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Everything we've published on ps across guides, agents, hardware reviews and glossary entries: 19 entries in total.

Guides (1)

  • API Keys Out of ps OutputDirty COW · 2026-02-18

    Move API keys from command-line arguments to a chmod 600 env file, hiding them from ps output.

Agents (6)

  • Hermes Agent

    Agent from Nous Research (MIT, Python). Runs shell commands on the host by default, with an approval step for dangerous ones; Docker and cloud sandboxes are options. Works with many LLM providers.

  • Nanobot

    Personal AI agent in Python (MIT) with a browser UI and chat apps. Native Anthropic, OpenAI and OpenRouter providers plus local servers; its shell sandbox is off until you switch it on.

  • NanoClaw

    Small TypeScript agent (MIT) built on Anthropic's Claude Agent SDK. Every agent runs in its own Docker container, on macOS, Linux or Windows through WSL2.

  • IronClaw

    Rust agent from NEAR AI, MIT or Apache-2.0. Untrusted tools run in a WebAssembly sandbox with declared capabilities, and secrets are injected outside them.

  • ZeroClaw

    Single Rust binary from ZeroClaw Labs, MIT or Apache-2.0. Works with Anthropic, OpenAI, Ollama and about twenty other providers, and turns on an OS sandbox it detects.

  • Moltworker

    Cloudflare's experimental package that runs OpenClaw inside a Cloudflare Sandbox container behind a Worker. Needs the Workers Paid plan.

Hardware (8)

  • Raspberry Pi 5

    Raspberry Pi 5 for self-hosted AI: four Cortex-A76 cores, 1 to 16 GB of LPDDR4X. Hosts Hermes Agent (no browser tool) or Nanobot; local models up to about 3B.

  • Intel NUC 13 and Geekom IT13

    Intel NUC 13 and Geekom IT13: 13th-gen Intel Core mini PCs with 16 to 64 GB of RAM, room for Hermes Agent with browser automation and a 7B model beside it.

  • Mac Mini M4 / M4 Pro

    Mac mini M4 and M4 Pro for local LLMs: 16 to 64 GB of unified memory at 120 or 273 GB/s, the two specs that decide which models load and how fast.

  • Framework Laptop 13 / 16

    Repairable, modular laptop with strong Linux support. The right choice if you want a portable agent host that doubles as a daily driver.

  • Orange Pi 5 Plus

    Orange Pi 5 Plus: Rockchip RK3588, 4, 8 or 16 GB of LPDDR4/4X and a 6 TOPS NPU. The Raspberry Pi 5's closest competitor for self-hosted AI on ARM.

  • Mac Studio M3 Ultra

    Apple's 2025 local-LLM workstation: M3 Ultra, 96 GB of unified memory configurable to 256 GB, 819 GB/s. Since replaced by the M5 Ultra model.

  • Minisforum UM790 Pro

    Minisforum UM790 Pro: Ryzen 9 7940HS with Radeon 780M graphics and up to 64 GB of DDR5, for a Linux agent host that also runs local models.

  • Dell OptiPlex 3070 / 5070 Micro (used)

    €100-180 used Intel mini PC. 8th gen i5, 8-16 GB RAM, NVMe. The cheapest credible mini PC for self-hosted AI.

Glossary (4)

  • Nanobot :Personal AI agent in Python (MIT) from the HKU Data Intelligence Lab, with a browser UI, chat apps and a wide choice of model providers.
  • IronClaw :Rust agent from NEAR AI, MIT or Apache-2.0, that runs untrusted tools in a WebAssembly sandbox and keeps secrets out of their reach.
  • VPS :Virtual private server: a virtualised slice of a physical server, rented by the month.
  • llama.cpp :C++ inference engine for LLMs. The runtime under most local-LLM setups, including Ollama.