{"slug": "show-hn-vilvona-ai-self-hosted-ai-assistant-with-tamil-and-hindi-ui", "title": "Show HN: Vilvona AI – Self-Hosted AI Assistant with Tamil and Hindi UI", "summary": "Vigneshwaran S. released Vilvona AI, a self-hosted AI assistant that connects to messaging and productivity apps including WhatsApp, Telegram, Gmail, and Slack while keeping all data local. The tool features a Tamil and Hindi user interface and runs on personal machines using Anthropic's Claude Fable 5 model, with users paying Anthropic directly per token.", "body_md": "**Self-hosted AI assistant that connects all your apps.**\n\nPowered by Claude Fable 5. Tamil & Hindi UI. Works on mobile. Run anywhere.\n\n[ Get Vilvona Pro](https://vignesh2027.mojo.page/vilvona-ai-pro) ·\n\n[Docs](https://vignesh2027.github.io/Vilvona-AI)·\n\n[npm](https://npmjs.com/package/vilvona)\n\nI built Vilvona AI because I wanted a personal AI assistant that could connect to WhatsApp, Telegram, Gmail, Slack, and everything else I use — without sending my data to some cloud service.\n\nIt runs entirely on your own machine. You bring your Anthropic API key, and Vilvona handles the rest. Your conversations stay local. You pay Anthropic directly per token — no markup, no middleman.\n\nThe two things that make it different from everything else I found:\n\n**Tamil and Hindi**— I'm from Chennai. I wanted an AI assistant that actually works in Tamil, not just pretends to. Vilvona has a full Tamil and Hindi interface built in.**Claude Fable 5 by default**— Anthropic's most capable model, set as the default. 1 million token context. Computer use. The best reasoning available right now.\n\n```\nexport ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-...\nnpx vilvona\n```\n\nOpen ** http://localhost:4000**. Done.\n\nGet an API key at [console.anthropic.com](https://console.anthropic.com) — it's free to sign up, you only pay for what you use.\n\n```\n# npx — no install, always latest\nnpx vilvona\n\n# yarn\nyarn dlx vilvona\n\n# pnpm\npnpm dlx vilvona\n\n# global\nnpm install -g vilvona\n```\n\n**Windows (PowerShell):**\n\n```\n$env:ANTHROPIC_API_KEY = \"sk-ant-...\"\nnpx vilvona\n```\n\n**Docker:**\n\n```\ndocker run -e ANTHROPIC_API_KEY=sk-ant-... -p 4000:4000 ghcr.io/vignesh2027/vilvona-ai\n```\n\nRequires Node.js 22+. If you have nvm:\n\n`nvm install 22 && nvm use 22`\n\n| Category | Apps |\n|---|---|\n| Messaging | WhatsApp, Telegram, iMessage (Mac), Signal, Discord |\n| Work | Slack, Gmail, Notion, GitHub, Linear, Jira |\n| Social | Instagram DM, Twitter/X |\n| Files | Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive |\n| Dev | GitLab, webhooks, custom MCP servers |\n\n100+ integrations inherited from [OpenClaw](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw). You connect them from the Settings panel in the UI.\n\nThe interface supports 21 languages. Tamil and Hindi are built in by Vilvona — no other AI assistant I found actually has these as first-class options.\n\n| Language | Script | Code |\n|---|---|---|\nTamil |\nதமிழ் | `ta` |\nHindi |\nहिन्दी | `hi` |\n| English | English | `en` |\n| Chinese | 中文 | `zh-CN` |\n| Japanese | 日本語 | `ja-JP` |\n| Korean | 한국어 | `ko` |\n| Arabic | العربية | `ar` |\n| + 14 more | — | — |\n\nSet the language in your config:\n\n```\n{ \"ui\": { \"locale\": \"ta\" } }\nexport VILVONA_DEFAULT_MODEL=fable    # Claude Fable 5 — default, best reasoning\nexport VILVONA_DEFAULT_MODEL=opus     # Claude Opus 4.8 — balanced\nexport VILVONA_DEFAULT_MODEL=sonnet   # Claude Sonnet 4.6 — fast\n```\n\nOr set it in `~/.openclaw/config.json`\n\n:\n\n```\n{ \"defaults\": { \"model\": \"anthropic/claude-fable-5\" } }\n```\n\nVilvona works as a mobile app without any app store. On your phone, open `http://your-ip:4000`\n\nand tap \"Add to Home Screen.