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BayesChat
Privacy-first AI chat client: BYOK, MCP, streaming & LaTeX
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Privacy-first AI chat client: BYOK, MCP, streaming & LaTeX
1 follower
• Multi-Provider Support: Connect to any model via OpenAI/Anthropic-compatible APIs, including local models • Chat Presets: Save prompt, model, parameter, and tool as reusable presets. Switch between them with one tap to boost your workflow efficiency • MCP protocol supoort: MCP integration for third-party tool calling • Prompt Variables: Dynamic placeholders for context-aware prompts • Live Streaming: Real-time typewriter animation rendering with LaTeX formulas and Markdowns
I built BayesChat for two reasons:
Motivation 1: Privacy & Cost
Talking to AI is getting more interesting and important every day. People want to ask AI tons of questions — even "stupid" ones. But asking cloud providers costs money, and free tiers are limited. Besides, People care about their privacy — they don't want AI companies know what they're thinking about every day. That's why keeping data on local machine and using local models matters. As model capabilities continue to improve, local models are now powerful enough for daily use. Everyone needs a private AI assistant on their own PC or phone.
Motivation 2: No Good Client Exists
I searched for months for a privacy-first, BYOK chat client that stayed out of my way. What I found was either overloaded with features or missing essentials: clean UI, MCP support, proper Markdown/LaTeX rendering, and Chat Presets — the ability to save and switch complete configurations (prompts, models, parameters, tools) with one tap.
So I built BayesChat — the lightweight client I wished existed.