Pixie, a local-first workbench for your tools and models
Pixie is a local web app designed to manage Python tools and models. It allows users to add tools through various methods, including descriptions, GitHub repositories, and Excel models. The app operates entirely on the user's machine without requiring accounts or cloud sync.
- ▪Pixie scans and serves tools from a specified folder with a user-friendly interface.
- ▪Each tool runs in its own virtual environment and is validated before being displayed.
- ▪Users can integrate tools by using Claude Code to specify their source and requirements.
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A local dashboard for every Python tool you've ever written. Docs · Install · Cookbook · Skills https://github.com/AlexKapadia/Pixie/raw/main/Pixie.mp4 What it is Pixie is one local web app. Point it at a tools/ folder and it scans, validates, and serves every tool in there with a real UI: forms, charts, maps, tables, audio, video, the lot. Each tool runs in its own uv virtualenv as a subprocess that spins up on click and shuts down when idle. You don't add tools through the dashboard.
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