Get Started with Your AI Power Box

Start using your Personal AI Power Box in minutes.

Download

CLI Installation (macOS and Linux)

curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nile-agi/delta/main/install.sh | bash

Quick Start

Get started in 3 steps:

1

Install Delta

Choose your platform and run the installation command:

# macOS\nbrew tap nile-agi/delta-cli && brew install --HEAD nile-agi/delta-cli/delta-cli\n\n# Linux (Debian/Ubuntu)\ncurl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nile-agi/delta/main/packaging/linux/install-deb.sh | sudo bash\n\n# Windows\nwinget install DeltaCLI.DeltaCLI
2

Run Delta

Start your AI Power Box - it will auto-download the default model:

delta

This auto-downloads qwen2.5:0.5b (~400MB) if not installed, then starts interactive mode.

3

Start Using

Ask questions, analyze documents, or start the web UI:

# Ask a question\ndelta "What is artificial intelligence?"\n\n# Start web server\ndelta server\n# Then open http://localhost:8080

Command Reference

Commands to control your AI Power Box

Basic Commands

  • Interactive mode:
    delta

    Auto-downloads default model if not installed

  • Single query:
    delta "What is the capital of France?"
  • List local models:
    delta --list-models
  • Download a model:
    delta pull qwen2.5:0.5b
  • Start web server:
    delta server

Advanced Features

  • Use specific model:
    delta --model llama3.1:8b "Your question here"
  • With GPU acceleration:
    delta --model qwen2.5:0.5b --gpu-layers -1 "Your question"
  • Multimodal mode:
    delta --multimodal "Describe this image"
  • Custom context size:
    delta --ctx-size 4096 "Your question"
  • Check for updates:
    delta --check-updates\ndelta --update

Complete Command List

Model Management

  • delta pull <model>          # Download a model
  • delta remove <model>        # Remove a model
  • delta --list-models         # List local models
  • delta --list-models --available  # List available models

Usage

  • delta                          # Interactive mode
  • delta "Your question"          # Single query
  • delta --model <model> <query>  # Use specific model
  • delta server                   # Start web server
  • delta server --port 8081       # Custom port

Options

  • delta -h, --help              # Show help
  • delta -v, --version          # Show version
  • delta -t, --tokens <N>      # Max tokens (default: 512)
  • delta -T, --temperature <F> # Temperature (default: 0.8)
  • delta -c, --ctx-size <N>     # Context size (default: 2048)
  • delta -g, --gpu-layers <N>  # GPU layers (default: 0, -1 for all)
  • delta --multimodal           # Enable multimodal mode

Interactive Mode Commands

In interactive mode, use slash commands to control your AI Power Box:

/download <model>

Download a model

/remove <model>

Remove a model

/list

List local models

/available

List available models

/use <model>

Switch to another model

/tokens <N>

Set max tokens (default: 512)

/temperature <F>

Set temperature (default: 0.8)

/gpu-layers <N>

Set GPU layers (default: 0, -1 for all)

/multimodal

Toggle multimodal mode

/server

Start web dashboard

/help

Show all commands

exit, quit

Exit interactive mode

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