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AI · February 2, 2026

Bodhi Chat - Powered by Bodhi App

PoC for Bodhi Platform, create webapps powered by Local LLMs

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What it does

Bodhi Chat is a PoC showing the future of AI Apps with Local LLMs. Connects to your locally running Bodhi App securely via OAuth 2.1. Webapps hosted anywhere can access your local AI - enabling agentic chat + deep research entirely on your machine. Zero backend infrastructure needed, zero API costs, 100% privacy. Developers: build similar AI apps powered by Local LLMs? Sign up for waitlist at developer.getbodhi.app

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