Reddit user swears by local AI harness Vellum: free, proactive, but nobody talks about it
Cooperman411 · reddit · 2026-09-03
A Reddit user details months of using Vellum, a locally-run AI assistant harness that's free with BYO LLM API (OpenRouter) and Telegram. He values its memory and proactive nature — morning suggestions for todos and emails — calling it great for ADHD users. He finds it more user-friendly than Hermes, fills integration gaps with Composio, and plans to return after burning through credits on premium LLMs, noting cheap models like DeepSeek now make it viable. He asks why Vellum gets so little attention and whether better alternatives exist.
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