Built in the open. Help shape what comes next.
Chalie is open source and community driven. Whether you're a builder, thinker, or designer — anyone can inspect, contribute, and extend it.
Core Principles
Local-First & Private
Your data, memory, and identity remain on your machine. Chalie processes locally by default — nothing leaves your environment without your explicit knowledge.
Trust Before Autonomy
Chalie prepares actions, explains them, and asks for approval before executing anything consequential. Trust is earned incrementally — autonomy follows from it.
Secure by Default
Designed with security from the ground up. No technical expertise required to be safe. Secure patterns are the path of least resistance.
Open & Extensible
Fully open source under Apache 2.0. Tools integrate via modular, containerised components that anyone can build, inspect, and share.
Built for Humans
If you can use a phone, you can use Chalie. Complexity belongs in the implementation, not the experience.
Contribution Areas
Core Development
Backend services, cognitive pipeline, memory systems, and API endpoints.
GitHub Repo →Tool Integrations
Build containerised tools that extend what Chalie can do in new directions.
Embodiments →UX & Interaction Design
Improve flows, interactions, and the overall experience of working with Chalie.
Open an Issue →Documentation
Clarify concepts, add examples, and make Chalie easier to understand and use.
Open an Issue →Security & Privacy Review
Audit threat models, identify edge cases, and help ensure defaults stay safe.
Discussions →Ecosystem Tooling
Developer tooling, testing utilities, and infrastructure that makes contributing easier.
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