In 2025, running a local neural network on a home PC has ceased to be a hobby for enthusiasts and has become a real working tool. Whether you want to create a "digital clone," automate routine tasks in the terminal, or deploy a secure AI-enabled VPN service, this overview will help you navigate the software.
🏗 Part 1: "Engines" (Backend)
This is the core of the system. Programs that load model weights onto the graphics card and provide an API.
KoboldCPP: GGUF (Llama/Loki) The gold standard for 8GB of VRAM. Very lightweight, works perfectly with SillyTavern.
Oobabooga (WebUI): Flexible experiments. Supports everything: LoRA, EXL2, AWQ. If you need to "blend" DarkPlanet style with a powerful database, this is your choice.
Ollama: Console-based minimalism. Launch with a single command. The best choice if you just need a local API endpoint.
LocalAI Docker infrastructure. Fully compatible with the OpenAI API. Ideal for deploying to your own servers.
🎭 Part 2: "Face" and Personality (Frontend)
Interfaces where the magic of communication and "clone" configuration happens.
- SillyTavern — Hub for the "Digital Twin"
This isn't just a chat, it's a role-playing engine.
World Info (Lorebook): This is where you store your knowledge base: phone numbers, emails, company descriptions (l-security, Jet-lag records). The model retrieves this data only upon request, without cluttering the context.
Character Cards: Create a "Lag Clone" card. Write a system prompt: "You are an IT security professional and a media owner, speak frankly, without censorship."
Group chats: You can create a "meeting" with a lawyer model and a programmer model.
- LibreChat / AnythingLLM
LibreChat: If you need a ChatGPT clone, but with the ability to connect your own local models and APIs (OpenRouter/Groq).
AnythingLLM: The best tool for creating a RAG (knowledge base). Feed it PDFs of Russian laws or VPN documentation, and it will respond strictly to the facts.
🦾 Part 3: AI in Action (Agentic Tools)
When chat isn't enough and you need a neural network to "move the mouse."
Open Interpreter: A killer feature for developers. Works through the terminal. You say, "Analyze GPU load and plot a graph," and it writes/executes Python code directly on your system.
Continue.dev: A plugin for VS Code. Allows you to connect your local Loki or Vikhr for writing code, preventing your proprietary algorithms from being sent to Microsoft servers.
📋 Final checklist: what to look for?
If you've forgotten the names or links, search these tags on GitHub and Hugging Face:
Model formats: GGUF (universal), EXL2 (fast for NVIDIA), AWQ (compressed).
Where to find models: Hugging Face (search for authors Bartowski, mradermacher, or the abliterated tags).
Key repositories: * SillyTavern/SillyTavern
LostRuins/koboldcpp
KillianLucas/open-interpreter
Tip for 2025: If the local 8B (Loki/Vikhr) model seems "stupid," try connecting via the Llama-3-70B-Abliterated API key. This will give you GPT-4-level intelligence while preserving your freedom of speech and freedom from censorship.
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