Local-first AI companion
Local AI Desktop Pet Chat with Ollama
Froppy is designed so generated pet chat happens on the user's Windows machine through Ollama, while app state, notes, reminders, and memories stay local.
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Generated replies stay local
Froppy sends structured, privacy-safe pet context to the local Ollama service instead of sending chat to a hosted AI provider.
- Uses Ollama on the local machine.
- Uses qwen2.5:1.5b for MVP generated replies.
- Settings show local AI readiness.
- Saved chat history stays local and can be disabled or cleared.
- Chat blocks generated sends when required local AI is unavailable.
Prompt context is intentionally narrow
Froppy can use pet state, preferences, and broad activity categories, but does not need private screen or document content to feel alive.
- No screen reading or screenshots.
- No browser page, document, message, or typed-text capture.
- No raw window titles sent to AI.
- Activity summaries are privacy-gated.
Helpful fallback behavior
Basic pet interactions and deterministic dialogue remain part of the app, while generated AI replies clearly surface local setup problems when required AI is not ready.
- Scripted pet reactions keep the companion loop alive.
- Ollama and model issues are shown as setup problems.
- Installer logs staged setup and recovery guidance.
Quick answers
Common questions
Does Froppy Pet send chat to OpenAI or another cloud AI provider?
No. The current app is built around local Ollama. Cloud AI is not enabled unless a future product decision explicitly adds it.
Which local model does Froppy Pet use?
The current MVP uses qwen2.5:1.5b through Ollama.
Next steps