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Caldera vs SelfSM

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Caldera compared with SelfSM
DetailCaldera logo CalderaSelfSM logo SelfSM
What it doesThe social network for GitHub and Obsidian AI brand manager that drafts social media posts in your voice from confirmed facts, with human approval for every post
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Pricing modelOpen source Paid
PricingNot given Solo: $19/month for 1 brand and 150 posts/month. Pro: $49/month for 3 brands and 375 posts/month. Agency: $129/month for 8 brands and 975 posts/month. All plans include voice profile, brand memory, and human approval requirement.
Key features
  • GitHub city visualization showing repos as buildings and districts
  • Living profile with daily journal, activity score and streaks
  • End-to-end encrypted private note sharing
  • AI agent and coding activity visualization
  • World map showing all members' cities and neighborhoods
  • Asks and offers with gravity rewards
  • Read-only GitHub integration with no code access
  • Self-hosted profile export to static site
  • Mobile support on iOS and Android
  • Cryptographic identity key stored locally in vault
  • Voice profile learning from your existing posts
  • Weekly content planning and drafting
  • Fact-checking against stored brand facts
  • Publishing to LinkedIn, X, and Telegram
  • Reply queue management
  • Multi-language drafting
  • Client approval links with permission roles
  • Audit trail of approvals and decisions
  • AI tell detection and removal
  • Brand memory isolated per workspace
What makes it different
  • Free and open source with no telemetry
  • Visualizes GitHub activity as a living city that updates automatically
  • Privacy by default: nothing leaves your Obsidian vault unless you explicitly choose
  • Sign up with just GitHub, no installation required
  • Self-hosted option with open protocol
  • Never invents facts—asks for evidence instead of filling gaps
  • Learns your voice from real posts you've written, not generic patterns
  • Human approval required for every post and reply—nothing publishes automatically
  • Weekly content proposal arrives ready for decision, not blank page
  • Data never used for model training; DPA available
Free planNot given Not given
Open sourceNot given Not given
PlatformsNot given Not given
Public APINot given Not given
Community votes00
DR (Domain Rating by Ahrefs)30 −1 (down) since last checkNot checked yet no change since last check
Trust Flow (Majestic)70
Citation Flow (Majestic)2618
Referring domains (Majestic)2111

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