Website: brightvision.digitaldefiance.org
A local-LLM-first desktop IDE (Tauri + React) for AI-assisted coding — spec-driven tasks, superproject git, built-in editor, and a headless agent you control from the UI (never the terminal TUI).
Built in partnership with the Cecli team — coding agent from dwash96/cecli. BrightVision adds bright_vision_core (Vision HTTP/SSE on :8741) so React talks to sessions over the API. Agent: submodule cecli/ → Digital-Defiance/cecli.
Chat — Thinking/Answer streaming, fenced code, and rendered Mermaid diagrams
flowchart LR
UI["React shell<br/>src/ + Tauri"]
API["Vision API<br/>bright_vision_core :8741"]
Agent["Cecli<br/>cecli/ submodule"]
LLM["Ollama / cloud<br/>via LiteLLM"]
UI -->|"HTTP + SSE"| API
API --> Agent
Agent --> LLM
Agent -->|"events"| API
API -->|"SSE"| UI
| Layer | Role |
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| Head | Chat, Tasks, Terminal, Git, Editor, Settings — left rail, not a VS Code clone |
| Vision API | Sessions, todos, git superproject, SSE → src/ipc/events.ts |
| Cecli | Models, coders, tools, slash commands, agents, MCP |
| Local LLM | Rust panel starts Ollama; turns run in Python core |
Stashed changes
| Pillar | Highlights |
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| Chat | Streaming Thinking/Answer, Mermaid + highlighted fences, proposed edits, confirm/queue/stop, /clear, suggested-files tray, model router, agent chips |
| Tasks | EARS/spec workflow — todos, layered specs, generate/refine, Implement with active task |
| Git | Status, diffs, commit graph, stage/commit/undo (desktop) |
| Editor | CM6 tabs, resizable file explorer, git badges, open-from-chat, optional language packs |
| Local LLM | Ollama panel, hopper preload, ping, resource overlay (CPU/RAM/GPU in rail) |
| Timing | Live Response/Think bar, per-model ETA, Settings history (TPS, resources, CSV) |
| Agents | /agent, /invoke-agent, /spawn-agent, /reap-agent + sub-agent registry |
Full catalog: docs/FEATURES.md · backlog: docs/ROADMAP.md
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Tasks — spec-driven work 
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Editor — tabs + explorer 
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Git — graph & working tree 
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Activity bar + confirm 
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Settings — timing history & resource overlay 
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brew tap digital-defiance/tap
brew install brightvisiongit clone https://github.com/Digital-Defiance/BrightVision.git
cd BrightVision
git submodule update --init cecli
yarn install
source activate.sh
yarn tauri dev- Install Ollama and copy
local-llm.env.example→local-llm.env(docs/LOCAL_LLM.md) - Terminal → Start (Vision API on
:8741) - Chat when the session is live
- Shell: Tauri v2 (Rust) + React 18 + TypeScript + Vite + MUI v6
- Engine: Cecli (
cecli/) + Vision API (bright_vision_core/in this repo) - Tests:
yarn test:fast·yarn test:local· TESTING.md
Settings — model, workspace, fonts, timing stats, suggested files, model hopper, editor languages, agents (subagent_paths in cecli config).
Agents (cecli) — define sub-agents as *.md under paths in .cecli.conf.yml; use chat Agents chips or /invoke-agent reviewer …. See Settings → Agents & sub-agents.
| Doc | Topic |
|---|---|
| FEATURES.md | Product feature catalog |
| ROADMAP.md | Status & fix order |
| UPSTREAM_CECLI.md | Cecli submodule + Vision API layout |
| LOCAL_LLM.md | Ollama & local panel |
| SPEC_DRIVEN_DEV.md | Tasks workflow |
| IPC.md | HTTP API & SSE |
| DEVELOPMENT.md | Dev setup |
| TROUBLESHOOTING.md | Stuck sessions, :8741 |
| TESTING.md | Test matrix |
MIT — see LICENSE. Copyright (c) 2026 Digital Defiance, Jessica Mulein
Read ROADMAP.md before substantive work. Open issues with repro steps (workspace path, expected vs actual).