Hey Indie Hackers 👋
I've been building something for a while and finally shipped it - it's called Konxios (Spelled as Conscious).
It started from a simple frustration: local AI models like Ollama and LMStudio are powerful, but the experience around them is still very "bare bones." You get a chat window… and that's it.
I wanted something that felt less like a chatbot and more like a real AI operating system for your desktop.
So I built Konxios.
It's a Mac desktop app that sits on top of Ollama/LMStudio and turns local models into a full AI assistant with an actual workspace.
Here's what it includes:
30+ built-in tools (web search, file management, notes, browser automation, etc.)
Persistent memory across conversations and sessions
Goals → AI can break objectives into tasks and execute them
Kanban board for tracking todos (To Do / In Progress / Review / Done)
Workflows for complex automation (n8n-style but agent-driven)
Agents + org chart (basically AI employees that can collaborate)
File explorer + VS Code-like editor with diffs
In-app browser for automation and research
Voice mode with local STT + TTS
Privacy-first: runs locally by default, with option to use cloud models
The idea is simple:
Ollama/LMStudio is the brain - Konxios is the system around it that makes it useful.
Everything runs locally first. No forced cloud. No subscriptions. You can optionally plug in OpenAI/Anthropic if you want, but it works fully offline.
I built it because I wanted an AI that doesn't just answer questions, but actually helps me do things, write code, manage tasks, automate workflows, and stay organized.
It's still early, but I'd love feedback from other builders here.
If you're into local AI, agents, or building tools around LLMs, would love to hear what you think.
Check this out 👉 https://konxios.com
Interesting build.
The thing I'd be careful with is not the feature set itself.
It's whether the next user, investor, partner, or customer walks away with the same answer when asked what Konxios actually is.
That sounds small, but it tends to have consequences much earlier than most founders expect.
I wouldn't make that call casually in a thread.