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 # Say hi SAM
 
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 Sam is an open-source, web-based "intelligent" assistant. It can listen to you, learn new actions and is extensible with JavaScript plugins. Sam runs a [NodeJS](https://nodejs.org/en/) server and in any modern browser or as an [Electron](http://electron.atom.io/) desktop application.