🧠 Sidekick - Local AI Assistant (Customized by @kaydeewrld)

A local-first, privacy-focused AI assistant that lets you chat with your own files, folders, and websites — completely offline.

This is a customized version of Sidekick, a powerful AI assistant that runs entirely on your Mac using local LLMs. It offers offline chat, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), code and math tools, LaTeX, diagrams, slide generation, and more — all without compromising your data privacy.

🚀 Key Features

• Local-first AI with built-in inference using llama.cpp
• Secure and private: all conversations and file processing happen on your device
• RAG-based search across your own documents and folders
• Smart Experts for topic-specific analysis (e.g., Computer Science, History)
• Inline Assistant for writing, editing, and summarizing text
• Canvas for editing code, websites, and structured content
• Diagram and Slide Generator
• LaTeX and Markdown rendering with rich visualization support
• Optional cloud model access using your own OpenAI-compatible API key

🛠️ Setup Instructions

Requirements

• Mac with Apple Silicon (M1 or later)
• macOS 13 or later
• At least 8GB RAM

Quick Start

1. Clone the Repository

   git clone https://github.com/kaydeewrld/sidekick-local-ai.git
   cd sidekick-local-ai