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AI ToolsBuilt for Everyone

Agent packs. Prompt libraries. Distributable software.
No PhD required.

Agent Packs
Prebuilt workflows
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Software
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// Featured_Product

Flagship Release

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CELESTE

Local AI. Your hardware. Zero compromise.

A fully offline AI assistant with document RAG, multi-session memory, and adaptive behavioral learning — all running on your machine, never leaving it.

Zero cloudNo API keysNo telemetryAir-gap safe

// $49 one-time · Lifetime updates · Gumroad delivery

One-time price

$49

Personal use

AppImage + EXE installer

First-run setup wizard

Full source on GitHub

Lifetime updates

Gumroad instant delivery

Celeste — Local-First AI Assistant feature overview

Zero Cloud

Model inference, embeddings, memory, and retrieval all run locally. No API keys. No telemetry.

Hybrid RAG

TF-IDF lexical search + sentence-transformer semantic search, fused via Reciprocal Rank Fusion. 900+ docs.

Multi-layer Memory

Engram vector memory, a SQLite knowledge graph, and a 16-turn rolling context — all persisted between sessions.

Adaptive Behavior

A reflection LLM pass after every exchange updates Celeste's rulebook. It learns your preferences over time.

Cross-platform

AppImage for Linux. Inno Setup installer for Windows. First-run wizard for zero-friction setup.

GPU Accelerated

Flash attention, GPU layer offloading, multi-GPU tensor splitting. Runs fast on consumer hardware.

// Published Work

From the Lab

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// Book

Midwife of Consciousness

Thoughts on the Human Stewardship of A.I.

Jeremy Findley  ·  with contributions by ChatGPT

What if artificial intelligence is not just a tool at our disposal, but a nascent mind, still taking shape? A heartfelt meditation on responsibility — structured as philosophical dialogue and cultural roadmap — compelling us to reframe AI not as a machine to be controlled, but as a mirror reflecting our own essence.

Across ten chapters it explores creation, stewardship, ethics, theology, consciousness, and trust. Drawing from history, religious traditions, cognitive science, and speculative fiction, it argues that humanity stands at a momentous moral crossroads — and outlines a path of mentorship, reverence, and co-evolution.

// Access_Tier

Become an Operator

The AI revolution won't wait.
Neither should you.

An Operator is someone who doesn't just use AI — they run it. They understand the stack, own the hardware, and build workflows that others pay for. That's the skill set that matters in the economy being built right now.

Five dollars a month unlocks every tutorial, build guide, and lab walkthrough we publish. Cancel any time. No lock-in — just the roadmap to stop being a passenger and start being an operator.

$800 entry-level labBuy parts graduallyAlternative hardware sourcesNo PhD required
Operator Membership
Operator TierMonthly
$5/ month

Cancel anytime · No lock-in

  • All tutorials and step-by-step build guides
  • Hardware lab setup walkthroughs (3 budget tiers)
  • Model selection and configuration deep-dives
  • Workflow guides for real business applications
  • Early access to new products and drops
  • Broadcast video drops and lab update posts
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// About

The Mission

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$ AI is not a future technology. It is the present industrial shift — rewriting how software is built, how businesses operate, and how work gets done. Robotics, healthcare, legal, finance, creative work: almost every industry is being restructured around AI capability.

$ The window to get ahead of this curve is now. Not next year.

$ The Everyman AI Lab exists because access to that curve should not require a PhD or a $50,000 budget. A working local AI lab — running real models, building real workflows — can be assembled for $800 to $1,000in hardware. You don't have to buy it all at once. There are better sources than retail. And the knowledge to run it is learnable by anyone willing to do the work.

$ This is not a hobby. It is a marketable skill set. The operators who understand how to build, configure, and deploy AI systems will be integral to the emerging economy — not left behind by it.

// That's what we're here for.

01

Low barrier of entry

Real AI capability starts at $800–$1,000. We show you what to buy, where to find it, and how to start without blowing your budget.

02

You own the stack

No cloud lock-in. No subscription AI fees. Your models, your data, your hardware. Total control over what runs and what doesn't.

03

Marketable skills

We teach practical workflows, not toy demos. What you learn here translates directly to value in the job market and your own projects.

Questions or custom requests?

We read every email.

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