DEV Community: Samuel Mensah

OMG 😱. The latest version of the Generative interface agent is here and I tested it out and it is fire.

Samuel Mensah — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 06:50:33 +0000

The latest release which is going to be tomorrow is getting me excited, Gias full capabilities are now unlocked, free, open source, so whether you're a hobbyist, a student, an analyst or someone who would like to plan their week, Gia is perfect for you, forget a 20$/month subscription and check out GIA. https://github.com/alpha-1-design/gia-app. Contributions to project are welcome.

Generative interface agent , the ai that works for you on your own terms. No backend, no telemetry, just total privacy and freedom.

Samuel Mensah — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:43:26 +0000

Gia is an open source AI powered application that actually works for you. I built it as a replacement for the built-in Google Gemini I have on my device, I built it to serve a purpose and a level of flexibility that Gemini couldn't give me. GIA can serve as a chat bot amongst many other amazing things. GIA is free and opensource, she can do stuff on your device depending on which one you allow, she can handle your social media for you and she is protocol driven, meaning she will not do anything beyond what you explicitly tell her to do. She's private, no cloud, no telemetry, none of that shii. Contributors are welcome, viewers and testers are welcome, and the best thing I love about GIA is her ability extend her capabilities, she also supports local models. What's more crazy than that. You don't believe me?. Try it for yourself 😁. https//alpha-1-design/gia-app.

I Built GIA: A Fully Private, On-Device AI Workspace That Runs on Your Phone (No Cloud, No Telemetry)

Samuel Mensah — Mon, 25 May 2026 22:29:52 +0000

I Built GIA: A Fully Private, On-Device AI Workspace That Runs on Your Phone (No Cloud, No Telemetry)

Hey devs,

I've always been frustrated with how much of our AI usage depends on big cloud providers — constant API costs, data leaving your device, and no real privacy. So I decided to build GIA (Generative Interface Agent) — a complete AI workspace that lives entirely on your device.

What is GIA?

GIA is a private, on-device AI workspace built with React 18 + TypeScript + Capacitor. It runs as a native Android app (and can be adapted for iOS/web) while keeping everything local except for the AI API calls you explicitly configure, I am planning on adding a function that lets GIA connect to local models

No backend.

No telemetry.

No data collection.

Your API keys stay on-device in IndexedDB.

✨ Key Features

Agentic Loop — Autonomous reasoning with multi-turn tool use and sub-agent delegation
Live Reasoning Panel — Watch the model think in real-time with streaming thoughts
Deep On-Device Memory — Persistent memory with relevance scoring, pinning, auto-extraction, and knowledge management
Voice Mode — Wake word ("Hey Gia"), push-to-talk, transcript polishing, and TTS
Built-in Tools:
- Web search via DuckDuckGo (with citations)
- File read/write operations
- Code execution (Python/JS/C++ via Piston)
- Image generation (DALL·E 3 and others)
Multi-Provider Support (direct API calls, no proxy):
- Anthropic (Claude 3.5/3.7)
- Google Gemini (Flash/Pro with vision)
- OpenAI (GPT-4o, o1, o3 series)
- Groq (ultra-fast inference) -Cerebral(also fast )
- Minstral....
- OpenRouter + 100+ models
Skills System — Role presets (Developer, Researcher, Tutor, Creative, Security Analyst, etc.)
Beautiful UI — Built with Tailwind, Framer Motion, Recharts, Mermaid diagrams, and KaTeX

Tech Stack

Frontend: React 18 + TypeScript 5 + Tailwind + Framer Motion
State: Zustand (persisted to IndexedDB)
Mobile: Capacitor (Android WebView)
Build: Vite

Why I Built This

As someone building multiple privacy-focused tools (Core-x Privacy Toolkit, etc.), I wanted an AI companion that aligns with my values — maximum control and zero unwanted data sharing.

GIA is the result: a powerful daily driver that feels like having a full AI OS in your pocket.Gia is still in testing phases and still has some problems though I ain't gon lie about that, being a solo decision frustrating man.. I need help, I need support, I need you to help improve GIA..

Try It Yourself

GitHub: https://github.com/alpha-1-design/gia-app

Setup:


bash
git clone https://github.com/alpha-1-design/gia-app.git
cd gia-app
npm install
npm run dev
# For Android:
npm run build
npx cap sync android