Get Started with Delta

Delta transforms local AI inferencing with a single-file engine that runs open-source LLMs on your CPU. Chat with AI models, search through Wikipedia, browse the web, and analyze your documents - all from your terminal.

Basic Commands

Check system specifications and get model recommendations:
```
delta check
```
Check installed models:
```
delta list
```
Chat with a model:
```
delta run deepseek-r1:1.5b
```
View chat history:
```
delta hist
```
Clear chat history:
```
delta hist --clear
```

Advanced Features

Search Wikipedia:
```
delta run deepseek-r1:1.5b --wiki
```
Web search with DuckDuckGo:
```
delta run deepseek-r1:1.5b --ddg
```

Analyze local documents:

delta run deepseek-r1:1.5b --docs /path/to/document.pdf

Delta Commands

Help:
```
delta -h
```
Check system specifications and get model recommendations:
Analyzes your system's capabilities and recommends the best models to download based on your hardware specifications.
```
delta check
```
Check installed models:
```
delta list
```
Remove / Delete model:
Syntax: delta remove model_name
```
delta remove deepseek-r1:1.5b
```
Chat with a model:
Syntax: delta run model_name
```
delta run deepseek-r1:1.5b
```
Search through Wikipedia then use model to answer:
Syntax: delta run model_name --wiki
```
delta run deepseek-r1:1.5b --wiki
```
Search through DuckduckGo (Browser) then use model to answer:
Syntax: delta run model_name --ddg
```
delta run deepseek-r1:1.5b --ddg
```

Search through your local documents or summarize:

Syntax: delta run model_name --docs /location/to/your/document

Linux or MacOs:

delta run deepseek-r1:1.5b --docs /home/Documents/computer_vision_nlp.pdf

Windows:

delta run deepseek-r1:1.5b --docs C:\Users\home\Documents\computer_vision_nlp.pdf

View your Chat History:
```
delta hist
```
Clear Chat History:
```
delta hist --clear
```
Delta Version:
```
delta --version
```

Keyboard Shortcuts

Navigation

Enter: Add new line
Shift + Arrow Keys: Select text
Arrow Keys: Move cursor
Ctrl + J: Submit input

Actions

Ctrl + C: Copy selected text or exit
Ctrl + V: Paste from clipboard
Ctrl + D: Exit session
Type "exit": Exit session

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