SalmAlm — Private AI Gateway
Self-hosted, privacy-first AI gateway. Your data never leaves your machine.
Quick Start
pip install salmalm
salmalm start
# Open http://localhost:8000
Features
- 🔒 100% Local — no data sent to third parties
- 🤖 Multi-LLM — Claude, GPT, Gemini in one interface
- 📚 RAG — chat with your own documents
- 🛠️ 62 built-in tools — web search, file ops, code execution
- 🔐 Vault encryption for sensitive data
- 🐳 Docker ready
Docker
docker-compose up -d
Requirements
- Python 3.10+
- API key for at least one LLM provider
Features
- Multi-provider LLM routing — OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, Ollama with 3-tier auto-routing (simple / moderate / complex)
- Automatic failover + circuit breaker — transparent retry across providers; unhealthy endpoints are isolated
- RAG — BM25 + semantic search with Reciprocal Rank Fusion (RRF); indexes your local files automatically
- Vault encryption — AES-256-GCM with PBKDF2-200K key derivation; opt-in per secret
- OAuth2 — Google and Anthropic social login flows
- WebSocket streaming — real-time token streaming to the web UI
- Multi-user auth — JWT-based session management with per-user quotas
- Cost tracking + daily quotas — per-model token accounting with configurable daily spend caps
- Prometheus metrics —
/metricsendpoint; drop-in for any Grafana stack - SQLite audit log — WAL mode; every request, tool call, and auth event is logged
- 62 built-in tools — shell exec, file I/O, web search (Brave), browser automation, TTS/STT, image gen, cron, and more
Quick Start
pip install salmalm
salmalm start
# → http://localhost:18800
A Setup Wizard opens on first launch. Paste an API key, pick a model — done.
Recommended: use
pipx install salmalmto avoid dependency conflicts.
Configuration
All configuration is via environment variables. No config files required.
| Variable | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|
SALMALM_PORT |
18800 |
HTTP listen port |
SALMALM_BIND |
127.0.0.1 |
Bind address (0.0.0.0 for LAN access) |
SALMALM_SECRET |
(none) | Master secret for Vault + JWT signing (set this!) |
SALMALM_ALLOW_SHELL |
0 |
Enable shell operators in tool exec (1 to opt in) |
SALMALM_PYTHON_EVAL |
0 |
Enable Python eval tool (1 to opt in) |
SALMALM_DAILY_BUDGET |
(none) | Daily spend cap in USD, e.g. 2.00 |
API Reference
| Method | Path | Description |
|---|---|---|
POST |
/api/chat |
Send a message; returns SSE stream |
GET |
/api/sessions |
List chat sessions |
DELETE |
/api/sessions/{id} |
Delete a session |
GET |
/api/tools |
List available tools and their schemas |
GET |
/api/models |
List discovered models across all providers |
GET |
/api/costs |
Cost summary (today / 30-day) |
GET |
/metrics |
Prometheus metrics endpoint |
GET |
/api/vault |
List vault entries (values redacted) |
POST |
/api/vault |
Store an encrypted secret |
GET |
/api/audit |
Recent audit log entries |
Architecture
Client (Browser / Telegram / Discord)
│
▼ HTTP + WebSocket
┌───────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ SalmAlm │
│ │
│ ┌─────────────┐ ┌───────────────────┐ │
│ │ 3-Tier │ │ Engine Pipeline │ │
│ │ LLM Router │──▶│ classify → route │ │
│ │ + Failover │ │ → context → exec │ │
│ └─────────────┘ └───────────────────┘ │
│ │ │
│ ┌──────▼──────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ Providers │ │
│ │ OpenAI · Anthropic · Google · xAI │ │
│ │ Ollama · LM Studio · vLLM │ │
│ └─────────────────────────────────────┘ │
│ │
│ RAG (BM25 + Semantic + RRF) │
│ Vault (AES-256-GCM) │
│ JWT Auth · OAuth2 │
│ 62 Tools · Cron · Sub-Agents │
│ SQLite Audit (WAL) · Prometheus /metrics │
└───────────────────────────────────────────┘
Development
git clone https://github.com/hyunjun6928-netizen/salmalm.git
cd salmalm
pip install -e ".[dev]"
pytest tests/ -q --timeout=30 -x \
--ignore=tests/test_multi_tenant.py \
--ignore=tests/test_fresh_install_e2e.py
See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.
License
MIT © 2024 hyunjun6928-netizen
SalmAlm = 삶 (Life) + 앎 (Knowledge)
Your life, understood by AI.
SalmAlm — Private AI Gateway
Self-hosted, privacy-first AI gateway. Your data never leaves your machine.
Quick Start
pip install salmalm
salmalm start
# Open http://localhost:8000
Features
- 🔒 100% local — no data sent to third parties
- 🤖 Multi-LLM — Claude, GPT, Gemini in one place
- 📚 RAG — chat with your documents
- 🛠️ 62 built-in tools
- 🔐 Vault encryption for sensitive data
Docker
docker-compose up -d
1 maintainer
Metadata
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