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FrigadeHQ/hob
An easier way to use AI on your own computer. A free, open-source alternative to Claude and ChatGPT that runs open-weight models like Gemma… Why it matters: useful plumbing for shipping LLM-powered features.
GitHub description: An easier way to use AI on your own computer. A free, open-source alternative to Claude and ChatGPT that runs open-weight models like Gemma and gpt-oss locally on Mac, Windows and Linux. Private, and works offline.
Stars
149
Last 24h
+59
Last 7 days
+149est.
Forks
4
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Star history
GitHub stars over time. A steeper line means the repo is gaining attention faster.
Last 3 hours · +22 stars
Daily, since Oct 26, 2026 · 90 → 149
* / est. Estimated: until we have enough daily snapshots for a repo, its gain is total stars ÷ days since creation. Measured numbers replace estimates automatically.
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Show HN: Hob - Open-source, on device alternative to Claude Cowork and ChatGPT118 points · 29 comments · Oct 26, 2026Maintainer? Add the badge to your README
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FrigadeHQ/hob is a TypeScript project in the LLM tooling category, created 12 days ago. It has 149 GitHub stars and 4 forks, and gained +149 stars over the last 7 days (early estimate), ranking #150 of 173 LLM tooling repos tracked by OSS Radar this week.
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- Language
- TypeScript
- Category
- LLM tooling
- License
- MIT
- Created
- Oct 14, 2026
- Last code push
- today (Oct 27, 2026)
- Latest release
- v0.2.1 today
- AI agents
- AI assistant
- ChatGPT alternative
- Claude alternative
- desktop app
- Electron
- Gemma
- gpt-oss
- Linux
- llama.cpp
- LLM
- local AI
- local LLM
- macOS
- MCP
- offline AI
- open-source
- privacy
- private AI
- Windows
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