Private.
Local.
Controlled.
Cognito is a privacy-first AI workspace for local chat and document Q&A, powered by llama.cpp and GGUF models. Network features are visible and permissioned, with no account or subscription — open source under MIT.
Operations Module
Sovereign Inference
Zero data transit. Your neural processing is locked to your machine. No telemetry, no cloud, no compromise.
Hardware Binding
llama.cpp inference on GGUF models. Apple Silicon and NVIDIA CUDA run accelerated, CPU-only works everywhere else.
Knowledge Archive
Upload PDFs or text files and chat with them directly. Chunked and indexed in-memory — nothing touches disk or a cloud index.
Agentic Search
Every conversation starts local. Enable Web or Deep mode when you want cited, multi-source research beyond the device.
One-Click Model Downloads
Browse and pull any GGUF model straight from Hugging Face inside the app. No manual downloads, no terminal, no file wrangling — pick a model and it's mounted.