TARS AI — FREE RESEARCH PREVIEW 0.7.1

For Apple Silicon Macs. Tested on Apple M4 with 16 GB memory, macOS 26.2.

1. Keep this folder somewhere writable, for example Applications or Documents.
2. Open Setup.command. First setup needs internet to install private Python/MLX
   dependencies and download 113 MB of checksum-verified original Tars weights.
3. The app opens at http://localhost:8421. Keep its Terminal window open.
4. Later, use Start.command. Inference works without internet after setup.
5. Stop.command stops this copy. Phone.command enables pairing on your trusted
   local network. The iPhone is a remote; it does not run the model itself.

This developer preview is not signed or notarized. macOS may require approval
in Privacy & Security to open its command files. No system security setting
needs to be disabled. If approval is unavailable, do not bypass it.

This is a small experimental original model, not a production assistant.
Autonomous tools and reliable personality control remain unavailable.
It can be inaccurate or incoherent. The included short-function tests do not
establish general coding ability. There is no hosted AI fallback.

Existing chats, files, sessions and credentials from the developer's Mac are
not included. This copy creates its own local data under .tars/ when opened.
If another Tars copy already uses port 8421, stop that copy before launching.

No payment or account is required for this preview. It has no online license
check. Paid subscriptions are not included in this release.

Model details, limitations and setup: https://tars-ai-lab.qasimashah.chatgpt.site

Removal: stop this copy, then delete this folder. Dependencies and local data
are contained here. Package-manager download caches may also remain in your
user cache directory.
