# Voxel: A local-first AI assistant with GGUF models, voice, tools, personality, and memories **URL:** \ **Category:** Show and Tell\ **Created:** [May 9, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/voxel-a-local-first-ai-assistant-with-gguf-models-voice-tools-personality-and-memories/175889 "2026-05-09T20:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![joshuatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@joshuatic](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/joshuatic)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/voxel-a-local-first-ai-assistant-with-gguf-models-voice-tools-personality-and-memories/175889/1 "2026-05-09T20:56:41Z")
I built Voxel, a local-first AI assistant that runs from a local FastAPI backend with a browser dashboard. It supports local GGUF models, optional API keys through the OS credential vault, Piper TTS, Whisper push-to-talk, custom voice packs, local tools like calculator/time/small talk, and a local memory system. v0.02 focuses on usability: smart setup script, random local port selection, low-resource mode, debug latency panel, TTS barge-in, and memory search. Repo: [GitHub - joshuatic/voxel: Voxel is a local-first AI assistant that runs on your own machine through a lightweight web dashboard. · GitHub](https://github.com/joshuatic/voxel) I’m looking for feedback on local model routing, onboarding, low-resource hardware support, and what should come next. Thanks, and have a good day 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![joshuatic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a8b319/32.png) [@joshuatic](https://discuss.huggingface.co/u/joshuatic)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://discuss.huggingface.co/t/voxel-a-local-first-ai-assistant-with-gguf-models-voice-tools-personality-and-memories/175889/2 "2026-05-09T21:38:22Z")
Note: Feedback is welcome through [GitHub Issues](https://github.com/joshuatic/voxel/issues), and accepted changes will be tracked in the changelog.