# Have Your Bot Call My Bot

URL: /show/linux-unplugged/652/
> We stress tested open source AI agents this week. What actually held up, and where it falls apart. Plus Brent's $20 Wi-Fi upgrade.

- Show: [LINUX Unplugged](/show/linux-unplugged/)
- Episode: 652
- Date: 2026-02-01
- Hosts: brent, chris, wes
- Duration: 01:09:57
- Audio: https://rss.art19.com/episodes/bc12a79d-b970-4016-8e34-55b3e2b0f7e1.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIgljdXJsBjoGRVQ%3D--435795d5c850773aaa4739d968bd77a1dfd6f301


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### Episode Links

* [💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike](https://strike.me/ "💥 Gets Sats Quick and Easy with Strike")
* [📻 LINUX Unplugged on Fountain.FM](https://www.fountain.fm/show/dWiuBeqpDSM86AwXRXov "📻 LINUX Unplugged  on Fountain.FM")
* [PlanetNix 2026](https://planetnix.com/ "PlanetNix 2026") — Where Nix Builders Come Together
* [Agenda - PlanetNix 2026](https://planetnix.com/agenda "Agenda - PlanetNix 2026")
* [SCaLE 23x | Registration](https://register.socallinuxexpo.org/reg23/ "SCaLE 23x | Registration") — Get 40% off registration with promo code "UNPLG"
* [Pasadena Linux Party Meetup](https://www.meetup.com/jupiterbroadcasting/events/313050140/ "Pasadena Linux Party Meetup")
* [LINUX Unplugged 650: This Old Network](https://linuxunplugged.com/650 "LINUX Unplugged 650: This Old Network") — We rebuild a small office network around Linux, with an Unplugged twist and real-world constraints. Things don't go quite as expected...
* [OpenWrt Wiki - Ad blocking](https://openwrt.org/docs/guide-user/services/ad-blocking?s\[\]=app "OpenWrt Wiki - Ad blocking")
* [AdBlock-fast](https://docs.openwrt.melmac.ca/adblock-fast/ "AdBlock-fast") — AdBlock-Fast is a high-performance ad-blocking service for OpenWrt that integrates with Dnsmasq, SmartDNS, and Unbound.
* [OpenWrt Wiki - Supported Hardware Table](https://openwrt.org/toh/start "OpenWrt Wiki - Supported Hardware Table")
* [Abe's volition](https://github.com/AIndoria/volition "Abe's volition") — This is a public, sanitized version of my Abiverse repository for people to use and run their own Abes
* [OpenClaw](https://openclaw.ai "OpenClaw") — Clears your inbox, sends emails, manages your calendar, checks you in for flights. All from WhatsApp, Telegram, or any chat app you already use.
* [Introducing OpenClaw](https://openclaw.ai/blog/introducing-openclaw "Introducing OpenClaw")
* [openclaw on GitHub 🦞](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw "openclaw on GitHub 🦞")
* [openclaw security Issues](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw/issues?q=is%3Aissue%20state%3Aopen%20security "openclaw security Issues")
* [Practical changes could reduce AI energy demand by up to 90% – University College London](https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/jul/practical-changes-could-reduce-ai-energy-demand-90 "Practical changes could reduce AI energy demand by up to 90% – University College London")
* [moltbook](https://www.moltbook.com/post/38a040fd-b03c-4f94-9b14-6d744b408ed7 "moltbook") — the front page of the agent internet
* [SeloraBox - NixOS Edition](https://gitlab.com/selorahomes/products/selorabox-nix/ "SeloraBox - NixOS Edition") — SeloraBox is a self-configuring home automation appliance based on NixOS, featuring automated installation, device claiming via QR code, and self-updating configuration management.
* [nixtcloud: Nextcloud with NixOS in the backend and P2P connectivity enabled](https://github.com/jjacke13/nixtcloud "nixtcloud: Nextcloud with NixOS in the backend and P2P connectivity enabled") — Nixtcloud turns a Raspberry Pi or NanoPi NEO3 into a privacy-first, zero-config personal cloud — powered by NixOS, Nextcloud, and peer-to-peer remote access via Holesail. Built for the self-hosting crowd who want full control without constant babysitting.
* [Holesail.io - Open Source P2P Reverse Proxy](https://holesail.io/ "Holesail.io - Open Source P2P Reverse Proxy")
* [Pick: ml-sharp-pinokio](https://github.com/francescofugazzi/ml-sharp-pinokio "Pick: ml-sharp-pinokio") — One-click 3D Gaussian Splatting generation from a single image.
* [Pick: Gradia](https://gradia.alexandervanhee.be/ "Pick: Gradia") — Gradia helps you get your screenshots ready for sharing, whether quickly with friends or colleagues, or professionally with the entire world.