Hey Product Hunt! I'm Emirhan, the developer behind OpenGnothia. I've been sitting on this idea for about 3–4 years. I've been in therapy for a long time, and one thing that always fascinated me was how good therapists operate — they don't give you answers, they ask you the right questions until you find the answers yourself. I initially tried building this as a mobile app but abandoned it. When Claude Code came along, I realized I could actually ship this alongside my full-time job as a team lead. I chose desktop intentionally — I genuinely believe that self-reflection requires you to sit down, close everything else, and be present with your thoughts. That's not something that happens between Instagram scrolls on your phone. The BYOK approach was non-negotiable. Every mental health AI app I found collects your most intimate thoughts on their servers. That felt fundamentally wrong. With OpenGnothia, your API key, your machine, your data. Period. A personal story: I've been using the app daily (15–20 min sessions). At one point I wanted to quit the project entirely — thought it was stupid. During a session, Opus pointed out that this wasn't about the app at all — it was a recurring avoidance pattern of mine. It literally therapied me into finishing it 😄 The name comes from "Gnothi Seauton" — Know Thyself — inscribed at the Temple of Delphi. I wanted to combine that 2,500-year-old wisdom with modern AI. Planning to add voice features next. Would love your feedback — what would make this more useful for you? And if you're a developer interested in contributing, PRs are very welcome. 🔗 https://www.opengnothia.com/en 🔗 GitHub: https://github.com/Lepuz-coder/o...

OpenGnothia

Open-source AI therapy companion — private, on your desktop

Open-source AI therapy companion — private, on your desktop