chad

Single-user local coding agent that runs entirely on an Apple Silicon Mac, no API key needed.

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chad is a single-user, local coding agent that runs entirely on an Apple Silicon Mac via MLX with one 27B model, needing no API key, subscription or cloud connection. It targets developers who want Claude-Code-style coding assistance fully on-device.

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