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More AI – Open-source model-agnostic AI desktop

More AI is a free, open-source Windows desktop application for AI enthusiasts who want a unified workspace without vendor lock-in. It supports local and cloud models, governed execution, cryptographic audit trails, and multiple workspaces including Chat, IDE, Music Studio, Picture Editor, Video Editor, and AI Colosseum. Users can bring their own models, run fully offline, or mix cloud APIs.

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The BYOB of AI: bring your own model, backend, cloud key, or local runtime. More AI keeps it governed, traceable, and under your control.

More AI is a free, open-source Windows desktop application for people who want one serious AI workspace without surrendering choice. Chat with cloud APIs, run local LLMs, code with tool agents, create music, images, video, documents, and workflows, orchestrate swarms, and audit what happened afterward. Every execution runs through a governance engine so nothing happens silently. No subscriptions. No API surprises. Run fully local, use cloud APIs, or mix both — you decide.

The goal is simple: make powerful AI feel usable, inspectable, and yours — no command-line setup required. Download the installer, run it, and the app handles everything else. The built-in terminal is there when you want it, but you should not need one just to get started.

Built by Doug Trier / Trier OS · Open source under the MIT License

Why More AI Exists

More AI started as the AI workspace I wanted to move into: local-first, governed, traceable, and deterministic where it matters. I wanted agents that could help me build, create, research, and automate without silently running wild or locking me into one provider.

More AI is intentionally agent-agnostic. Use Ollama, llama.cpp, BitNet, Hugging Face models, LM Studio, OpenRouter, OpenAI, DeepSeek, Anthropic, Google, or your own OpenAI-compatible endpoint. The goal is simple: you choose the model, you choose the runtime, and More AI keeps the workflow visible, gated, and under your control.

I am sharing it because other people may want the same kind of workspace. If you want to help make it better, test it on your hardware, report bugs, improve docs, contribute code, or help shape the roadmap. Let's build a practical local-first AI community around tools people can actually use.

This is an actively developed project. Core workspaces — Chat, IDE, Music Studio, Picture Editor, Video Editor, and AI Colosseum — are solid and used every day. Some advanced features (P2P Collaborate, Voice Studio, AI WebView co-navigation) are still being refined and may have rough edges. When you find something broken, open an issue — every report is read and taken seriously. Every fix makes the app better for everyone.

Community involvement is welcome and encouraged. If you want to test, suggest features, contribute code, or just explore what's possible when AI runs on your own hardware — you're in the right place.

What Makes It Different

Governed execution — Every workflow declares its intent before running. Policy gates block bad output from propagating downstream. No silent failures — every blocked action shows exactly which rule triggered.

Bring-your-own-AI freedom — Bring your own model, cloud provider, local runtime, OpenAI-compatible endpoint, or swarm. More AI is designed to stay useful even as the model world keeps changing.

Local-first, cloud-optional — Run fully offline with Ollama, llama.cpp, or BitNet. Connect cloud APIs (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, DeepSeek, and more) when you want them. Mix both in the same swarm. The Python runtime, pip packages, FFmpeg, and BitNet engine are all bundled — no internet required to get started.

Auto-server management — Selecting any local model (Ollama, llama.cpp, BitNet) anywhere in the app automatically boots its server in the background. No manual ollama serve or port juggling.

Multi-model orchestration — Send one prompt to 2–20 models simultaneously. Chain them, debate them, run them in a swarm, or pipeline them with a verifier scoring 0–100.

Full provider coverage — One unified registry for every AI provider: cloud APIs, local runtimes, OpenRouter catalog (200+ models), and P2P bridge nodes.

AI Colosseum — Calibrate your models by having them play Blackjack, Wordle, Mastermind, Battleship, UNO, Monopoly, and Chess. Capability scores, role badges, and match history included.

Cryptographic audit trail — SHA-256 hash chain on every agentic decision. EU AI Act Art. 12/13/14/17 aligned.

