Get Started with Local Keep AI

Set up the CLI, pull models, train on your data, and control Local Keep AI from your phone.

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Install

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Models

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Train

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Run Local Keep AI

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SMS Bridge

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Reference

Two ways to install Local Keep AI — pick whichever you prefer.

🚀 One-line install (everything at once)

Installs Local Keep AI, pulls Gemma 4, fine-tunes it, sets up the SMS bridge, syncs contacts from your account, and starts the bridge.

curl -fsSL https://localkeep.ai/install.sh | bash

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💡 Windows: irm https://localkeep.ai/install.ps1 | iex

📦 Pip-only (CLI only, no automation)

pip install local-keep-ai-cli

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🧰 Full command reference

lk run

Claude Code-style coding agent

lk ask <prompt>

One-shot question

lk models

List installed + catalog models

lk pull <name>

Download a model

lk train-all

Fine-tune downloaded models

lk update

Update the CLI

Models →

Full documentation

Detailed pages for every command, slash command and integration, with walkthrough videos.

Installation

Install the CLI on macOS, Linux or Windows, and sign in.

Setup, start to finish

The whole path on one page: install, sign in, pick local or hosted, get an answer.

Connecting accounts

One account everywhere, registering devices for the SMS bridge, and OAuth integrations.

Models

Pull open-weight models, switch between them, and run fully local.

Using models on every client

What runs locally in a terminal, a browser tab, a phone and the desktop app.

Commands

Every terminal command and every slash command, each with its own page.

Editor integrations

VS Code, Cursor, JetBrains, Neovim, Sublime, Zed, Godot, Unity, gh and git hooks.

The SMS bridge

Send a task to your own machine from your phone, and get the answer back.

The apps

One React Native codebase behind iPhone, Android, web and desktop — and how to run it.

Automation Studio

Idea to production: flows, per-step models, your machines or ours, live editing.

Enterprise seats

Licensed team seats under one owner account — invites, billing, and how seats resolve.

API reference

API keys, authentication, chat completions, pricing and errors — for your own software.

Notifications

Four channels, all opt-in, how to change them, and the limits on re-engagement.

Privacy

What leaves your machine, what never does, and how anonymisation works.

Troubleshooting

When a model will not load, a command hangs, or the CLI cannot be found.