The loop hype is real! 📈 Curious what loops everyone here is running. Do you think it’s the latest overblown feature or has it truly changed the game for you? 📊 Poll: short and sweet, do you use loops❓

🦦 Otter AI Project, Building My Own Local AI Dashboard! Over the past month or so I've been building something I'm really proud of which I call Otter AI, a fully self-hosted AI command center that I built from scratch for my own personal use. The idea? A private, local alternative to ChatGPT or Claude that runs entirely on my own machine. No subscriptions, no data leaving my network, no cloud dependency. Just a powerful AI dashboard built exactly the way I want it. ✅ What's built so far: • Multi-turn AI chat with streaming, voice input, and file/image uploads • An integrated suite of terminals connected to your device such as PowerShell, CMD, and SSH with Cisco switch and Ubiquiti Dream Machine Pro support as well as other devices. • Gmail integration with AI email summaries and draft replies • Multi-persona AI debate panel with the ability to create new personas (yes, I made Moobly the Greedy Goblin and Aldric the Arcane Sysadmin to argue about how to solve my IT problems) • Deep research mode that autonomously searches the web and writes cited reports • RAG document indexing, the AI can read and reference any files I give it and past conversations. I uploaded all of my conversations with ChatGPT and Claude into it to get it up to speed. • n8n workflow automation integration • Full settings panel with 16 color themes, custom branding, and voice input • Weather widget, draggable and customizable dashboard, and a ton more 🔜 What's coming next: • Electron packaging, turning it into a real .exe desktop app • Client Manager panel for MSP work • Script library for PowerShell/bash • Image generation support • Multi-user profiles so friends can run their own instance The goal is to eventually package this up and include a how to document to setup some other dependencies so anyone can run their own private AI dashboard, no technical knowledge required. Built with Node.js, Ollama, SearXNG, and a lot of late nights ☕