I wanted an AI assistant that felt warm and present, not like another chat window buried in a browser tab. So I built Lil Buddy — a Tauri desktop app where AI companions walk around on your screen.
Tech stack: Tauri v2, React, Rust. Supports Claude and OpenCode as AI providers. Everything runs locally — no cloud dependency for the app itself.
- 8 hand-drawn companion characters with full sprite animations
- Expert/persona switching for different workflows
- Telegram gateway for remote access
- Custom themes, system tray, workspace-aware helpers
MIT Licensed (Go crazy)
This is Developer Preview — expect bugs, rapid changes, and incomplete docs. But I'd love feedback from the DEV crowd :)
Source: https://github.com/OnPoint-Dev-Tools/lil-buddy
Site: https://onpoint-dev-tools.github.io/lil-buddy/
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