FeaturedModels·5 min read·
Which AI model should you use for coding?
There is no single best model for coding — there is a right model for each step. How Ava Supernova routes work across two fleets, and how to pick between them.
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Get the most out of Ava.
Deep dives on how Ava works and how to get more from her — the concepts, the choices behind the build, and hands-on setup. Written by the people building it.
Tutorials·6 min
Run Ava for $0 on your own machine
The whole agent — every mode, every tool, your memory — running on a local open-weight model via Ollama or LM Studio, for zero ongoing cost. No key, no metering, nothing leaves your device. Here is exactly how.
Getting started·5 min
Your first hour with Ava
From install to your first build, your first lesson, and the moment she starts remembering you. A gentle, no-jargon walkthrough for your first sitting.
Concepts·6 min
How Ava's memory works
Not a chat log — a living, local understanding of who you are and what you have decided, built in five layers and kept sharp over months. And why continuity beats a bigger context window.
Concepts·5 min
Local-first, explained
Exactly what stays on your machine, the little that ever leaves it, and why "no telemetry" is a promise you can verify in the open source — not just take on trust.
Concepts·5 min
The seven modes, and when to use each
One short prefix changes how Ava thinks. Code, Plan, Chat, Teach, Security, Brainstorm, Write — what each is for, and the Conductor that quietly runs a team behind them.
Tutorials·5 min
Prompt to finished asset in the Design Studio
Icons, images, video and voiceovers — Ava directs the tools and hands you finished, usable assets, with none of the prompt-wrangling. A tour of the Creative Studio.
Tutorials·5 min
Learn anything with Teach mode
Type ?? and a topic and Ava builds you a real course — interactive lessons, graded exercises, quizzes and progress tracking. Not information dumped at you. And it is free, forever.
Concepts·6 min
Agentic coding, explained: from autocomplete to autonomous agents
What agentic coding actually is, how it differs from Copilot-style autocomplete, and the six mental states (Work, Plan, Chat, Teach, Security, Brainstorm) behind Ava Supernova.
Comparisons·5 min
BYOK vs an account: which one should you pick for AI coding?
When to bring your own API keys, when an account pays for itself, and why Ava Supernova supports both on every plan — including Free.