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Kept

Self-hosted, open-source inventory of everything you own and where it is. AI assistant and MCP server built in.

Kept is an open-source inventory and warehouse project on GitHub under the AGPL-3.0 license (network copyleft), with 450 stars. It is built with TypeScript. Its last push was 2 days ago.

Stars
450
License
AGPL-3.0
Activity
Active
Latest release
v1.14.3

Code on GitHub Website

Judgement

What it is
Complete system
What it does
Tracks everything a household owns and where it sits, from buildings and rooms down to shelves and boxes, with receipts, manuals, warranties, QR labels and a 3D map. Includes an AI assistant and an MCP server.
Adopt it when
You run a homelab and want a private, searchable record of your belongings and their locations, with printable box labels.
Watch out
The repository is about six weeks old and releases come almost daily, so expect churn before it settles.
Ready for
Experimental
Runs as
Self-hosted server and mobile app
Built with
TypeScript, React and PostgreSQL
How established
New: started 1 month ago, latest release v1.14.3.
What the license allows
Use inside your business is unrestricted. If you change it and let customers use it over the internet, you must publish your changes.

Judged on 2026-11-03 from the project's README and GitHub data. The license and age lines are worked out directly.

Built from

Follow it down: Kept → TypeScript → Go → runs on a microchip

How compilers were built, back to punched paper tape

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