{"slug": "show-hn-usb-ai-agent-portable-uncensored-ai-with-13-tools-runs-from-usb", "title": "Show HN: USB AI Agent – portable uncensored AI with 13 tools, runs from USB", "summary": "A developer released USB AI Agent, a portable autonomous AI agent with 13 tools that runs entirely from a USB drive with zero installation and zero traces. The agent includes web search, deep search, OSINT tools for email and username lookup across 700+ platforms, file operations, code execution, and persistent memory, and is pre-configured with five uncensored GGUF models totaling about 25 GB. The project requires a USB 3.0 drive with 30+ GB free and a host PC with at least 8 GB RAM, and operates fully offline after initial download.", "body_md": "Plug in. Run one script. Get a fully autonomous AI agent with 13 tools, deep search, OSINT, and persistent memory — all from a portable USB/SSD. Zero install, zero traces.\n\nThe original [USB-Uncensored-LLM](https://github.com/techjarves/USB-Uncensored-LLM) (now archived) was a great portable chat. **This takes it further** — it's not just a chat, it's an **agent** that can actually DO things.\n\n| Feature | Original | This Project |\n|---|---|---|\n| Chat | ✅ | ✅ |\n| Web Search | ❌ (broken) | ✅ DuckDuckGo Lite |\n| Deep Search (multi-source) | ❌ | ✅ Fetches + reads + synthesizes |\n| OSINT (email lookup) | ❌ | ✅ Holehe (121+ sites) |\n| OSINT (username search) | ❌ | ✅ Maigret (600+ platforms) |\n| OSINT (social search) | ❌ | ✅ Agent Reach (15 platforms) |\n| File Operations | ❌ | ✅ Read/Write/List |\n| Code Execution | ❌ | ✅ Python + Shell |\n| Persistent Memory | ❌ | ✅ Auto-saves to USB |\n| Cross-Platform | Partial | ✅ Windows + Linux |\n| Autonomous Tool Calling | ❌ | ✅ Model decides which tools to use |\n\n```\n# First time: install engine + models\nWindows\\install.bat\n\n# Every time: launch the agent\nWindows\\start-agent.bat\n# First time: install engine + models\nbash Linux/install.sh\n\n# Every time: launch the agent\nbash Linux/start-agent.sh\n```\n\nThe agent has **13 tools** it can use autonomously:\n\n| Category | Tool | Description |\n|---|---|---|\n| 🔍 Search | `web_search` |\nSearch the web (DuckDuckGo Lite) |\n| 🔍 Search | `deep_search` |\nMulti-source research (search → fetch → synthesize) |\n| 🔍 Search | `web_get` |\nDownload and extract any webpage |\n| 🕵️ OSINT | `osint_email` |\nCheck where an email is registered (121+ sites) |\n| 🕵️ OSINT | `osint_username` |\nFind a username across 600+ platforms |\n| 🕵️ OSINT | `osint_social` |\nSearch 15 social platforms simultaneously |\n| 📁 Files | `read_file` |\nRead any file on the system |\n| 📁 Files | `write_file` |\nCreate or overwrite files |\n| 📁 Files | `list_files` |\nList directory contents |\n| ⚡ Exec | `run_command` |\nExecute shell commands |\n| 🐍 Exec | `run_python` |\nExecute Python code |\n| 🧠 Memory | `remember` |\nSave information persistently |\n| 🧠 Memory | `recall` |\nRetrieve saved information |\n\nPre-configured for 5 uncensored GGUF models (~25GB total):\n\n**Gemma 2 2B Abliterated**(~1.7 GB) — Blazing fast, recommended for all** Gemma 4 E4B Ultra Uncensored**(~5.3 GB) — Maximum compliance** Qwen 3.5 9B Uncensored**(~5.6 GB) — Best for agent/tool calling** NemoMix Unleashed 12B**(~7.5 GB) — Heavyweight reasoning** Dolphin 2.9 Llama 3 8B**(~4.9 GB) — Classic uncensored\n\nModels are downloaded once and work on any OS without re-downloading.\n\n- USB 3.0 drive or SSD with\n**30+ GB free** - Host PC: 8 GB RAM minimum (16 GB recommended for 9B/12B models)\n- Linux:\n`python3`\n\n(built-in on most distros) - Windows: nothing (auto-downloads portable Python on first run)\n\n```\nUSB-AI-Agent/\n├── Windows/\n│   ├── install.bat          # Downloads Ollama + models\n│   ├── start-agent.bat      # 🆕 Launches the autonomous agent\n│   └── start-fast-chat.bat  # Original web chat UI\n├── Linux/\n│   ├── install.sh           # Downloads Ollama Linux + models\n│   ├── start-agent.sh       # 🆕 Launches the agent\n│   └── start.sh             # Original web chat\n├── Shared/\n│   ├── agent.py             # 🆕 The autonomous agent (13 tools)\n│   ├── chat_server.py       # Web chat server\n│   ├── python/              # Auto-downloaded portable Python\n│   ├── bin/                 # Portable Ollama engine\n│   └── models/              # GGUF model files\n└── .gitignore\n```\n\n- Everything runs\n**fully offline** after initial download - Zero data leaves your machine (except web searches when online)\n- No accounts, no telemetry, no tracking\n- Chat history saves\n**only to your USB drive** - Works on\n**Tails** and other privacy-focused Linux distros\n\nThis repo also includes standalone Android applications built with Capacitor + React:\n\n| App | File | Description |\n|---|---|---|\n🛸 Blu |\n`android-apks/Blu-v1.0.apk` |\nAI talking friend — your personal AI companion |\n🤖 ZENO |\n`android-apks/ZENO-v1.3-fix.apk` |\nAI friend v1.3 — improved AI companion with fixes |\nAI Flight Search |\n`android-apks/AI-Flight-Search.apk` |\nAI-powered flight search app |\n\nAll apps are Capacitor-based (React + TypeScript) and can be side-loaded on any Android device.\n\nBuilt on top of [USB-Uncensored-LLM](https://github.com/techjarves/USB-Uncensored-LLM) by Tech Jarves.\n\nOSINT tools: [Holehe](https://github.com/megadose/holehe), [Maigret](https://github.com/soxoj/maigret), [Agent Reach](https://github.com/Panniantong/Agent-Reach).\n\nMIT — same as the original project.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-usb-ai-agent-portable-uncensored-ai-with-13-tools-runs-from-usb", "canonical_source": "https://github.com/pusucip25/USB-AI-Agent", "published_at": "2026-07-23 13:43:17+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-23 13:52:51.242865+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-agents", "ai-tools", "ai-products", "ai-infrastructure"], "entities": ["USB AI Agent", "DuckDuckGo Lite", "Holehe", "Maigret", "Agent Reach", "Ollama", "Gemma 2 2B Abliterated", "Dolphin 2.9 Llama 3 8B"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-usb-ai-agent-portable-uncensored-ai-with-13-tools-runs-from-usb", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-usb-ai-agent-portable-uncensored-ai-with-13-tools-runs-from-usb.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-usb-ai-agent-portable-uncensored-ai-with-13-tools-runs-from-usb.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-usb-ai-agent-portable-uncensored-ai-with-13-tools-runs-from-usb.jsonld"}}