Chopsticks HQ is a small independent lab shipping free, local-first tools. Core Mac utilities stay account-free. cs.AI is optional email + password for chat sync and Pro — no Google or GitHub login. No product telemetry, no subscriptions. Use the one-liners below.
Press, reviews, collaborations, or “I built something with your tools” stories: chopstickshq@lam.ws
cs.AI-3.7 is the intelligence stack. The current Mac/web build is 3.9.2. They are not the same number.
cs.AI Online — live Mac and web assistant. Plates, ChopCode, Kaji, Max. Ranked HQ facts plus live web; it does not fall back to a local knowledge base. Not ChatGPT or Claude: MIT source, no key from you, Agents + Chromium, csai CLI.
Kaji is the Pro agent: in-app WebKit browser, Mac folder tools with write confirm, and on the Mac app a headless Alpine command sandbox (not a Linux desktop).
Product perks, not a model bake-off. They still win on images, plugins, and scale. Full table on the Online page.
| Perk | cs.AI Online | Claude | ChatGPT |
|---|---|---|---|
| No cloud API key from you | HQ holds the live stack | You are inside Anthropic’s product | You are inside OpenAI’s product |
| Free Sky plates, no subscription | 3.1, 3.3-Fast, 3.3-Thinking · 775k / 5h | Paid plan for the full product | Plus / Pro for the full app |
| MIT source + readable installer | GitHub + a shell script you can inspect | Closed client | Closed client |
| Agents window + Chromium rail | Chat, Search, built-in browser | Chat app, not this layout | Chat app, not this layout |
| Kaji (Pro, alpha) | WebKit web computer, Mac folders, Alpine sandbox | No equivalent in the Mac app | No equivalent in the Mac app |
| Terminal CLI | csai from the same stack | No first-party csai | No first-party csai |
| Pro without a chat subscription | Redeem 5 Fathom Pro keys you already have | Claude Pro / Team | ChatGPT Plus / Pro |
| Named plates, including Max | You pick the plate, not a hidden auto-router | One product, their routing | One product, their routing |
cs.AI Offline — on-device Chopsticks HQ knowledge base. Separate Mac app and web app. No live model.
Free open-source macOS menu bar system monitor — CPU, temperature, battery %, GPU, RAM. Built-in cs.AI chat. No account, no telemetry.
Fathom Air plus local weather and optional AI chat with your own API keys — free with an unlock key.
Small studio. Sharp worlds. Games arm of Chopsticks HQ — Atomic Dawn 1, ARENA. The former browser FPS is taken down for trademark reasons.
Hold the night. Atomic Dawn 1 is released — macOS Apple Silicon on itch.io. Chopsticks Game Studios.
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