Ephemeral-AI-Lab/layerfs
Ephemeral Workspaces, durable shared history. LayerFS gives every agent a complete, writable filesystem Workspace over shared committed history, without copying the base. Agents work in parallel, comm
- Stars
- 2.0k
- Forks
- 92
- Open issues
- 17
- Last push
- today
About layerfs
layerfs is a free, open-source AI agent tool by Ephemeral-AI-Lab, written mainly in Rust. Ephemeral Workspaces, durable shared history. LayerFS gives every agent a complete, writable filesystem Workspace over shared committed history, without copying the base. Agents work in parallel, comm. It has 2.0k GitHub stars and 92 forks, and was last updated today. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license. According to the project, it works on macOS.
- License
- MIT
- Language
- Rust
- Stars
- 1,955
- Last update
- today
- Runs on Mac
- Yes (as stated by the project)
- GPU
- Not stated
- Paid API key
- Not stated
- Self-hostable
- Yes
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layerfs FAQ
Is layerfs free?
Yes. layerfs is open source and free to use. It's released under the MIT license, a standard open-source license.
Does layerfs run on a Mac?
Yes. According to the project, layerfs works on macOS.
Does layerfs need a GPU?
The project doesn't state hardware needs. AI models generally run much faster with a GPU.
Is layerfs still maintained?
Yes. It was last updated today and has 17 open issues on GitHub.
What are alternatives to layerfs?
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