This might not be of interest to everyone, but it might be to some. Let me know below. First, I made a new type of plugin that is a persistent column on the far right. Then I made such a plugin called “Gramps Assistant”. This is a chatbot similar to what you may have seen before, but this is differ…

[image] dsblank: ollama I’m curious but having searched for ‘ollama’ I’m not sure I’d ever get it working on Windows without idiot proof step by step instructions.

The steps, regardless of OS, are in the abstract: Install the ollama server . “Pull” the model that you are interested in (like “lama3.1”): ollama pull lama3.1 That’s it! When you select an ollama-based model, it just “works”. Caveats: The smaller the model (in terms of parameter count), the less…

[image] dsblank: “Pull” the model that you are interested in (like “lama3.1”): ollama pull lama3,1 Forgive my ignorance but despite using Windows since v3 (and prior to that knowing of Windows 1 & 2) I’ve never had need to explore the depths of the command line . In that context, to install O…

On Windows it can be easier to run LM Studio, even though it may show a small overlay. There are just a few BIOS settings you should be aware of — on both Windows and Linux — if you’re using GPUs with more than 4 GB of VRAM. Boot into your BIOS and make sure the following settings are configured: …

[image] StoltHD: On Windows it can be easier to run LM Studio Thanks for the additional details! I don’t think it matters for Gramps Assistant on any OS what LLM server you use (LM Studio, Ollama, etc.) as long as the model respond son the given URL in the correct format.

No, it doesn’t matter for the “client”. These things only affect how easy it is for the LLM software itself to run and manage models. In LM Studio you simply get a list of models you can download, almost like installing plugins. The actual use of the LLM is the same regardless of which tool you use. …

[image] stuck: Also, I’m not curious enough to spend money on a LLM so what is likely to be the most powerful free option that will run on my local PC, which is a decent machine (Core Ultra 7 CPU, 32GB RAM, RTX 5070 12GB VRAM). With this spec you should be able to run any 7B model in Q4 witho…

[image] dsblank: Would you be interested in trying this? Absolutely! Is this already available?

[image] codefarmer: Absolutely! Is this already available? It could be… it is for master, and needs to be available for Gramps 6.1, with the ASSISTPANEL PR merged. But I can walk you through manually getting it setup when I have a free few minutes.

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SourceAirbender April 3, 2026, 10:20pm 2

Been thinking about something like this for a while, very interesting implementation!

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