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OpenHuman - Private Personal AI Agent for Local Memory

Last updated May 17, 2026

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What is OpenHuman?

OpenHuman is an open-source personal AI assistant for people who want a private agent that can remember work context, connect to everyday apps, and run from a desktop-style interface instead of a terminal-only workflow. The project is built by TinyHumans AI and is published on GitHub under GPL-3.0. Its own README describes it as early beta, so builders should expect fast movement, frequent releases, and rough edges rather than a finished consumer app. The product is useful because it combines three ideas that usually live in separate tools. First, it gives the assistant a local memory layer. OpenHuman summarizes connected documents, emails, chats, and activity into Markdown chunks, stores state in SQLite, and writes an Obsidian-compatible vault so the user can inspect and reuse the memory. Second, it exposes integrations as typed tools. The project documentation lists more than 118 OAuth integrations, including Gmail, Notion, GitHub, Slack, Stripe, Calendar, Drive, Linear, and Jira. Third, it wraps the experience in a UI-first desktop agent with a mascot, voice features, meeting-agent behavior, and background thinking. For developers, OpenHuman is most interesting as an agent harness. It is not just a chat UI. The repository includes native tools for web search, web fetch, filesystem access, Git workflows, linting, testing, grep-like code search, speech-to-text, text-to-speech, model routing, token compression, and optional local AI. That makes it a candidate for builders who want a personal operating layer over their work apps without sending every workflow through a closed hosted assistant. The setup story is friendlier than many agent frameworks. The README points users to downloadable desktop builds from tinyhumans.ai/openhuman and also provides terminal install scripts for macOS, Linux, and Windows. The repository is active, with thousands of stars, many releases, and a May 2026 release cadence. The tradeoff is maturity. Because the maintainers label the project early beta, teams should pilot it on non-critical workflows first, inspect permissions for every integration, and review the local data model before connecting sensitive accounts. OpenHuman stands out for privacy-minded builders, founders, and power users who want memory, integrations, and agent tooling in one place. It is a strong fit for experimenting with personal AI infrastructure, but not yet a low-risk replacement for managed workplace assistants. OpenHuman is also useful as a reference implementation for personal AI design. Teams can inspect how the project combines Rust, TypeScript, desktop packaging, OAuth connectors, memory compression, and human-facing interaction patterns. That makes it valuable even for builders who never adopt the app directly but want to understand the architecture of a local-first personal agent.

Verdict

Based on 5 video reviews

Use OpenHuman if you want a local-first AI assistant or agent setup that keeps persistent memory and context across sessions instead of starting cold every time. Reviewers consistently point to its continuity, compressed recall with provenance, inspectable knowledge, and built-in tool wiring as the main reasons to try it. It also looks credible as an active open-source project with a real public codebase and releases, but multiple reviews say the product is still early, with open questions around daily-use reliability, integrations, onboarding, and how well memory holds up in practice. Best for developers, builders, and privacy-minded power users who want context-aware AI workflows.

✓ Best for

•Open Human is for developers who want AI workflows with continuity across sessions.
•OpenHuman is positioned for normal users while still offering advanced controls for users who want manual credentials.
•openhuman is for people who want a personal AI that fully understands their context amid endless information.
•Open Human is most relevant to builders, founders, and power users interested in private agents with memory.
•Openhuman is better suited to developers who want visibility into what the agent is doing.

✗ Not for

•Those who need the available source clip does not prove the installed app experience or how well integrations and memory work in daily use
•Organizations with strict data privacy requirements
•Those who need still has key unknowns around onboarding, ui, integrations, pricing, hardware needs, and cross-tool execution
•Those who need open human has a high issue count because the repo is changing quickly
•Those who need open human's gpl license can constrain business use

Pros

+Open Human offers persistent memory in a local-first AI assistant.
+Open Human helps AI workflows retain context across sessions instead of restarting from scratch every time.
+Open Human gives AI agents persistent memory.
+OpenHuman has a public repository and real codebase behind the marketing.
+OpenHuman shows active public development with stars, forks, and tagged releases.

