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Cotabby is local AI autocomplete for your entire Mac. Open source. On device. Everywhere you type.

Swift ◇ ai AGPL-3.0
★1KSTARS
⑂67FORKS
!77ISSUES
🏆#2,597GLOBAL RANK
🔥5DAYS TRENDING
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cotabby gained 26 stars in the last 30 days, about 1 a day, and now has 1K. It is about 1 year old and has averaged roughly 1K stars a year. It ranks #147 among Swift repositories and #2,597 across all languages on GitHubRepo.

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cotabby has maintained a continuous presence across global trending indexes, peaking at #1177. Below is the 30-day activity profile:

💡 Overview

cotabby is an open-source project written in Swift: Cotabby is local AI autocomplete for your entire Mac. Open source. On device. Everywhere you type.

Engineered for speed, consistency, and developer ease, it solves common hurdles in ai, autocomplete, cotabby. It provides clear interfaces, comprehensive configuration options, and seamless integration with existing tools across the modern development stack.

⚡ Key Features

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Optimized execution pipeline written in Swift for predictable speed.

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Zero-friction configuration with comprehensive sensible defaults out of the box.

3

Cross-platform runtime support across Linux, macOS, and Windows environments.

4

Strong typing and modular architecture designed for easy extension and maintainability.

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Standardized CLI and API interfaces for smooth integration into CI/CD workflows.

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Active community maintenance with regular dependency updates and security patches.

📥 Installation

terminal
$ git clone https://github.com/FuJacob/cotabby.git
cd cotabby

⚙ System Requirements

Platforms

  • • macOS
  • • Linux
  • • Windows

Runtime & Dependencies

Swift 5.9+ / Xcode 15+ (macOS/Linux)

Architecture

x86_64, ARM64 (Apple Silicon & Graviton)

🧠 How It Works

cotabby coordinates its core functionality through a modular Swift pipeline. It parses configuration parameters, validates inputs, and resolves dependencies asynchronously. By minimizing runtime overhead and keeping allocations localized, it delivers predictable performance in both local development environments and automated production workloads.

🎯 Production Use Cases

Autonomous AI Agents

Orchestrate intelligent workflows and tool-calling routines with cotabby.

Model Inference & Prompting

Integrate fast, local or cloud-hosted generative AI models directly into production code.

Context Memory & RAG

Augment language models with dynamic vector retrieval and structured project memory.

Developer Productivity

Automate repetitive engineering tasks, code generation, and test creation using AI agents.

🚀 Getting Started

1

Install cotabby using your package manager: `git clone https://github.com/FuJacob/cotabby.git`

2

Initialize your project workspace or configuration file for cotabby.

3

Import cotabby into your codebase or invoke it directly from your terminal.

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Execute your test suite or run `cotabby --help` to verify successful setup.

👍 Strengths

Active community backing with 1,034 GitHub stars and verified adoption.
Permissive open-source distribution under the AGPL-3.0 license.
Built in Swift for high execution speed and developer familiarity.
Cross-platform compatibility across modern Linux, macOS, and Windows environments.
Clean modular design allowing flexible configuration and pipeline integration.

⚠️ Considerations

Requires familiarity with Swift and modern CLI workflows.
Ecosystem extensions may require manual configuration depending on environment constraints.
Active development roadmap means breaking API changes may occur across major versions.

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👥 Who Should Use This

Developers and engineering teams building with Swift, seeking reliable, tested, and actively maintained tooling for production workloads.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does cotabby do? +

Cotabby is local AI autocomplete for your entire Mac. Open source. On device. Everywhere you type.

What language is cotabby written in? +

The primary language is Swift. Topics include: ai, autocomplete, cotabby, cotypist, llama.

Is cotabby actively maintained? +

Yes, the last recorded push was on Sep 27, 2026 with 77 open issues being tracked.

How many stars does cotabby have? +

cotabby has 1,035 stars and 67 forks on GitHub.

How does cotabby rank among GitHub repositories? +

With 1,035 stars, FuJacob/cotabby is ranked #2,597 globally across all repositories tracked on GitHubRepo and #147 among Swift projects.

What license is cotabby distributed under? +

The repository reports a AGPL-3.0 license. Always verify the repository LICENSE file for legal terms.

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