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Run Apiary on your machine.

No accounts. No servers. Clone the repo, point it at your LLM, and the hives are yours. Total install time: about five minutes.

Clone the repo

Apiary is a single Next.js project. No monorepo, no submodules.

git clone https://github.com/pain2hustle/apiary

Install dependencies

Zero AI SDKs. Just Next.js, React, Tailwind. ~80MB of node_modules.

cd apiary && npm install

Start the dev server

Apiary boots on http://localhost:3000 (or the next free port).

npm run dev

Open the app

Land on the home page. Connect your LLM in Settings. The hive is yours.

open http://localhost:3000

Requirements

▸Node.js 20 or later
▸~80 MB free disk
▸An LLM endpoint + key (Anthropic, OpenAI, Ollama, or custom)
▸A modern browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge)

Self-hosted vs. hosted

Hosted Apiary is on the roadmap. Until then, self-hosting is the only mode — and honestly, the better mode for the kind of work Apiary is built to do.

Capability	Self-hosted (today)	Hosted (coming soon)
Cost	Free. You pay your LLM provider only.	Per-seat subscription. LLM still BYO.
Your key	Stays in your browser, on your machine.	Encrypted at rest, scoped per workspace.
Substrate	Local .md files, fully under your control.	Replicated to managed object storage.
Privacy	Apiary's servers see nothing. There are no servers.	Apiary sees metadata only, never your prompts.
Sharing	Push your repo, share the link.	Built-in team workspaces and invites.
Updates	git pull when you want them.	Always current.

Privacy posture

▸Your LLM key never leaves your browser.
▸Your data never touches Apiary's servers. (There are none, for self-hosted.)
▸All LLM calls go directly from your browser to your chosen endpoint.
▸Want to revoke? Hit Clear in Settings, or use the Wipe button — both live entirely on your device.

Read the quickstart Connect your LLM