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rafram ◴[] No.43906574[source]
This is cool, but does no one even look at what libraries they're shipping anymore? I mean, why does this Clippy-style LLM interface bundle:

- A JavaScript implementation of the Jinja templating language

- A full GitHub API client

- A library that takes a string and tells you if it's a valid npm package name

- A useless shim for the JavaScript Math module

And 119 other libraries? This thing would have taken up 10% of the maximum disk space available on a Windows 95 FAT16 volume.

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1. pvg ◴[] No.43906903[source]
I think this is explained on the linked project page:

This project isn't trying to be your best chat bot. I'd like you to enjoy a weird mix of nostalgia for 1990s technology paired with one the most magical technologies we can run on our computers in 2025.

You might be looking for the more minimalist Grumpy which is hand-hewn from a pure silicon monocrystal.