Cons

−The available source clip does not prove the installed app experience or how well integrations and memory work in daily use.
−As OpenHuman connects more sources, privacy, permissions, sync reliability, and retrieval quality become harder problems.
−OpenHuman still has key unknowns around onboarding, UI, integrations, pricing, hardware needs, and cross-tool execution.
−Open Human has a high issue count because the repo is changing quickly.
−Open Human's GPL license can constrain business use.

OpenHuman's Top Features

Key capabilities that make OpenHuman stand out.

Local-first persistent memory: Open Human is presented as a local-first AI assistant with persistent memory.

Long-term memory from digital life: It is designed to build long-term memory from a user's digital life.

OAuth integrations: It connects with tools like Gmail, GitHub, Slack, Notion, Drive, and calendars through OAuth integrations.

Structured local memory storage: It continuously syncs and compresses data into structured markdown memory trees stored locally in SQLite and Obsidian style vaults.

Built-in tools and model routing: It includes built-in web search, coding tools, browser control, voice interaction, and model routing across different LLMs.

Optional local AI via Ollama: It supports optional local AI through Ollama.

Native desktop AI workspace: A native desktop app with local memory, deep app integrations, and one prompt that can take action across tools instead of only replying in chat.

Unified subscription: The landing page says users can have one subscription instead of juggling providers.

Use Cases

Who benefits most from this tool.

Privacy-minded builders

Experiment with a personal AI assistant that can remember documents, chats, and connected app context while keeping more workflow data local.

Founders and power users

Use one desktop agent layer across Gmail, Notion, GitHub, Slack, Drive, Linear, Jira, and other connected services.

Agent developers

Study an open-source Rust and TypeScript personal agent harness with memory, integrations, tools, voice, and release automation.

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How Does OpenHuman Work?

Get started quickly

The landing page claims getting started takes minutes.

Connect daily apps

The reviewer says that once your regularly used apps are connected, the system begins collecting and organizing recent data automatically.

Use one-click integrations

The reviewer says connecting apps in the morning can let the agent understand the context of tomorrow's work without lengthy explanations.

Start with a few clicks

The reviewer says getting started is extremely simple and can be done with just a few mouse clicks.

Install the app and connect services

You install a desktop app, connect the services you already use, and Open Human builds a local model of your work life.

Install Open Human

Install from the website or run the installer script.

Prepare development environment

Contributors need Node.js 24 or newer, pnpm 10.10.0, Rust 1.93.0, CMake, and Tauri desktop build prerequisites.

Choose an installation method

The official repo provides two methods, one using Conda and one using UV.

OpenHuman's Pricing

Free plan available

OpenHuman Limitations

Important caveats to consider before choosing OpenHuman.

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It is not the same as saying every task runs fully offline.

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The first run experience, desktop UI, integration reliability, pricing details, local model hardware requirements, and practical one-prompt cross-tool workflows are not yet proven.

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Users still need to understand and trust the backend role before connecting sensitive accounts.

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The readme says early beta.

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The privacy design still depends on trusting a backend for OAuth brokering, model calls, search proxying, and hosted speech.

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No graphical interface

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Performance drops with weaker underlying language models

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The agent can get stuck in loops, especially with cheaper models

Is OpenHuman Safe?

OpenHuman appears to be safe to use based on available reviews.

Privacy

openhuman's Rust-based foundation suggests strong memory safety and performance.

Privacy

Openhuman lets you own all the data.

✓

Open Human stores structured markdown memory trees locally in SQLite and Obsidian style vaults.

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OpenHuman is marketed as private.

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OpenHuman stores its memory artifacts locally as SQLite and Markdown files.

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OpenHuman says the memory of your life lives on your machine.

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OpenHuman says the local SQLite memory tree, markdown Obsidian vault, and audio buffers stay under user control.

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OpenHuman uses its backend for LLM calls, OOTH tokens, and search proxying.

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As OpenHuman connects more sources, privacy, permissions, sync reliability, and retrieval quality become harder problems.

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Open Human still requires trust in a backend for several privacy-sensitive functions.

OpenHuman Comparisons

How OpenHuman stacks up against its top competitors, based on expert reviews and real-world usage.

