Question 1

What is Eden?

Accepted Answer

Eden is a personal AI for macOS. It combines a local AI assistant, a living map of your goals and projects, and a shared workspace where multiple AI models can help you move work forward.

Question 2

What can Eden actually help with?

Accepted Answer

Eden can draft follow-ups, gather research, plan next steps, organize ongoing work, and route tasks to different AI models using the context stored in your Life Map.

Question 3

How is Eden different from ChatGPT or other AI chats?

Accepted Answer

Most AI chats start fresh every time. Eden keeps a living map of your people, projects, goals, and dependencies, then uses that context to coordinate models and handle recurring work for you.

Question 4

Does Eden work with local and cloud models?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Eden works with cloud providers like Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and xAI, and it can run open models locally on Apple Silicon through Orchard.

Question 5

Does Eden require an internet connection?

Accepted Answer

Not entirely. Cloud models require internet access, but local models running through Orchard on Apple Silicon can work without it after setup.

Question 6

Is Eden free to download?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Eden is free to download on macOS. You can bring your own API keys, use your existing model subscriptions, or run local models at no additional per-message cost after setup.

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