# Tacet

> Tacet is a private personal assistant that lives in your terminal and runs 100% locally on your computer.

Calendar, reminders, documents, and notes: nothing you say ever leaves your machine. Tacet is designed from the ground up for absolute privacy with zero cloud dependencies, zero account requirement, and zero telemetry.

## Key Features

- **100% Local Execution**: Runs locally on macOS and Linux using local LLMs (e.g. Qwen 3 4B).
- **Calendar & Reminders**: Checks calendar events, sets local reminders, and nudges you at specified times.
- **Document Generation**: Generates Word documents (.docx) and Excel spreadsheets (.xlsx) directly on your disk.
- **Notes & Memory**: Takes notes and recalls them when relevant in context.
- **Offline First**: Works completely offline. If a prompt requires web search, Tacet asks for explicit confirmation.
- **Transparent Execution**: Every tool invocation (calendar check, file write) shows an explicit receipt on screen.

## Getting Started

1. **Install CLI**:
   ```bash
   cargo install tacet-cli
   ```
   Or via install script:
   ```bash
   curl -fsSL https://usetacet.com/install.sh | sh
   ```

2. **Download Model**:
   ```bash
   tacet model download qwen3-4b
   ```

3. **Start Chat**:
   ```bash
   tacet chat
   ```

## Comparison with Ollama

While Ollama is a general-purpose local LLM runner and server, Tacet is a specialized terminal personal assistant with built-in tool execution (calendar, files, notes, reminders) and zero setup required for everyday tasks.

## Links

- Website: https://usetacet.com
- Repository: https://github.com/farukciftler/tacet-cli