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Tools19
Models9
New this week16
Sources9
Owned hardware
Your local AI compute profile
● Great◐ Usable△ Experimental× Not practical? Unverified— Cloud-only
Mac Studio (2022)
M1 Max · 10-core CPU · 24-core GPU
32 GB unified memory · 1 TB SSD
NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Super Developer Kit
67 TOPS · 1024 CUDA cores
8 GB LPDDR5 · 2 TB NVMe
Curated catalog
28 signals
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Cursor Origin
Cursor
ToolHybridNew
Brings repositories, pull requests, and coding agents into the Cursor workspace.
Why it matters: It moves more of the software-development lifecycle into an AI-native editor.
Runs on your hardware
Basis ↗Local editor · cloud model
MBP ● GreatStudio ● GreatJetson △ Experimental
The editor runs locally; AI inference is delivered through Cursor's online service.
PaidDeveloper toolSubscription
GLM-5.3
Z.ai
ModelPendingNew
A long-context model update highlighted for stronger coding and cybersecurity performance without an architecture change.
Why it matters: Its 1M-token context and coding gains make it relevant for repository-scale work.
Runs on your hardware
Basis ↗Cloud now · local weights pending
MBP × Not practicalStudio × Not practicalJetson × Not practical
Local weights were announced but not released at verification time; the base is server-scale.
PaidAPI1M context
BrowserCode
Browser Use
ToolHybridNew
An open-source coding agent that writes JavaScript to drive a real Chrome browser through the DevTools Protocol.
Why it matters: It turns browser work into reusable code, making repeatable web automation easier to inspect and rerun.
Runs on your hardware
Basis ↗Local browser agent · model-dependent
MBP ● GreatStudio ● GreatJetson △ Experimental
The coding agent and Chrome control run locally; model inference can use an API or a separately hosted compatible model.
Free/OpenOpen sourceLocal CLIOptional cloud browsers
TrueForge
TrueFoundry
ToolHybridNew
An open-source agent harness with model calls, MCP tools, skills, sandboxing, approvals, context management, and persistent sessions.
Why it matters: It provides the production plumbing around an agent while remaining model- and infrastructure-neutral.
Runs on your hardware
Basis ↗Local harness · bring your own model
MBP ● GreatStudio ● GreatJetson △ Experimental
TrueForge can run as one local process with SQLite, while model inference and optional sandboxes may be remote or separately self-hosted.
Free/OpenMIT licenseLocal or hostedBring your own model
HoloDesktop CLI
H Company
ToolHybridNew
An open-source desktop-agent client that can operate local apps and expose computer use to Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, Hermes, and other agent hosts.
Why it matters: It adds local desktop and browser operation to an existing agent without locking the user to one model provider.
Runs on your hardware
Basis ↗Local desktop client · cloud or self-hosted model
MBP ● GreatStudio ● GreatJetson △ Experimental
The desktop agent runs locally and can use H Company's API or an OpenAI-compatible local server; device scores describe the client, not every possible model.
Free/OpenOpen-source clientCloud or self-hosted modelsMCP and ACP
Claude Opus 5
Anthropic
ModelCloudNew
A frontier Claude model highlighted for strong scientific reasoning and protein-binder design results.
Why it matters: Its scientific performance makes it relevant beyond general chat and coding use cases.
PaidFrontier modelAPI
Astra
OpenAI
ModelPendingWatchNew
A frontier research model associated with advanced mathematical problem-solving and a paused scaling run for additional safety work.
Why it matters: It is strategically important, but not a tool to adopt yet; the index tracks it as a watch item.
Runs on your hardware
Basis ↗Research item · no runnable release
MBP ? UnverifiedStudio ? UnverifiedJetson ? Unverified
There is no generally available local artifact to score against owned hardware.
Limited/ResearchResearchNot generally available
GraphRAG
Microsoft Research
ToolHybridNew
A graph-based retrieval approach for answering questions whose evidence is distributed across many documents.
Why it matters: It can surface relationships that ordinary chunk-based retrieval misses.
