v11.6.2 - Privacy First

Chat with AI.
Keep secrets local.

Use ChatGPT for everything — but your passwords, API keys, and private data stay encrypted on your Mac.

💯 100% Free 📜 MIT License 🔓 Open Source 🍎 macOS Only
AI Chat Terminal Demo - Save passwords locally with encryption
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/martinschenk/ai-chat-terminal/main/install.sh | zsh
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How It Works

Simple: Add a keyword, keep it private. No keyword, use ChatGPT's full power.

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Say "save" → Stays Local

Type "save my password" and it never leaves your Mac. Encrypted with AES-256, stored in local SQLite.

save my twitter password xyz123 → 🗄️ Stored 🔒
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Say "show" → Retrieve Instantly

Your data, your Mac, instant access. No cloud, no network calls.

show my twitter password → 🔍 xyz123
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No Keyword → Full ChatGPT

Ask anything else, get GPT-4o's power. Fast, smart, just like normal ChatGPT.

capital of Spain? → Madrid
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Privacy First

Chat history auto-deleted when you quit. Your saved data stays until YOU delete it.

ESC → History cleared
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Lightning Fast

Always-on daemon keeps AI ready. No waiting, no loading.

chat → Instant ⚡
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Open Source

MIT licensed. Audit the code, verify privacy claims, contribute features. Transparent by design.

git clone → See the code

How Privacy Works

Two-stage intent detection decides where your data goes

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Keyword Scan (<1ms)

Fast check for keywords: save, store, remember, show, delete (30+ synonyms in 10 languages)

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Intent Analysis (Local AI)

Qwen 2.5 Coder (5GB, runs on your Mac) analyzes: "Does user want to save/retrieve/delete?"

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Route Decision

Save intent → Local encrypted DB (AES-256)
Question → OpenAI GPT-4o

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Without Keywords

my password is SecurePass123 🙈 Sent to OpenAI
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With Keywords

save my password SecurePass123 ✅ Stored locally (encrypted)

Ready to Take Control?

Install in one command. Works on macOS 12.0+

1

Run installer

Everything installs automatically: Python dependencies, Ollama, local AI model (Qwen 2.5), and the daemon.

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/martinschenk/ai-chat-terminal/main/install.sh | zsh
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Add OpenAI API key

Get your key at platform.openai.com/api-keys

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Start chatting!

chat

Requirements

  • macOS 12.0+ with Zsh
  • Python 3.9+
  • 8GB RAM (16GB recommended)
  • ~5GB disk space
  • OpenAI API key