Practical overview
When it fits
Use My AI when you want a desktop assistant that combines Ollama-based local models with specialized workflows, especially for coding and project context. The VS Code connection is relevant when you want agentic workspace actions through the extension.
Who it is for
- People seeking a locally run assistant for coding, debugging and project work.
- Developers who want an assistant to search and act on a VS Code workspace.
- Users who want to combine specialized agents with memory, voice or local image-generation tools.
Documented uses
- Generate or debug code with a specialized agent.
- Search a project codebase and use it as context for questions.
- Coordinate agents for research, security review, analysis or planning.
- Dictate prompts or listen to assistant responses.
- Generate images using a configured local image-generation backend.
Requirements & limits
The repository identifies the software as MIT-licensed and documents Windows, macOS and Linux support. Its README lists Python 3.10 or later and Ollama.
- Ollama is the documented local language-model ecosystem; model choice and settings are configurable.
- Image generation uses a separate local backend, with ComfyUI, AUTOMATIC1111/Forge and optional diffusers listed.
- The VS Code extension adds a distinct agentic workflow, including file and shell tools; destructive operations require approval.
- The README describes internet search alongside local-model features, so network use depends on the task.
Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.
Connect the VS Code extension to My AI Relay
Set up the documented connection between the desktop Relay and the VS Code extension.
Before you start
- My AI running on the host PC with Relay available.
- Visual Studio Code.
Steps
Start Relay from the My AI desktop app and use its extension connection-copy action.
Install the My_AI Relay extension from the VS Code Marketplace.
Open the extension view in the VS Code sidebar and paste the connection string.
Expected outcome
The extension connects to Relay as a VS Code client and enables the documented agentic mode for workspace tasks.
Guide limitations
- The agentic mode is specific to VS Code clients; desktop and mobile clients use the standard pipeline.
- The README states that destructive operations require approval.
Compare options for Agent orchestration
These projects document a common task and share a project role. This is a source-based comparison, not an execution benchmark or a guarantee of interchangeability.
| Project | Documented purpose | Platform | Access and requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| My AI | Generate or debug code with a specialized agent. | Desktop, Linux, macOS, Self-hosted | The repository identifies the software as MIT-licensed and documents Windows, macOS and Linux support. Its README lists Python 3.10 or later and Ollama. |
| Insurance Agentic AI | Route insurance questions to a life, home or auto specialist. | Docker, Self-hosted, Web | |
| AI Chatkit | Create and orchestrate agents with custom behavior logic. | Linux, Self-hosted, Server, Web | The repository is public and identified as open source. Its README documents a local development setup with Python and Node-based frontend tooling. |
Sources & review
Source record details
- Source availability
- Active
- Sources checked
- 13 October 2026
- Original website title
- gonicolas12/My_AI · Official homepage title · retained in its source language