{"id":"osaurus","name":"Osaurus","af_score":71.8,"security_score":78.0,"reliability_score":null,"what_it_does":"Osaurus is an always-on AI edge runtime for macOS that runs local models via MLX on Apple Silicon or routes to cloud providers (Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI, Ollama), exposing both OpenAI-compatible and Anthropic-compatible APIs alongside a built-in MCP server for agent tool access.","best_when":"A macOS developer wants a local-first AI runtime that works with both local models and cloud APIs through a single OpenAI/Anthropic-compatible interface, with MCP tools always available.","avoid_when":"Running on Linux/Windows, or when centralized cloud AI infrastructure is preferred over local edge compute.","last_evaluated":"2026-03-01T09:50:06.042209+00:00"}