TL;DR: miii-cli is an open source terminal AI coding assistant powered by local models. No API keys. No cloud. No subscription. One command to install. AI coding tools are getting expensive. Claude Code, OpenCode, Kilo — genuinely useful, real cost. $20/month base, API usage on top, and every keystroke, every file, every snippet of a codebase going through someone else's servers. miii-cli was built to fix that. Same terminal-native workflow. Same agentic file editing and shell execution. Runs entirely on local hardware via Ollama. Free forever. What miii actually does miii is a terminal AI assistant that: Reads, writes, edits, and runs — the model calls tools autonomously, chaining up to 6 hops deep without manual intervention Injects files via @filename — type @ anywhere to fuzzy-search and pull any file into context instantly Remembers sessions — conversations persist across launches, stored at ~/.config/miii/sessions/ Supports custom skills — create custom / commands in Markdown or TypeScript Works with…