aid: conifer
name: Conifer
description: >-
  Conifer (YC S26) builds Sage, a local-first AI runtime and workspace that runs
  models entirely on your own machine. Its inference engine is written from scratch in
  Rust, reaching up to 60% faster decode than llama.cpp on Apple Silicon, and pairs an
  editor, integrated terminal, file viewers, and an agent runtime inside a kernel-level
  sandbox so tool calls only touch what you allow. Conifer routes each request to the
  cheapest capable model, starting with free on-device inference and falling back to
  cloud only when needed, cutting AI spend by up to 80%. The desktop app ships as
  Juniper for macOS, Windows, and Linux with no accounts, no telemetry, and no cloud
  dependency. Conifer is proprietary and distributed as compiled binaries; it currently
  exposes no public web API.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/conifer/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- y-combinator
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: open
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: true
  label: Open access
  confidence: medium
  source: []
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ConiferKit/sage/main/assets/sage-banner-light.png
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
tags:
- Company
- Artificial Intelligence
- Local AI
- Inference
- Large Language Models
- Developer Tools
- Model Routing
- Desktop Application
- Privacy
- Rust
apis: []
common:
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/conifer-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://conifer.build
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/ConiferKit
- type: SourceCode
  url: https://github.com/ConiferKit/sage
- type: Download
  url: https://github.com/ConiferKit/sage/releases/latest
- type: X
  url: https://x.com/coniferbuild
- type: Packages
  url: packages/conifer-packages.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/conifer-changelog.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/conifer-llms.txt
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence