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How to run a private personal AI agent from a source checkout with Centra Gideon Agent

Build the console, start the gateway, and chat with a self-hosted agent on your own machine.

Credentials. The gateway token and the account Gideon runs under grant real access to local files and tools, so store model provider credentials carefully.

Who it is forA developer or technical user who wants a personal AI agent that keeps its state on their own machine and works with their chosen model provider.

The problemHosted assistants keep your conversations and files on someone else's service, and you cannot control which model or local files they use.

The outcomeA running gateway and console on your machine, with a separate development state directory and a first chat session.

What you need first

  • Python 3.12 or newer
  • Node.js 22.12 or newer with npm, if you build the console from source
  • macOS or Linux, or Docker on Windows
  • A model provider credential or a local model, configured in the console after first start
  • A workspace directory and timezone for gideon setup

Steps

  1. Run python3 -m venv .venv and then .venv/bin/python -m pip install -e . in the checkout.
  2. Run npm ci and then npm run build to build the console.
  3. Run export GIDEON_HOME="$PWD/.dev-home" and then .venv/bin/gideon setup, entering a workspace directory and timezone.
  4. Run .venv/bin/gideon gateway --no-open --port 10000 and open the console address the gateway prints.
  5. In the console, configure a model provider or a local model, then start a chat session.

Prompt for your agent

Work in the Sidiora-Labs/centra-gideon-agent checkout and set up a self-hosted instance using the README self-host steps with GIDEON_HOME set to <state-directory>. Report the console address the gateway prints and the result of the gideon setup prompts. Verify that the gateway answers HTTP requests on port 10000 before reporting success.

Caveat. The README says a fresh home has no provider app yet, so model providers must be added in the console after gideon setup, before any model-backed work runs.

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