Runs on your hardware
Basis ↗Local pipeline · model-dependent
MBP ● GreatStudio ● GreatJetson ◐ Usable
Indexes and the pipeline can run locally; the default setup calls OpenAI or Azure for model work.
Free/OpenOpen sourceKnowledge graphs
Prime Agent
Prime Intellect
ToolHybridNew
An open-source, self-improving agent runtime for coding, long-horizon evaluation, and autonomous research.
Why it matters: Its persistent context and subagent orchestration target work that outlasts a normal chat session.
Runs on your hardware
Basis ↗Local runtime · provider model
MBP ● GreatStudio ● GreatJetson △ Experimental
The agent runtime is local; most configured inference providers are remote.
Free/OpenOpen sourceLong-running
Claude Code /design
Anthropic
ToolHybridNew
Creates editable visual artboards inside Claude Code, then turns the selected direction into working interface code.
Why it matters: It compresses design exploration and implementation into one developer workflow.
Runs on your hardware
Basis ↗Local client · cloud model
MBP ● GreatStudio ● GreatJetson △ Experimental
The interface and repository tools run locally; model inference requires Anthropic's service.
PaidResearch previewPro and team plans
Inkling
Thinking Machines Lab
ModelLocalNew
An open-weight multimodal model with text, image, and audio understanding, a 1M-token context window, and controllable reasoning effort.
Why it matters: It is designed as a customizable foundation model rather than a fixed closed API.
Runs on your hardware
Basis ↗Open weights · server-scale model
MBP × Not practicalStudio × Not practicalJetson × Not practical
Inkling-Small is 276B total parameters; Q4 weights alone are roughly 138 GB before runtime overhead.
Free/OpenOpen weightsFine-tunable
Hermes Desktop Bot Mode
Nous Research
ToolHybridNew
Lets users create persistent specialist bots with separate roles, memory, models, scheduled tasks, and bot-to-bot messaging.
Why it matters: It packages multi-agent delegation into a local desktop workflow instead of a custom orchestration project.
Runs on your hardware
Basis ↗Local runtime · flexible model
MBP ● GreatStudio ● GreatJetson ◐ Usable
Apple Silicon and Linux ARM64 are Tier-1; local-model speed depends on the chosen model.
Free/OpenOpen sourceDesktop
ngrok Agent Endpoints
ngrok
ToolHybridNew
Exposes locally or remotely hosted models through endpoints compatible with AI coding agents.
Why it matters: It helps connect agent tools to private models without redesigning the client integration.
Runs on your hardware
Basis ↗Local agent · cloud tunnel
MBP ● GreatStudio ● GreatJetson ● Great
The lightweight ARM64 agent runs locally and connects through ngrok; the upstream model may also be local.
FreemiumModel networkingDeveloper infra
Grok Bot
xAI
ToolCloudNew
A cloud agent that signs in to browser-based tools and carries out multi-app workflows without custom APIs.
Why it matters: It is an example of agents shifting from chat responses to operating real software.
Paid$120 per seatCloud agent
OpenRouter
OpenRouter
ToolCloudNew
A unified API and billing layer that routes requests across a large catalog of AI models.
Why it matters: It makes it easier to compare or switch providers without rebuilding an integration.
PaidPay as you goUnified API
ChatGPT Computer History
OpenAI
ToolCloudNew
A ChatGPT capability for maintaining useful context from work performed on a computer over time.
Why it matters: Longer-lived context can make an assistant more useful across recurring tasks and projects.
PaidChatGPTPersistent context
Grok 4.6
xAI
ModelCloud
A frontier model release positioned around strong benchmark performance and comparatively low output-token pricing.
Why it matters: It is a price-performance option worth testing against other frontier APIs.
PaidAPIFrontier model
DeepSeek V4-Pro
DeepSeek
ModelLocal
A general-availability model with a large context window, surfaced as a cost-conscious reasoning and coding option.
Why it matters: It expands the set of capable long-context models available through an API.
