NEO LOCAL AI — WINDOWS PREVIEW 1.3.0

A free local assistant for Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit Intel/AMD PCs.
8 GB of memory and at least 4 GB of free storage are recommended.
This download is not for Windows on ARM or Windows S mode.

FIRST TIME
1. Right-click the ZIP you downloaded and choose Extract All.
2. Open the extracted Neo Local AI folder.
3. Double-click Start Neo Local AI.cmd.
4. If Neo asks for Microsoft C++ support, open its official free download,
   install it, then open Neo again. The Microsoft installer may require
   administrator approval. Many PCs already have this support.
5. Choose Download free models. About 3.5 GB downloads directly from
   Hugging Face. Neo checks each file before using it. No account is needed.
6. Keep Neo open while setup finishes. Interrupted downloads can resume.

Neo opens in a Microsoft Edge app window when Edge is available. Otherwise
it opens in your default browser. Python and the local AI engine are included;
you do not need to install Python or an AI subscription. Microsoft C++
support is a separate free prerequisite if your PC does not already have it.

AFTER SETUP
Use Chat for writing and questions, Code for small coding tasks, and Images
to ask about an uploaded picture. Models run on your own computer's CPU.
One model runs at a time. Replies may take longer on older computers.
Internet is not needed after the models have downloaded successfully.
Images describes pictures; it does not generate or edit images.

STOPPING
Use Quit inside Neo to stop the local AI and free memory, then close the
window. Closing only the browser window keeps the local service running.
Open Start Neo Local AI.cmd again whenever you want to use it.
Chats are kept only in the current window and clear when it closes/reloads.

YOUR FILES
Models and local logs are stored in:
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Neo Local AI
The downloaded program folder must stay intact. You can keep it in Documents
or another folder where you have write access. No administrator access is
needed for Neo itself. The optional Microsoft support installer may ask for it.
Neo does not install a Windows service or start automatically at login.
No Obsidian vault, personal chats, account credentials, or invitation codes
are included in this download. This edition has no remote sharing.

UNINSTALL
Quit Neo, delete the extracted program folder, and delete
%LOCALAPPDATA%\Neo Local AI if you also want to remove the downloaded models.

PREVIEW STATUS
This build was prepared on a Mac. Its setup, backend, interface, file checks,
and Windows process-handling logic were tested, but the Windows executables
have not yet been run on a real Windows PC. Test it on one Windows computer
before offering it as a finished Windows release.
The launcher is not publisher-signed, so Windows may display an unknown
publisher warning. Do not turn off Windows security protections to run it.

IF IT DOES NOT OPEN
- Make sure you extracted the whole ZIP, not just the launcher.
- Check that your computer runs 64-bit Intel/AMD Windows 10 or 11.
- Close an older Neo copy and try again.
- If Neo is already running, its local address is http://127.0.0.1:8785/
- Troubleshooting details are in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Neo Local AI\data\app.log,
  launcher.log, and runtime.log. Logs are local; Neo does not upload them.
- Small models can make mistakes. Review important answers and generated code.

Third-party licenses and download sources are included under resources.
