Otis is a minimal AI agent designed to handle everyday tasks, such as writing emails or planning trips, while prioritizing user privacy. A key feature of the agent is its ability to switch to a local model when Wi-Fi is unavailable, allowing it to continue functioning in offline environments like airplanes or basements.

The agent ensures that all conversations, edits, and statistics are stored as plain files on the user's own disk, with no cloud synchronization or telemetry. While it can call upon large open models hosted by Fireworks using a user's own API key for complex problems, all prompts remain private. Otis is available as both a native desktop application and via a terminal, including a headless mode for use in scripts and continuous integration (CI) environments.

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