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Argus

Natural-language automation compiled by an LLM, run by a deterministic engine.

  • Completely free
  • Android
  • Open source

Overview

Some features rely on the Shizuku app.

Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.

Excerpts that establish this information
  • “Rules, logs and encrypted API keys stay on your phone; only the provider or self-hosted bridge you explicitly configure receives compile/generative requests.” — F-Droid, 10 November 2026
  • “Elevated privileges are optional via Shizuku; a base tier works without it.” — GitHub, 10 November 2026

At a glance

All of Argus is free: no feature is locked behind a paid plan, and its code is open.

Its licence (GPL-3.0) is a copyleft open source licence: you may use, study, modify and redistribute it, including commercially; modified versions must keep the same licence.

Strengths

  • Open source code
  • No advertising
  • Commercial use allowed

Sources and checks

  • Facts collected from F-Droid (credit card, source code, publisher, licence, free status, platforms, ads, commercial use, version) —
  • Last technical check: 6 November 2026
  • Description from F-Droid — F-Droid (citation courte)

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