Open source

Deep
research.

One question. A sourced report.

You edit every question.

Athel is a desktop app for deep research. The report is a file on your computer.

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Models

Two ways to run Athel.

  • 01
    BYOK with OpenRouter. Your key stays on this computer.
  • 02
    Local models with Ollama. They run on this computer. No API key.

Questions

You decide what gets searched.

Athel

Questions

Why did the shipping container change trade?

  1. 01
    Who built the first container ship?
    loc.gov
    Cited
  2. 02
    What happened to dock work?
    Levinson, The Box
    Cited
  3. 03
    How fast did freight cost fall?
    World Bank
    Cited
  4. 04
    Which ports came out ahead?
    Port of Newark
    Cited

How it works

From your question to a sourced report.

  1. 01
    You edit the questions. The search waits. Add one, cut one, rewrite one.
  2. 02
    Athel reads the sources. Athel searches each question, reads the page, and follows a PDF when the page points at one.
  3. 03
    You get a report you can check. Names, dates, and numbers stay attached to the link they came from.

Example

A finished report.

Athel

Report

The box that rewired trade

On 26 April 1956, the Ideal X left Newark with 58 containers.

Malcolm McLean’s box cut loading from days to hours.

26 Apr 1956 58 containers Newark → Houston

Saved on your computer

Free download

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Version 0.0.5. Older builds are on the releases page. macOS may block the disk image because the app is not notarized. Run xattr -cr on the file, then drag Athel into Applications.

When it opens, add an OpenRouter key or choose Ollama.