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ZeroChat is a personal, private web client for chatting with AI models, consulting documents and running tools. This documentation covers the 9.x series. Free and open source under the MIT licence.

The interface runs entirely in the browser as static files: history and settings remain in local browser storage without automatic cloud synchronization.

Key features

  • AI Profiles: OpenAI and compatible chat APIs, Ollama, OpenRouter, Claude and Gemini. Supports reasoning, vision and function calling.
  • WebLLM: In-browser WebGPU inference with downloadable models (requires compatible hardware).
  • Documents & RAG: Local document attachments and collections with client-side text extraction and Orama lexical search (no external embeddings required).
  • Agentic Tools: JavaScript sandbox, web search, page fetching, interactive charts and read-only subagents. The optional local backend adds filesystem access, shell commands, diagnostics and MCP services.
  • Diagnostics: Conversation branches, JSON and Markdown export, PDF print, context metrics and request inspector.

Quick start

  1. Web (client-only): Open ZeroChat on GitHub Pages, configure a profile, and start chatting.
  2. With local computer tools (Python backend):
# Via PyPI (Linux, macOS, Windows)
pip install zerochat
zerochat

# Or download and run directly
curl -fsSL https://albalday.github.io/zerochat/zerochat.py -o zerochat.py
python3 zerochat.py

Documentation & Help

Comprehensive guides covering configuration, supported environments (Linux, Windows, macOS, Android/Termux), MCP services, and security:

Development

ZeroChat is developed on the dev branch:

git checkout dev
npm install
npm test

For development rules, architecture and test suites, see AGENTS.md, js/README.md, py/README.md and tests/README.md.


Español

ZeroChat es un cliente web de uso personal para conversar con modelos de IA, consultar documentos y ejecutar herramientas. Esta documentación corresponde a la serie 9.x. Proyecto de libre uso bajo licencia MIT.

La interfaz se ejecuta íntegramente en el navegador como archivos estáticos: el historial y la configuración se conservan en el almacenamiento local del navegador, sin sincronización automática en la nube.

Características principales

  • Perfiles de IA: OpenAI y APIs compatibles, Ollama, OpenRouter, Claude y Gemini. Soporta razonamiento, visión y llamadas a herramientas (tool calling).
  • WebLLM: Inferencia local en el navegador mediante WebGPU tras descargar el modelo (requiere hardware compatible).
  • Documentos y RAG: Adjuntos y colecciones locales con extracción de texto en el cliente y búsqueda léxica mediante Orama (sin requerir embeddings externos).
  • Herramientas agénticas: Entorno aislado de JavaScript, búsqueda y lectura web, gráficos interactivos y subagentes de solo lectura. El backend local opcional añade acceso al sistema de archivos, ejecución de comandos, diagnósticos y servicios MCP.
  • Diagnóstico e historial: Ramas de conversación, exportación a JSON y Markdown, impresión en PDF, métricas de contexto e inspección de peticiones.

Inicio rápido

  1. Web directa (solo cliente): Abre ZeroChat en GitHub Pages, configura un perfil y comienza.
  2. Con herramientas del equipo (backend Python):
# Mediante PyPI (Linux, macOS, Windows)
pip install zerochat
zerochat

# O descarga directa del script
curl -fsSL https://albalday.github.io/zerochat/zerochat.py -o zerochat.py
python3 zerochat.py

Documentación y ayuda

Guías completas de configuración, soporte de entornos (Linux, Windows, macOS, Android/Termux), servicios MCP y seguridad:

Desarrollo

El desarrollo se realiza en la rama dev:

git checkout dev
npm install
npm test

Las normas de desarrollo, arquitectura y suite de pruebas se describen en AGENTS.md, js/README.md, py/README.md y tests/README.md.

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