Padnove/padnove-afriagent

An open-source framework for multilingual, voice-first and resource-efficient AI agents for African businesses. # Padnove AfriAgent > **Open conversational AI for African business software.** --- > **Software should adapt to people. Not the other way around.** Padnove AfriAgent is an open-source initiative by **Padnove** to build multilingual, voice-first and resource-efficient AI agents for African business software. Our goal is simple: > **Help entrepreneurs interact with business software as naturally as they talk to another person.** --- ## 🌍 Vision Build the open foundation for multilingual AI agents powering African business software. --- ## 🎯 Mission Make business software conversational for every African entrepreneur. --- # 👥 Who is this project for? Padnove AfriAgent is designed for: - African software companies - SMEs and local businesses - AI engineers - Researchers - Universities - Open-source contributors - African language communities - Students --- # ⭐ Core Principles - Voice First - Multilingual by Default - Africa by Design - Resource Efficient - Offline Friendly - Safe by Design - Extensible - Open Collaboration --- # ❌ What Padnove AfriAgent is NOT Padnove AfriAgent is **not**: - an ERP - an accounting software - a chatbot - a replacement for Geyris - a proprietary AI platform It is a reusable framework for building conversational business applications. --- ## 📚 Documentation The documentation is currently being written. Upcoming sections include: - Architecture - Runtime - Tool Calling - Speech - Memory - Local LLM - Offline Runtime - African Languages --- ## 🤝 Contributing The project is currently in its early stages. Contributions from developers, researchers, students and language communities are welcome. Contribution guidelines will be published soon. --- ## 📖 Architecture The complete framework architecture is documented in: - Architecture Documentation --- ## 📄 License Apache License 2.0 See the LICENSE file for details. --- Built in Africa. Built for Africa. Built with the world.