Linux AIAI that lives on your Linux desktop

A Linux-first AI chat app with tool-based access to your computer — desktop app and CLI. Free and open source.

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Linux-first

Built for the Linux desktop (Ubuntu/GNOME), not an afterthought port of a cross-platform app.

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Shell, files, search, and system info via built-in tools — each mutating action gated behind explicit approval.

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Native microphone capture transcribed via OpenAI, OpenRouter, or a fully local whisper server.

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Anthropic, OpenAI, OpenRouter, or any OpenAI-compatible / local endpoint (Ollama, LM Studio, …).

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A Tauri 2 / Svelte 5 desktop app and a `lai` command line, sharing one Rust core.

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Conversations in local SQLite, API keys in your OS keyring. Only the provider you pick is ever contacted.