Screenshots

Chat — 11-model swarm: OpenAI, DeepSeek, Mistral, Google Gemini, Qwen, and local models all streaming in parallel

Chat — Full Swarm builder: GPU + CPU agents, cost tiers, 10 parallel API agents

IDE — Agent Console: 9 tool calls across 8 turns, file explorer, terminal, live tool call trace

Skill Builder — Design AI micro-programs in plain English or JSON DAG; validate, compile, register

Platform — Model Registry: Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, DeepSeek, Mistral, Ollama, llama.cpp and 339 more

Platform — OpenRouter Catalog: 596 models with live pricing, context windows, and benchmark scores

Music Studio — Local ACE-Step generation; hardware-aware model selector; lyrics + style tag sidebar

Picture Editor — AI image generation (ultra-realistic brindle Pitbull via Google Nano Bard); local + API models

AI WebView — Governed co-navigation: COE inspect/action approval gates, agent action feed, pop-out WebView2

Collaborate — P2P workspace: Human Chat (encrypted) + Agent Chat side by side, WebRTC/Nostr signaling

Video Editor — Session recorder with export presets: YouTube HD/4K, TikTok/Shorts, Instagram Reel, LinkedIn

Settings — Governance Pack: Trust posture high, all 8 governance files verified (Security, Standards, Determinism, Gates, Privacy, Incident)

Settings — Local AI Setup: 157 model routes, 12 ready, hardware scan, intent-first model recommendations

Platform Hub — Connect AI, Browse Models, Bridge Agent, MCP Servers, External Apps, Usage & Cost

Platform — Built-in 58-chapter Manual with AI-powered Manual Expert Agent sidebar

AI Colosseum — Gameplay Videos

Models earn capability scores and role badges by playing real games. Watch AI agents compete:

Game Video

Blackjack ▶ Watch Blackjack match

Chess ▶ Watch Chess match

Monopoly ▶ Watch Monopoly match

Workspaces

Build

Workspace Description

Chat Talk to one model, compare several, or light up a full swarm across local LLMs and cloud APIs

IDE Cursor/VS Code-style coding workspace with editor, file tree, terminal, preview, source control path, and governed tool agents

Skill Builder Turn repeatable work into governed AI skills with typed inputs, validation, compile checks, and reusable contracts

Orchestra Mode Sequential specialist pipeline: Researcher → Writer → Critic → Publisher, with visible handoffs

Swarm Mode 2–20 parallel agent branches. Conductor merges outputs. Verifier scores 0–100

Run Intelligence Diff, simulate, provenance, confidence, and traceability tools for understanding what changed and why

Scheduler Cron-based scheduling with budget caps, approval gates, and confidence circuit breaker

Unified Agent Natural-language command bar routing intent to the right internal worker without making you hunt through menus

Multi-App Pipeline Chain More AI workers with registered desktop apps so external tools can join governed workflows

Red Team Deterministic security scan — prompt injection, CVE patterns, credential exposure, dependency risk

Folder Watchers Inbox folder → auto-trigger pipeline → output folder. Hands-free file processing

Playbooks Self-optimizing YAML workflow contracts. Compile, analyze, and auto-parallelize execution plans

Create

Workspace Description

Music Studio Local music generation via ACE-Step (3.5B). Reference audio, LoRA styles, AI lyric sidebar

Voice Studio Vocal extraction (Mel-Band RoFormer / MDX-Net). HuBERT + FAISS voice model training and conversion

Doc Creator AI-driven document generation — project briefs, resumes, proposals, interview prep

Doc Extractor 6-step AI pipeline: scan folder → Excel template → field map → extract → review grid → export

Picture Editor Local image editing with AI-assisted tools

Video Editor Screen recording, trim, crop, export with FFmpeg pipeline

Grow

Workspace Description

Morning Briefing Daily AI digest: attention items, pending workflows, changes while away, automation suggestions

Knowledge Base Local RAG over PDFs, notes, and code. FAISS embeddings, chat with source citation

Translation Offline translation via argostranslate. 50+ languages. Live meeting overlay mode

Content & Growth YouTube scripts, SEO articles, newsletters, Twitter/X threads, LinkedIn posts, email sequences

Email Reputation Local-first DMARC monitoring, domain reputation scoring, and email authentication analysis

P2P Discover Discover and import pipeline optimizations from peers on your LAN

AI Colosseum

Game Description

Blackjack Card counting strategy calibration — tests rule retention and risk decisions

Wordle Vocabulary and deductive reasoning calibration

Mastermind Hidden-information strategy calibration

Battleship Spatial reasoning and long-context stability calibration

UNO Rule retention under adversarial conditions

Monopoly Resource planning and negotiation calibration

Chess Deep strategic reasoning — minimax vs. model

Models earn capability scores and role badges (conductor, reviewer, adversary, planner) through Colosseum matches. Badges unlock role-specific model dropdowns throughout the app.

Platform

Workspace Description

AI Models Unified model registry for Ollama, llama.cpp, BitNet, Hugging Face, LM Studio, OpenRouter, cloud APIs, and custom endpoints

OpenRouter Full catalog browser (200+ models). Search, filter, one-click add. Masked key management

Bridge Agent P2P c

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