OpenHuman vs Normal chatbots

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Feature	OpenHuman	Normal chatbots
Context awareness	Reviewers say OpenHuman differs from a chatbot because it “already has context” when asked, instead of starting fresh each time.[^1]	—
Product category / operating model	One review says that if it works as described, OpenHuman is closer to a “personal operating layer” than a normal chatbot.[^1]	—

Bottom line

[^1]: TechWealth Hub, OpenHuman: AI That Lives On Your Laptop? https://youtu.be/-JhVJikfv3o [0:00-2:30], [2:30-5:00] [^2]: Decoded AI, OpenHuman 파헤치기 https://youtu.be/t0tgGVwesaQ [0:00-2:30], [5:00-7:30] [^3]: Build Things With AI, The Karpathy-Style Super Intelligence Layer for your AI Agents (OpenHuman) https://youtu.be/Moy0xNYPn34 [0:00-2:30], [5:00-7:30], [7:30-10:00] [^4]: AI Stack Engineer, OpenManus: The Free Open Source Manus AI Agent You Can Run Locally https://youtu.be/hjhhSWJFJsI [0:00-2:30], [5:00-7:30], [7:30-10:00]

OpenHuman vs Typical agents

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Feature	OpenHuman	Typical agents
Cold start / blank-state delay	Compared with typical agents, OpenHuman is described as avoiding the blank-state cold start problem.[^2]	—

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OpenHuman vs Tools that lose memory after chats close

View Tools that lose memory after chats close

Feature	OpenHuman	Tools that lose memory after chats close
Persistent memory	Reviewers highlight OpenHuman’s persistent memory tree as a key advantage over tools that forget context when a chat ends.[^2]	—

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OpenHuman vs Most assistant products

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Feature	OpenHuman	Most assistant products
Context architecture	OpenHuman is described as different from most assistant products because it treats context as infrastructure, not just chat history.[^3]	—

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OpenHuman vs Karpathy-style “LLM Wiki” concept

View Karpathy-style “LLM Wiki” concept

Feature	OpenHuman	Karpathy-style “LLM Wiki” concept
Personal work data application	A reviewer says OpenHuman applies the Karpathy-style LLM Wiki idea directly to personal work data.[^3]	—

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OpenHuman vs Other popular commercial tools

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Feature	OpenHuman	Other popular commercial tools
UI cleanliness	One review explicitly says OpenHuman has a cleaner UI than other popular commercial tools.[^2]	—

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OpenHuman vs Tools requiring per-app API key management

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Feature	OpenHuman	Tools requiring per-app API key management
App connections / setup simplicity	Compared with tools that require manual API key handling for each app, OpenHuman is said to connect apps more simply.[^2]	—

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OpenHuman vs Other tools

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Feature	OpenHuman	Other tools
Cost structure	A reviewer says OpenHuman offers more unified costs through Token Juice versus fragmented tooling costs elsewhere.[^2]	—

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OpenHuman vs Many agent systems

View Many agent systems

Feature	OpenHuman	Many agent systems
Ease of getting started	Reviewers say OpenHuman is easier to start with because connectors, memory, model access, and tools are packaged together.[^3]	—

Bottom line

Overall, OpenHuman wins for users who want persistent context, local control, bundled tooling, and a more infrastructure-like AI workspace rather than a simple chatbot. Reviewers repeatedly position it as stronger than standard chatbots, many agent systems, and memory-light assistants because it keeps context, reduces cold starts, and packages connectors, tools, and model access together.[^1][^2][^3]

OpenHuman vs Claude Cowork / Open Claw / Hermes Agent

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Feature	OpenHuman	Claude Cowork / Open Claw / Hermes Agent
All-in-one account, local memory, connector support	In this comparison set, OpenHuman is positioned around one account, local memory, and built-in connector support.[^3]	—

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OpenHuman vs Manus

View Manus

Feature	OpenHuman	Manus
Polish / speed	—	A reviewer says OpenHuman is slower and less polished than Manus.[^4]
Flexibility / openness	OpenHuman is described as filling the gap left by Manus with a more open-source, modifiable, and openly runnable approach.[^4]	—
DIY vs finished product	Reviewers say OpenHuman feels more like a kit users assemble and configure themselves, which is better for tinkerers but worse for users wanting a turnkey experience.[^4]	Reviewers say OpenHuman feels more like a kit users assemble and configure themselves, which is better for tinkerers but worse for users wanting a turnkey experience.[^4]
Ownership / local control / usage limits	One reviewer says OpenHuman gives users most of what Manus offers on their own machine, with their own keys and no monthly credit cap.[^4]	—

