Connect AI

100% Local · 100% Offline · 100% Free
Your AI coding agent that lives entirely on your machine.

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Overview

Connect AI is an agentic AI coding assistant that runs entirely on your local machine — no cloud, no API keys, no data leaves your computer. It reads your project, creates files, edits code, manages directories, and executes terminal commands — all through natural conversation.

Built for VS Code, Cursor, and Antigravity.

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⚡ Agent Capabilities

Connect AI doesn't just answer questions — it acts. Seven built-in agent actions give it full control over your development environment:

Action	Description
📄 Create Files	Generates new files and directories in your workspace
✏️ Edit Files	Finds and replaces specific code in existing files
🗑️ Delete Files	Removes files and folders
📖 Read Files	Reads any file in your workspace to understand context
📂 Browse Directories	Lists contents of any subdirectory
🖥️ Run Terminal Commands	Executes CLI commands (install, build, run, deploy)
🧠 Second Brain	Queries your personal knowledge base (GitHub-synced)

How It Works

You: "React로 카운터 앱 만들어줘"

Connect AI:
  ✅ 생성: src/App.jsx
  ✅ 생성: src/index.js
  ✅ 생성: index.html
  🖥️ 실행: npm install react react-dom

All files are created directly in your local workspace — no copy-paste needed.

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🎨 Interface Features

• 🔄 Real-time Streaming — Token-by-token response rendering
• ⬛ Abort (Stop) — Interrupt generation mid-stream
• 🔄 재생성 — Regenerate any response with one click
• 📎 Multimodal Input — Paste images (Cmd+V) or attach files (+)
• 💡 Syntax Highlighting — Cinematic code block rendering
• ⏱️ Thinking Bar — Visual latency indicator during inference

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📥 Installation

Option 1: VSIX (Recommended)

1. Download the latest .vsix from Releases
2. Open VS Code / Cursor / Antigravity
3. Cmd+Shift+P → Extensions: Install from VSIX → Select the file

Option 2: Build from Source

git clone https://github.com/wonseokjung/connect-ai.git
cd connect-ai
npm install
npm run compile
npx vsce package

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⚙️ Engine Setup

Connect AI requires a local AI engine. Choose one:

Ollama (Recommended for Beginners)

# 1. Install
brew install ollama

# 2. Pull a model
ollama pull gemma3

# 3. Done — Ollama runs automatically in the background

LM Studio (Recommended for Apple Silicon)

1. Download from lmstudio.ai
2. Search and download a model (e.g., Gemma 4, Llama 3.1)
3. Go to Developer tab (<> icon) → Start Server
4. Ensure it shows http://127.0.0.1:1234
5. In Connect AI: ⚙️ Settings → Select LM Studio

💡 Tip: In LM Studio, set Context Length to 8192+ for best results.

Supported Models

Model	Size	Best For
Gemma 4 E2B	4.4 GB	Vision + Code (Recommended)
Gemma 3	3-5 GB	Fast general coding
Llama 3.1	4-8 GB	Multi-language support
Qwen 3	4-8 GB	Strong instruction following
DeepSeek Coder	6-16 GB	Code-heavy tasks

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🧠 Second Brain (Knowledge Base)

Sync a GitHub repository as your personal knowledge base. Connect AI will reference it when answering questions.

1. Click 🧠 button in the chat header
2. Enter your GitHub repo URL
3. Toggle knowledge mode ON

Your documents are stored locally at ~/.connect-ai-brain/.

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🔒 Privacy

• Zero cloud dependency — No internet required after setup
• Zero data collection — All code stays on your machine
• Zero telemetry — No analytics, no tracking

Your code never leaves your computer. Period.

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🛠️ Configuration

Access settings via the ⚙️ button in the chat panel:

Setting	Default	Description
Engine	Ollama	Ollama or LM Studio
Temperature	0.7	Response creativity (0.0–1.0)
Top P	0.9	Nucleus sampling
Top K	40	Token selection range

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License

MIT — Free to use, modify, and distribute.

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Designed & Developed by EZERAI × Connect AI