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.
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.
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.
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.
Exactly what stays on your machine, what "opt-in cloud sync" really means, and why "no telemetry" is a promise you can verify in the open source — not just take on trust.
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.
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.
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.
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.
When to bring your own API keys, when to use a managed subscription, and why Ava Supernova supports both on every plan — including Free.
Why Moonshot’s Kimi K2.7 Code is a front-runner for agentic coding, the honest trade-offs against Claude Opus 4.8 and Qwen 3.7 Plus, and how to wire it into Ava Supernova via BYOK.