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YouTube Reviews

5 videos

What creators say about OpenHuman

What Reviewers Say

ManuAGI

AutoGPT Tutorials — *Top Dev Tool Projects : 9Router, TRUST, Dokku, React-Doctor & AgentMemory

ManuAGI describes OpenHuman as a local-first AI assistant centered on persistent memory, saying it helps agents keep context across sessions instead of starting over each time. In this review, the emphasis is on memory continuity as the core value proposition for AI workflows.Source: ManuAGI - AutoGPT Tutorials, Top Dev Tool Projects : 9Router, TRUST, Dokku, React-Doctor & AgentMemory, [2:30-5:00, 5:00-7:30]

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Open Human offers persistent memory in a local-first AI assistant.” [ManuAGI - AutoGPT Tutorials,

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Open Human helps AI workflows retain context across sessions instead of restarting from scratch every time.” [ManuAGI - AutoGPT Tutorials,

TechWealth Hub

OpenHuman: AI That Lives On Your Laptop?

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TechWealth Hub says OpenHuman looks credible because there is a public repository, real codebase, and signs of active development such as stars, forks, and tagged releases. At the same time, the reviewer says the available footage does not prove the real installed-app experience, and flags open questions around onboarding, integrations, pricing, hardware requirements, privacy, sync reliability, and whether the memory system works well in daily use.Source: TechWealth Hub, OpenHuman: AI That Lives

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OpenHuman has a public repository and real codebase behind the marketing.” [TechWealth Hub,

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If OpenHuman works as described, it is closer to a personal operating layer than a normal chatbot.” [TechWealth Hub,

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OpenHuman appears credible enough for a hands-on test, but major product claims are still unproven.” [TechWealth Hub,

Decoded AI

OpenHuman 파헤치기

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Decoded AI is strongly positive, describing OpenHuman as private, simple, powerful, and highly extensible, with a clean desktop UI and a “batteries-included” approach that reduces setup friction. The reviewer highlights persistent memory, token compression, one subscription with automatic model selection, and simpler app connectivity as major advantages, and ultimately strongly recommends it for people who want to change how they work.Source: Decoded AI, OpenHuman 파헤치기, [0:00-2:30, 2:30-5:00, 5:

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OpenHuman skips the long and frustrating AI cold start waiting period.” [Decoded AI,

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OpenHuman follows a batteries-included approach so users do not need to find plugins for every task.” [Decoded AI,

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The reviewer strongly recommends OpenHuman for people who want to transform how they work.” [Decoded AI,

Build Things With AI

The Karpathy-Style Super Intelligence Layer for your AI Agents (OpenHuman)

Watch →

Build Things With AI frames OpenHuman as a context infrastructure layer rather than a normal assistant, saying it gives agents recent context from real tools, compressed recall with provenance, inspectable knowledge, and automatic refresh to avoid stale memory. The reviewer also says its strongest case is all-in-one packaging—connectors, memory, model access, and tools together—but notes tradeoffs including a fast-changing repo, high issue count, and a GPL license that may limit some business us

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Open Human differs from most assistant products by treating context as infrastructure.” [Build Things With AI,

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Open Human provides compressed recall with provenance.” [Build Things With AI,

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Open Human is early but targets a clear problem with an ambitious personal memory approach.” [Build Things With AI,

AI Stack Engineer

OpenManus: The Free Open Source Manus AI Agent You Can Run Locally

Watch →

AI Stack Engineer discusses OpenHuman in comparison to Manus, saying it offers an open-source, locally runnable alternative with readable code, self-correction loops, user-owned data, and support for running with your own API keys. But this reviewer also says it is more of a configurable kit than a polished product: terminal-based, slower and less polished than Manus, weaker on smaller models, and prone to loops or unexpectedly high API-credit usage.Source: AI Stack Engineer, OpenManus: The Free

