Potluck: run open models across the computers you own
Desktop app that runs open-weight models locally and pairs your machines over an encrypted WireGuard mesh so a bigger machine can do the lifting for your laptop.
Why it matters
Targets a member-operated compute network: everyday local inference today, trusted-circle and open-pool capacity sharing on the roadmap — SETI@home for personal AI.
What you could build with it
Use Potluck's mesh to route overnight batch evaluations (evals, regression tests) to a home server while the laptop stays quiet.
Does it hold up?
Too early to judge — launched today (desktop 0.1.6); the app itself is free and useful day-one, but the trusted-circle/open-pool network is still in development and the application source is not yet public.
Built with Potluck
- Show HN launch discussionHacker News · Launch-day discussion covering the WireGuard mesh setup, the honesty of the 'not pooled GPU memory' framing, and the not-yet-open-source application.
- Potluck launch film (30 seconds)trypotluck.ai · Vendor film demonstrating the concept: laptop, desktop and home server linked as one personal compute network.
Learn more
First spotted on article: source.
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