Cerberus AI Desktop

Local-first AI chat for CerberusAI models, built with Tauri, Rust, Vue, and Ollama.

Cerberus runs a private desktop chat surface on your machine, streams through local Ollama models, and uses your CerberusAI API key for gated access, model catalog features, and account-backed services.

Important

An active API key from cerberusai.dev is required to unlock the desktop app.

Latest Stable

• Current stable: v0.4.1
• NSIS installer: Cerberus-Setup.exe
• MSI installer: Cerberus_0.4.1_x64_en-US.msi
• Checksums: included in SHA256SUMS.txt

The public website release block on cerberusai.dev is updated automatically when a new stable GitHub Release is published.

Install

Run this in Windows PowerShell:

irm https://cerberusai.dev/get | iex

Or download manually from the GitHub Releases page.

The installer flow bootstraps the pieces Cerberus needs, including WebView2, Ollama, and the desktop app.

What Is New

• v0.4.1 desktop refresh: updated dark Cerberus interface, model status, and local chat shell.
• Model Manager: manage local Ollama models, remote catalog pulls, raw GGUF imports, active model selection, and disk usage.
• MCP Plugins: browse and install local plugins or remote awesome-skills entries from inside the app.
• Stable release automation: stable GitHub Releases update Discord changelog posts and refresh the website release summary automatically.
• Sitewide branding: homepage preview, logo, favicon, Apple touch icon, and social link-preview images now use the refreshed Cerberus assets.

Screenshots

Chat Dashboard

Model Manager

MCP Plugin Manager

Features

Local-First Chat

• Runs as a native desktop app with a Tauri shell.
• Streams responses from local Ollama models.
• Keeps chat interaction on your machine.
• Shows CPU, RAM, and VRAM activity in the interface.

Model Management

• Local Ollama model registry.
• Cloud catalog for Cerberus-hosted models.
• Raw GGUF import flow.
• Active model switching.
• Disk usage summary.
• Model metadata for size, quantization, family, and status.

MCP Plugins And Skills

• Built-in plugin manager.
• Local plugin browsing.
• Remote awesome-skills discovery.
• One-click install flow for supported skill entries.
• Search-driven plugin discovery.

Downloads And Updates

• Stable one-line installer.
• GitHub Release installers and checksums.
• Smart version display in the app.
• Release workflow publishes stable builds and updates external surfaces.

Getting Started

1. Install Cerberus with the PowerShell one-liner.
2. Sign up at cerberusai.dev.
3. Copy your API key from the dashboard.
4. Launch Cerberus and paste the key.
5. Pick or download a model from the Model Manager.
6. Start chatting locally.

Development

npm install
npm run tauri dev

Build a production desktop app:

npm run tauri build

Stack

• Frontend: Vue 3, Vite
• Desktop: Tauri
• Backend: Rust
• Models: Ollama and GGUF
• Release hosting: GitHub Releases
• Website: cerberusai.dev

Release Notes

Stable releases are published at:

github.com/tjcrims0nx/CerberusAI-Desktop/releases

Prerelease builds may exist for testing, but production website and Discord changelog automation is wired to stable releases only.