Kai 9000

AI That Builds Screens, Not Just Text

An open-source AI powerhouse that runs locally in your pocket. With persistent memory, a heartbeat, tool execution, and an interactive UI that generates full screens — not just chat bubbles.

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What Makes Kai Different

A personal AI assistant that remembers, acts, and adapts — across every platform.

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Persistent Memory

Kai remembers facts, preferences, and learnings across conversations. Frequently used memories get promoted into the system prompt automatically.

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Customizable Soul

Define Kai's personality with an editable system prompt. Choose from presets like Short & Direct, Tutor, or Creative Writer — or write your own.

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Autonomous Heartbeat

Kai runs periodic self-checks in the background — reviewing memories, pending tasks, and emails. If something needs attention, it notifies you.

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AI Providers

OpenAI, Gemini, Anthropic, DeepSeek, Groq, Mistral, xAI, and more. Configure a fallback chain — Kai tries the next provider on failure.

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Tool Execution

Web search, notifications, calendar events, shell commands, and alarms. Kai acts on your behalf, not just talks.

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MCP Servers

Connect to external tools via the Model Context Protocol. Fetch web content, query docs, check crypto prices, and more.

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Linux Sandbox

On Android, Kai runs shell commands in a secure sandboxed Alpine Linux environment. Install packages, run Python, process data.

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Open Source & Encrypted

Everything runs on your device. Conversations are encrypted locally. No cloud accounts, no tracking, no data collection.

Available Everywhere

Android, iOS, Windows, Mac, Linux, and Web. Pick your platform.

Kai desktop app
Download on the App Store Get it on Google Play Get it on F-Droid Use the Web App
Homebrew (macOS)
brew install --cask simonschubert/tap/kai
Winget (Windows)
winget install SimonSchubert.Kai
AUR (Arch Linux)
yay -S kai-bin