Beta v0.9.9 · Zen Kernel · Local AI · Zero Telemetry

AI-NATIVE LINUX OS.

AI is not an app you open — it is the invisible layer underneath everything. The shell knows what you mean. The file system knows what your files contain. The editor knows what you are building.

Built on Arch Linux · Zen Kernel · Ollama · SLIWM. Yours, forever.

↓ Download ISO — 420MB ⌥ Source on GitHub

📦 v0.9.9 · Dec 2025 🔒 100% Local AI ⚡ Zen Kernel ∞ Freedom

slyme@slyme-os:~ — slyme-shell v1.0

$slyme-ai status

● slyme-ai daemon active (PID 1337)

Model: mistral:7b-instruct · VRAM: 4.2GB / 8GB

Fast model: phi3:mini · Latency: ~80ms

Socket: /run/slyme-ai.sock · ONLINE

$!! find all python files modified today larger than 10kb

→ Translating to command...

find . -name "*.py" -newer $TODAY -size +10k 2>/dev/null

[confirm? y/N] y

./src/daemon.py · ./src/shell_hook.py · ./lib/context.py

$slyme-find "notes about async rust"

Searching semantic index (47,291 files)...

→ 3 matches · 98% / 91% / 84% relevance

~/notes/rust-async-patterns.md

~/projects/slyme-ai/NOTES.md

420MB ISO Size

100% Local AI — No Cloud

0 Telemetry / Tracking

∞ Your Freedom

Core Architecture

The slyme-ai Daemon

Every component of Slyme OS talks to a single AI middleware daemon over a Unix socket. Swap models, add routing, scale inference — without touching anything else.

⚡

Dual Model Routing

Fast path (Phi-3 mini, ~80ms) for shell suggestions. Deep path (Mistral 7B) for complex reasoning. Automatically selected per request.
🧠

System Context Object

Every AI call is auto-enriched with current directory, recent commands, active file, clipboard, focused window. You never need to explain what you're doing.
🔌

Universal Unix Socket API

Any script, plugin, or app sends a prompt via /run/slyme-ai.sock and gets a response. AI integration = one line of code for any tool.

SLYME-AI DAEMON

systemd service · /run/slyme-ai.sock

🐚slyme-shell

🪟SLIWM WM

📁slyme-find

📋slyme-clip

✏️slyme.nvim

📊slyme-mon

What's Inside

Every Layer, AI-Aware

Not a distro with Ollama bolted on. An OS re-architected from the ground up so intelligence runs through every component.

01 🐚

AI Shell Intelligence

Type !! + plain English to generate commands. Auto-explains errors. Predicts next command from context. Session recap in one command.

02 🪟

Context-Aware WM

SLIWM detects your work mode — Code, Write, Research, Comms — and auto-arranges windows. Global AI scratchpad on any key with full context injected.

03 🔍

Semantic File Search

slyme-find indexes your entire home directory with embeddings. Search 50,000 files with natural language — finds what files mean, not just their names.

04 📋

AI Clipboard

slyme-clip persists everything you copy, auto-tags by category, and lets you search history semantically. "That Go snippet from last week" — it finds it.

05 ✏️

slyme.nvim

Local LLM code completion, inline error explanations, git commit generation, test writer, refactor assistant — all offline, all private, Copilot-class quality.

06 🛡️

Zero Telemetry

Your prompts, your files, your history — none of it leaves your machine. Ever. No cloud dependency, no API keys, no accounts required. Air-gap ready.

07 ⚡

Zen Kernel

Low-latency optimized kernel for real-time AI inference. Reduced jitter, better VRAM scheduling, snappier IPC — built for running LLMs on consumer hardware.

08 📊

Smart System Monitor

slyme-monitor doesn't just show numbers — it interprets them. "Slow because ffmpeg is competing with Ollama for VRAM. Kill it or switch to phi3:mini."

09 🔧

Suckless Core

DWM-based SLIWM, ST terminal, dmenu. Minimal C, simple source, fully hackable. The base stays lean — every AI feature is modular and opt-in.

Get Started

Install Slyme OS

Download the ISO, verify integrity, and boot. The installer detects your GPU, recommends models, and downloads them during setup. First boot is AI-ready.

Download & Verify

Get the ISO from the official release and verify the SHA256 checksum before flashing.

sha256sum slyme-os-v0.9.9.iso

Flash to USB

Use dd or balenaEtcher to write the ISO to a USB drive (4GB+ recommended).

dd if=slyme-os.iso of=/dev/sdX bs=4M status=progress

Boot & Install

Boot from USB. The terminal installer detects your GPU, selects optimal models, and sets up slyme-ai automatically.

First Boot

slyme-ai daemon starts automatically. Your shell, WM, and all tools are AI-ready immediately. No configuration needed.

slyme-ai status

Hardware Requirements

Component	Minimum	Recommended
CPU	x86_64, 4 cores	8+ cores, AVX2
RAM	8GB	16GB+
VRAM	4GB (phi3:mini)	8GB+ (mistral:7b)
Storage	40GB SSD	100GB NVMe
GPU	Optional (CPU ok)	NVIDIA / AMD

NVIDIA RTX 30/40xx ✓ AMD RX 6000/7000 ✓ CPU-only mode ✓ Apple Silicon — Soon

No GPU? No problem. The installer detects your hardware and auto-selects the optimal model — phi3:mini on CPU-only systems runs at ~2 tok/s. Still useful, still private.

Where We're Going

Development Roadmap

18 months to the most AI-native Linux experience in existence. Each phase ships something real, not vaporware.

Phase 0

Now · Weeks 1–3

Foundation — Cleanup & Community Launch

Real SHA256 verification Documentation site GitHub org + README Hardware compat table r/unixporn launch post Demo video

Phase 1

Months 1–2

The AI Daemon & Shell Intelligence

slyme-ai daemon (Python/Go) Unix socket API Dual model routing Natural language shell (!!) Error explainer Ghost suggestions slyme-recap

Phase 2

Months 2–4

Window Manager & Clipboard Intelligence

Context-aware workspaces AI Scratchpad (Super+Space) Smart window titling slyme-clip persistent clipboard Semantic clipboard search

Phase 3

Months 3–5

Semantic File System

slyme-index embedding daemon nomic-embed-text integration SQLite vector store slyme-find natural language search ranger AI file summaries

Phase 4

Months 4–6

slyme.nvim — Editor Intelligence

Local LLM code completion Inline error explainer Git commit generator Test writer Refactor assistant slyme-review PR reviewer

Phase 5

Months 6–9

System Intelligence & Polish

slyme-monitor TUI Intelligent log analysis Whisper voice interface New terminal installer Hardware auto-config v2.0 launch

The Manifesto

Why Slyme OS Exists

The terminal generation was told AI means giving up privacy, paying monthly fees, and trusting corporations with their most sensitive work. We built Slyme OS to prove that's a lie.

Intelligence should be local. Privacy should be absolute. Your tools should make you faster, not dependent. The future of computing is not cloud-first — it is yours-first.

✓ Local AI — no cloud, no keys, no accounts

✓ Zero telemetry — your data never leaves your machine

✓ Open source — read, fork, patch, own everything

✓ Suckless — minimal, auditable, hackable source

✓ Free base — core OS always free, forever

✗ No subscriptions for core features

✗ No corporate cloud AI backends

✗ No bloat, no defaults you didn't choose

Join the Movement