hangoutsbot

Why we included this project

Anyone still running a Google Hangouts community and wanting a bot that lives inside those rooms rather than on a separate platform will find this Python framework a practical starting point. It handles the connection to Hangouts and offers a plugin system for mentions, keyword subscriptions, games, and custom commands, so you can extend behavior without touching the connection layer. The syncout feature is worth a look for teams that hit Hangouts' member cap or need to bridge two rooms, and the Slack cross-chat support lets you relay messages between Hangouts and Slack in one place. Teams already on Hubot can wire it in to reuse existing chat tooling. One honest caveat: Hangouts itself has been largely retired, so treat this as a reference for building similar chat bots or for legacy deployments rather than a forward-looking platform.