tobocop2/lilbee

Overview

lilbee runs local AI models, searches your files and code, and crawls the web. It provides cited answers and operates local-first. The tool offers a TUI, CLI, REST API, and Python library, plus an MCP server for coding agents.

Best for

Best for
Developers who want a local AI tool for code search and web crawling with multiple interfaces

Use cases

• Search codebase and files using a local AI model
• Crawl the web with cited answers for research
• Integrate with coding agents via the MCP server

How to use

Install

pip install --pre lilbee

Tools exposed

• Qwen3-VL
• MiniCPM-V
• nomic-bert
• Decoder-pooled
• XLM-RoBERTa
• Cross-encoder
• llama.cpp
• Ollama
• LM Studio

Notes

lilbee runs local AI models, searches your files and code, and crawls the web. It provides cited answers and operates local-first. The tool offers a TUI, CLI, REST API, and Python library, plus an MCP server for coding agents.

24 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2026-06-15.

Use cases

• Search codebase and files using a local AI model
• Crawl the web with cited answers for research
• Integrate with coding agents via the MCP server

Pros

• Local-first design preserves privacy
• Multiple interfaces suit different workflows
• Cited answers improve trust in results

Cons

• Small community with only 24 GitHub stars
• Python-only dependency may limit adoption
• Less mature than more established tools

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