertex, or a self-hosted model.
49
+
-**Centralize your conversations.** Compared to Claude Code, all conversations are stored in a single database.
50
+
-**Centralize access.** Blink lets you define access controls to your agents in a single place.
51
+
-**Write code instead of configuring MCP and Skills.** With Blink you use TypeScript to build agents and add tools to them.
34
52
35
53
## Features
36
54
@@ -42,22 +60,6 @@ Many of the things you can do with Blink are also possible with ChatGPT, Claude
42
60
-**Docker-based deployment** - agents are deployed as Docker containers
43
61
-**User and organization management** - invite your team to use and collaborate on agents
44
62
45
-
## Get Started
46
-
47
-
### Requirements
48
-
49
-
- Node.js 22+ or Bun
50
-
- Docker (the server needs it to deploy agents)
51
-
52
-
### Install and run the Blink server
53
-
54
-
```sh
55
-
npm install -g blink-server
56
-
blink-server
57
-
```
58
-
59
-
Open the Blink web UI in your browser and create your first agent. Alternatively, you may run the server [with Docker](https://blink.coder.com/docs/server/docker-deployment).
60
-
61
63
## What's a Blink agent?
62
64
63
65
Agents are HTTP servers that respond to events. The Blink Server deploys them as Docker containers, routes messages from Slack/GitHub/web UI, and manages conversation state - your agent just defines how to respond.
0 commit comments