ai-tools

notebooklm-py is compelling because it automates NotebookLM where no official public API exists, but it does so through cookies and an unofficial reverse-engineered interface. That makes it interesting for narrow sandbox experiments, not a safe general recommendation.

ai-tools

A self-hosted RAG stack built from Langflow, Docling, and OpenSearch. It is coherent and capable, but for many research workflows the operational weight may exceed the practical gain.

ai-tools

Perplexica is a credible self-hosted AI search engine if privacy, local control, or offline-style deployment really matter to you. But without that requirement, the Docker and SearxNG maintenance cost is hard to justify against easier search options.

ai-tools

CyberStrikeAI is not a tool I would install or recommend for normal workflows. Whatever its technical ambition, the documented malicious abuse, attack-surface amplification, and poor fit for legitimate research or product work make it a reject, except as an isolated threat-intelligence case study.

ai-tools

bb-browser is easy to admire from a product-design angle because it attaches AI control to a real logged-in Chrome session. But the current security posture is unacceptable: the known localhost daemon and permission issues are serious enough that the only responsible conclusion is to reject it for now.