\" It installs like a native app on both iOS and Android.\n\n| Variable | What it does | Default |\n|---|---|---|\n`ANTHROPIC_API_KEY` |\nYour Anthropic key — required | — |\n`VILVONA_DEFAULT_MODEL` |\n`fable` , `opus` , or `sonnet` |\n`fable` |\n`VILVONA_PRO_KEY` |\nPro license (`VLVN-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX` ) |\n— |\n`OPENCLAW_PORT` |\nPort for the web UI | `4000` |\n\nConfig file: `~/.openclaw/config.json`\n\nThe free version has everything for personal use. Pro adds features for teams and businesses.\n\n| Feature | Free | Pro |\n|---|---|---|\n| Claude Fable 5 | Yes | Yes |\n| All integrations | Yes | Yes |\n| Tamil & Hindi UI | Yes | Yes |\n| Mobile PWA | Yes | Yes |\n| Enterprise audit logs | — | Yes |\n| Team config sync | — | Yes |\n| Priority Fable 5 routing | — | Yes |\n| Custom AI personas | — | Yes |\n| Webhooks & Zapier | — | Yes |\n| White-label branding | — | Yes |\n\n[Get Vilvona Pro — one-time purchase, lifetime access](https://vignesh2027.mojo.page/vilvona-ai-pro)\n\nAfter purchase, activate with:\n\n```\nexport VILVONA_PRO_KEY=VLVN-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX\nvilvona\nnpx vilvona\n  └── openclaw.mjs checks Node.js 22+\n      └── downloads openclaw runtime → ~/.vilvona/runtime/ (first run, ~97MB)\n          └── sets OPENCLAW_DEFAULT_MODEL=anthropic/claude-fable-5\n              └── starts web UI at localhost:4000\n```\n\nThe first run downloads OpenClaw's runtime bundle once. After that, everything starts in under a second from cache.\n\nReleases are automatic. Pushing a `v*`\n\ntag runs the CI checks and publishes to npm + creates a GitHub release.\n\n```\n# bump version and release\nnpm version patch\ngit push origin main --follow-tags\n```\n\nMIT. Built on [OpenClaw](https://github.com/openclaw/openclaw) (also MIT). Attribution in [UPSTREAM.md](/vignesh2027/Vilvona-AI/blob/main/UPSTREAM.md).\n\nBuilt by [Vigneshwar L](https://github.com/vignesh2027)\n\nCSE, Chennai\n\n[Docs](https://vignesh2027.github.io/Vilvona-AI) ·\n[Issues](https://github.com/vignesh2027/Vilvona-AI/issues) ·\n[Get Pro](https://vignesh2027.mojo.page/vilvona-ai-pro) ·\n[Sponsor](https://github.com/sponsors/vignesh2027)\n\nIf this saved you time, a star helps others find it.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-vilvona-ai-self-hosted-ai-assistant-with-tamil-and-hindi-ui", "canonical_source": "https://github.com/vignesh2027/Vilvona-AI", "published_at": "2026-06-12 18:26:24+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-06-12 18:52:06.731738+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-products", "ai-tools", "ai-agents", "artificial-intelligence", "large-language-models"], "entities": ["Vilvona AI", "Anthropic", "Claude Fable 5", "WhatsApp", "Telegram", "Gmail", "Slack", "Vignesh"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-vilvona-ai-self-hosted-ai-assistant-with-tamil-and-hindi-ui", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-vilvona-ai-self-hosted-ai-assistant-with-tamil-and-hindi-ui.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-vilvona-ai-self-hosted-ai-assistant-with-tamil-and-hindi-ui.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/show-hn-vilvona-ai-self-hosted-ai-assistant-with-tamil-and-hindi-ui.jsonld"}}