Your AI. Your Machine.
AI-assisted development shouldn't cost hundreds a month. Clank is a local-first AI agent harness — one daemon, many frontends, optimized for local models. Frontier-grade tools on hardware you already own, for free.
npm install -g @clanklabs/clank && clank setupThe Lab
Local-first AI tools and models for developers. Open source, Apache 2.0, and built for people who want capable AI on hardware they already own.
Multi-Agent
Named agents with separate models, workspaces, and routing
Self-Configuring
Tell your agent to add Telegram, switch models, create cron jobs
Multi-Channel
CLI, TUI, Web UI, Telegram, Discord, Signal
Memory + Context
TF-IDF memory with decay and aggressive compaction for local models
Plugin System
Extend with custom tools, channels, and providers
Clank
v1.12.2AI agent harness with one daemon powering CLI, TUI, Web UI, Telegram, Discord, and Signal. Multi-agent, self-configuring, and optimized for local models.
Wrench
35B & 9BPurpose-built agentic models for local tool use. Wrench 35B reaches 118/120 on the Clank benchmark, and Wrench 9B reaches 114/120 in a much smaller footprint.
Features
Built for privacy and power. Your AI, your machine, your rules.
Harness Architecture
Single daemon, multiple frontends. Telegram stays alive while you use CLI or browser.
Self-Configuring
After setup, configure everything through conversation. The agent modifies its own config.
Multi-Channel
CLI, TUI, Web UI, Telegram, Discord, Signal — all equal interfaces sharing sessions.
Web Dashboard
8-panel control UI: Chat, Agents, Sessions, Config, Pipelines, Cron, Logs, Channels.
Zero Telemetry
No analytics, no tracking. API keys redacted from LLM context. SSRF protection.
AES-256-GCM
Encrypted API keys at rest. PBKDF2 key derivation. Path traversal protection.
Local-First
Auto-detects Ollama, LM Studio, llama.cpp, vLLM. Cloud providers optional.
25 Tools
File ops, bash, git, web search, doc search (RAG), plus 10 self-config tools, 3 voice tools, and file sharing.
Optimized for Local
Tool tiering, aggressive context compaction, prompt fallback for models without tool calling.
Plugins + Hooks
Extend with custom tools, channels, and providers. 25+ lifecycle hook points.
Get Started
Install the product you need and start building locally.
Clank
v1.12.2 - Node.js 20+Multi-agent harness with shared sessions, channels, dashboard, and local-first provider routing.