LittleHive 🐝

A private, local-first AI assistant built for Apple Silicon Macs.

LittleHive runs AI directly on your Mac using Apple MLX, so your emails, schedule, and personal context stay local.

Highlights

  • 100% local AI inference (Ministral 8B/14B via MLX).
  • Google Workspace integration for Gmail and Calendar workflows.
  • Background assistant with reminders, polling, and scheduled actions.
  • Long-term memory for personalized context over time.
  • Built-in local dashboard at http://localhost:8080.

System requirements

  • Apple Silicon Mac (M1/M2/M3/M4)
  • macOS with Python 3.11+

Install

python3 -m venv littlehive-env
source littlehive-env/bin/activate
pip install littlehive

Run

lhive start
# Dashboard: http://localhost:8080
lhive stop

Repository

github.com/stackcv/littlehive