Runs on your hardware
Basis ↗Open weights · server-scale model
MBP × Not practicalStudio × Not practicalJetson × Not practical
At roughly 1.6T total parameters, even Q4 weights are estimated near 800 GB before overhead.
PaidAPI1M context
Claude Cowork Sync
Anthropic
ToolCloud
A workflow for keeping Claude's collaborative work context synchronized across surfaces.
Why it matters: Persistent context reduces the setup cost of returning to longer-running knowledge work.
PaidClaude plansCollaboration
Codex for Linux
OpenAI
ToolHybrid
Codex support for local repositories on common Linux distributions, bringing agentic coding directly to Linux workstations.
Why it matters: It makes the same repository-aware workflow available across more developer environments.
Runs on your hardware
Basis ↗Local agent · cloud model
MBP ● GreatStudio ● GreatJetson ● Great
Repository tools run locally; official packages include macOS and Linux ARM64 targets.
PaidLinuxLocal repositories
Pixboost
Pixboost
ToolCloud
Generates product-photo backgrounds for ecommerce catalogs and campaign creative.
Why it matters: It can reduce repetitive studio work for high-volume product imagery.
FreemiumTrialCommercial
Nemotron 4
NVIDIA
ModelUnverifiedWatch
A newsletter mention whose exact NVIDIA model variant and canonical release could not yet be verified.
Why it matters: The name may refer to substantially different Nemotron families, so the index withholds hardware scores until the release is clear.
Runs on your hardware
Basis ↗Variant not verified
The newsletter mention does not identify a canonical released variant, so hardware scoring is intentionally withheld.
Free/OpenModel familyNVIDIA stack
Lovable
Lovable
ToolCloud
A prompt-driven application builder for turning an idea into an AI-powered web product.
Why it matters: It gives non-specialists a fast path from a product concept to a working prototype.
FreemiumApp builderHosted preview
skills.sh
Skills
ToolLocal
A searchable directory for discovering and installing reusable capabilities for AI agents.
Why it matters: Skills make useful agent workflows portable instead of repeatedly prompting from scratch.
Runs on your hardware
Basis ↗Lightweight local utility
MBP ● GreatStudio ● GreatJetson ◐ Usable
The CLI installs reusable agent files locally; it does not itself run a large AI model.
Free/OpenDirectoryReusable skills
Muse Code
Meta
ToolHybrid
A terminal coding agent that coordinates multiple agents and can build from screenshots or clips.
Why it matters: It adds another multimodal, multi-agent option to the terminal coding landscape.
Runs on your hardware
Basis ↗Local harness · Meta model API
MBP ● GreatStudio ● GreatJetson △ Experimental
The terminal agent is local while Muse Spark inference uses Meta's hosted model API.
Free/OpenTerminalMulti-agent
Shieldstral 1.0
Mistral AI
ModelLocal
A compact 3.8B-parameter moderation model for classifying text and image inputs against safety policies.
Why it matters: Its official llama.cpp path makes it one of the catalog's most practical models for private, low-cost local moderation.
Runs on your hardware
Basis ↗Compact local model
MBP ● GreatStudio ● GreatJetson ◐ Usable
Official llama.cpp support; Q4 weights are about 2 GB, plus roughly 0.8 GB for the vision projector.
Free/OpenOpen weightsllama.cpp
Fish Audio S2.1 Pro
Fish Audio
ModelCloud
An expressive text-to-speech model with streaming support and controllable emotion and nonverbal cues.
Why it matters: It is a practical option for natural-sounding voice applications and rapid audio prototyping.
FreemiumTTSAPI
PixelRAG
StarTrail
ToolLocal
An open-source visual retrieval system that indexes screenshots instead of relying only on extracted text.
Why it matters: Visual retrieval can preserve charts, layout, and webpage context that text extraction loses.
Runs on your hardware
Basis ↗Local visual retrieval pipeline
MBP ● GreatStudio ● GreatJetson △ Experimental
Apple Silicon/MPS and Linux/CUDA are documented; Jetson ARM64 dependencies are not explicitly validated.
Free/OpenOpen sourceVisual RAG
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