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Decision brief
RCLI enables local AI assistance through speech-to-text and text-to-speech functionalities on macOS devices with Apple Silicon, emphasizing zero cloud dependency.
Good fit when
- For users who value privacy as RCLI operates locally without sending data to the cloud.
- On M3 or later Macs that can benefit from its MetalRT engine for optimized performance.
Avoid when
- If your hardware is not macOS 13+ on Apple Silicon, RCLI may not be compatible or fully functional.
- For users without sufficient local storage, as downloading AI models required about 1GB of disk space.
Observed Jul 16, 2026 · Source: enrich:decision_facts
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Maintenance and security
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- Slowing (135d since push)
- As of 3w
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- Not a fork · Organization account
- As of 3w
- Security (OSV)
- No lockfile
- As of 1mo
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Install
git clone https://github.com/RunanywhereAI/RCLISimilar tools
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Overview
RCLI enables local AI assistance via speech-to-text and text-to-speech functionalities without cloud dependency.
Capability facts
- Languages
- c++
Source: github.language · Jul 30, 2026
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README
Install
[IMPORTANT] Requires macOS 13+ on Apple Silicon. MetalRT engine requires M3 or later. M1/M2 Macs fall back to llama.cpp automatically.
One command:
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/RunanywhereAI/RCLI/main/install.sh | bash
Or via Homebrew:
brew tap RunanywhereAI/rcli https://github.com/RunanywhereAI/RCLI.git
brew install rcli
rcli setup # required — downloads AI models (~1GB, one-time)
Upgrade to latest:
brew update
brew upgrade rcli
Troubleshooting: SHA256 mismatch or stale version
If brew install or brew upgrade fails with a checksum error:
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## Quick Start
```bash
rcli # interactive TUI (push-to-talk + text)
rcli listen # continuous voice mode
rcli ask "open Safari" # one-shot command
rcli ask "play some jazz on Spotify"
rcli vlm photo.jpg "what's in this image?" # vision analysis
rcli camera # live camera VLM
rcli screen # screen capture VLM
rcli metalrt # MetalRT GPU engine management
rcli llamacpp # llama.cpp engine management
License
RCLI is open source under the MIT License.
MetalRT is proprietary software by RunAnywhere, Inc., distributed under a separate license.
Built by RunAnywhere, Inc.
For agents
This page has a .md twin and JSON over the API.