timtoole02 / Camelid

Camelid: a Rust-native local inference backend with evidence-gated model compatibility.

Why this job: says: local inference; topics: apple-silicon, gguf, inference, quantization, llama

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Desktop chat with a generated Markdown checklist and its rendered file preview

Camelid desktop chat with a pinned conversation, Markdown table, project context, and model selector

Code session waiting for a file review, with a work plan and lead and helper activity

Camelid Projects page showing three projects with instructions, reference files, and related chats

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What it does

Chat, work with files, and code with supported GGUF models on your own hardware. Use the desktop app, a desktop or mobile browser, the terminal, or an OpenAI-compatible API.

Get started

No single install command. Read the steps in the README (opens in new tab)

Maintenance: Active; Last commit 24 days ago
Stars: 220; On GitHub
Licence: MIT; Allows business use
Downloads for: 3 systems; Mac, Windows, Linux
Latest version: v0.8.0; Released 26 days ago
Built with: Rust; 72% of the code

Is it looked after?

Contributors: 3; Last 90 days
Issues: 76% closed; 6 still open
Pull requests: 705 merged; 2 waiting
Releases: 44; 30+ in the last year

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More: download files, languages, topics and project record

Download files, v0.8.0

Mac4 files, 36 downloads
Windows5 files, 28 downloads
Linux2 files, 22 downloads

All files on GitHub (opens in new tab)

Languages

Rust 72%
JavaScript 23%
Python 2%
Shell 2%

Topics

apple-silicon
gguf
inference
llama
llm
local-first
metal
openai-compatible
quantization
rust
windows

Project record

JobLocal LLMs
StatusListed
Commits3,504
Forks31
Watching5
Stars in 28 days+2
CreatedMay 1, 2026
First seen by usNov 7, 2026
CheckedNov 9, 2026