Nine
Self-hosted AI agent runtime in a single Go binary: local models via Ollama, persistent SQLite state, a TUI and an OpenAPI-specified REST API, and tools from plugins, MCP servers and sandboxed JS/Wasm.
Why it matters
Local-first, always-on agent host that fits in one binary: every turn is checkpointed to SQLite so work survives restarts, the agent can write its own sandboxed tools inside a Wasm capability sandbox, and it is built to run against small local models (qwen3.5:4b, gemma4) rather than cloud APIs.
What you could build with it
An indie developer could run Nine on a home server as a persistent research assistant: give it a standing goal like tracking security advisories for commonly used tools, and it wakes on a schedule, fetches updates over HTTP, and queues findings for review, all on a local model with no cloud bill.
Does it hold up?
Too early to judge — announced on HN tonight with 3 stars; the README is unusually thorough for a fresh project (architecture, capability grants, cosign-signed images, a ceiling on self-written tools), but no third-party runs exist yet.
Built with Nine
- Nine – single binary, WASM tools and persistent AI harness/runtime (HN discussion)hn · Third-party HN submission and discussion thread for the Nine repo, the community's first look at the self-hosted Go agent runtime with Ollama support and Wasm tools.
Learn more
First spotted on hn: source.
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