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OpenHuman exposes the same kind of agent loop in code that users can read and modify.” [AI Stack Engineer,

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OpenHuman has no graphical interface and is run from the terminal.” [AI Stack Engineer,

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OpenHuman is not a polished product but it is a worthwhile open-source agent framework for developers and people who want to understand how agents work.” [AI Stack Engineer,

User Reviews

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Frequently Asked Questions

Video-sourced answers

What is OpenHuman best for?video

OpenHuman is best for AI workflows that need continuity across sessions, so the agent can retain and reuse context instead of starting cold each time. Reviewers also describe it as useful for preparing an AI to understand upcoming work without repeated background explanations.

Who should use OpenHuman?video

OpenHuman is mainly aimed at developers, builders, founders, and power users who want private AI agents with memory and more visibility into how the agent works. Some reviews also position it for normal users, but note that it still offers advanced controls like manual credentials.

What makes OpenHuman different?video

Its main differentiator is persistent memory and context handling, which reviewers frame as a way to solve the AI “cold start” problem. Other cited strengths include local data storage, integrations, simpler packaging, and an overall focus on privacy, simplicity, and power.

Is OpenHuman fully offline?video

No, reviewers say OpenHuman is not fully offline because some tasks depend on cloud-connected services. They also warn that its split local-and-backend design means you should understand what runs where before connecting sensitive accounts.

Is OpenHuman private and safe for sensitive data?video

OpenHuman is often described as appealing for privacy-conscious users because of its local memory and local data storage approach. However, reviewers caution that some privacy-sensitive functions still require trust in a backend, so users should be careful before linking sensitive accounts.

Is OpenHuman free to use?video

Review data does not confirm OpenHuman’s official pricing details, and one reviewer specifically says pricing is still not proven. For testing, a reviewer says you may be able to use free-tier model services like Grok or Hyperbolic, though rate limits can apply.

Is OpenHuman easy to get started with?video

That is still unclear based on the reviews. One reviewer says OpenHuman appears credible enough for hands-on testing, but its first-run experience, UI reliability, hardware requirements, and clean-install path to a useful workflow have not yet been proven.

Does OpenHuman have a graphical interface?video

One reviewer says OpenHuman lacks a graphical interface, which can make it better suited to developers than casual users. At the same time, another review praises its packaging and cleaner UI positioning, so the overall user experience may still depend on which part of the product you use.

What are the main limitations of OpenHuman?video

Reviewers describe OpenHuman as early beta and not yet a polished product. Reported limitations include unproven cross-tool execution, unclear pricing and hardware requirements, dependence on the underlying model’s quality, occasional looping behavior, and potentially high API credit usage because each step can trigger a full LLM call.

Can OpenHuman do real tasks or is it just experimental?video

Reviewers show practical use cases, including acting as a Google Meet meeting assistant and building a small habit tracker as an HTML page. Even so, several reviewers stress that it is still early and better viewed today as an ambitious agent framework or reference architecture than a fully proven end-user product.

OpenHuman

What is OpenHuman?

Verdict

✓ Best for

✗ Not for

Pros

Cons

OpenHuman's Top Features

Use Cases

Privacy-minded builders

Founders and power users

Agent developers

Tags

How Does OpenHuman Work?

Get started quickly

Connect daily apps

Use one-click integrations

Start with a few clicks

Install the app and connect services

Install Open Human

Prepare development environment

Choose an installation method

OpenHuman's Pricing

OpenHuman Limitations

Is OpenHuman Safe?

OpenHuman Comparisons

OpenHuman vs Normal chatbots

OpenHuman vs Typical agents

OpenHuman vs Tools that lose memory after chats close

OpenHuman vs Most assistant products

OpenHuman vs Karpathy-style “LLM Wiki” concept

OpenHuman vs Other popular commercial tools

OpenHuman vs Tools requiring per-app API key management

OpenHuman vs Other tools

OpenHuman vs Many agent systems

OpenHuman vs Claude Cowork / Open Claw / Hermes Agent

OpenHuman vs Manus

YouTube Reviews

What Reviewers Say

User Reviews

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