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mybutler: Local-First AI Assistant with Persistent Memory

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Frustrated by managing nearly 100 disconnected AI chats with no shared memory, a developer built mybutler, a local, menu bar app that gives AI assistants persistent memory without cloud dependency. It runs models locally through Ollama, stores facts in a local database, and retrieves only what's relevant to each question, keeping responses fast and private. Nothing leaves your machine unless you deliberately enable a cloud provider.

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