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I Built J.A.R.V.I.S. — A Local AI Assistant

A developer built J.A.R.V.I.S., an open-source local AI command console inspired by Iron Man's assistant, running on Node.js, JavaScript, Express, WebSockets, Ollama for local model inference and Kokoro TTS for speech. The project ships three selectable personalities — JARVIS, FRIDAY and ULTRON — each with its own voice, appearance and style, and is installed via a setup script and started with npm start before being accessed in a browser at localhost:3000.

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I've been working on a project called J.A.R.V.I.S., inspired by the AI assistant from Iron Man.

I wanted to build something similar that runs on my own computer, so I started developing my own AI command console.

It also has three personalities: JARVIS, FRIDAY and ULTRON, each with its own voice, appearance and style.

Node.js, JavaScript, Ollama, Kokoro TTS, Express and WebSockets.

Requirements:

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/Gityus13/jarvis.git

2. Enter the project folder

cd jarvis

3. Run the setup script

./setup.sh

4. Start J.A.R.V.I.S.

npm start

5. Open the interface

Visit http://localhost:3000 in Chrome or Edge and press any key on the boot screen.

That's it! You're ready to use your own J.A.R.V.I.S.

GitHub: Repository

The project is open source, and I'd love to hear your suggestions. What features would you add?

source & further reading
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