{"slug": "show-hn-seed-self-modifying-webpage-on-device-llm-site-in-the-url", "title": "Show HN: seed. – self-modifying webpage, on-device LLM, site in the URL", "summary": "A developer released seed., a self-modifying webpage that uses Chrome's built-in `window.LanguageModel` API to run Google's Gemini Nano entirely on-device, requiring no API key or network calls. The tool, which stores the entire site within the URL, requires Chrome 127+ with a specific flag enabled and downloads a 1–2 GB model on first use. The project highlights the potential and limitations of on-device AI, as Gemini Nano may struggle with complex prompts but performs well on short, focused requests.", "body_md": "Uses Chrome's built-in `window.LanguageModel`\n\nAPI (Gemini Nano, runs entirely on-device). No API key, no network calls.\n\nchecking availability…\n\n**Setup:** Chrome 127+ with the flag `chrome://flags/#prompt-api-for-gemini-nano`\n\nenabled. The model downloads (~1–2 GB) on first use.\n\n**Note:** Gemini Nano is small and may struggle to produce well-formed HTML for complex prompts. Best results on short, focused requests.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-seed-self-modifying-webpage-on-device-llm-site-in-the-url", "canonical_source": "https://oxedom.github.io/seed/", "published_at": "2026-05-31 09:45:43+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-05-31 10:16:38.268839+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "large-language-models", "ai-tools", "ai-products", "generative-ai"], "entities": ["Chrome", "Gemini Nano", "Google"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-seed-self-modifying-webpage-on-device-llm-site-in-the-url", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-seed-self-modifying-webpage-on-device-llm-site-in-the-url.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-seed-self-modifying-webpage-on-device-llm-site-in-the-url.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-seed-self-modifying-webpage-on-device-llm-site-in-the-url.jsonld"}}