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Show HN: I built Otis, a minimal AI agent that runs local models out of the box

A developer released Otis, an open-source AI agent that runs local and hosted open-weight models with a privacy-focused design. On setup, Otis recommends a local model based on the host hardware, downloads it, and runs it through llama.cpp, with support for Ollama, LM Studio, and Nvidia PAIR. The Show HN post received 2 points and 0 comments.

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Hi everyone,

Been working on Otis, an open-source ai agent that gives you one minimal experience across local and hosted open-weight models, privacy-focused by design.

On setup it recommends a local model based on the hardware Otis is running on, downloads it and runs it through llama.cpp for you. Ollama, LM Studio and Nvidia PAIR are supported too.

Excited for everyone to try it and all feedback is welcome!

Comments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49696084](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49696084)

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