josStorer/RWKV-Runner
A RWKV management and startup tool, full automation, only 8MB. And provides an interface compatible with the OpenAI API. RWKV is a large language model that is fully open source and available for commercial use. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
86/100
- Activity 91
- Release rhythm 80
- Longevity 86
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 44.0
- age_days: 1216
- days_rel: 57
- days_push: 57
- n_releases_24m: 15
Adoption not part of the score
6462 stars · 600 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
RWKV-Runner is a lightweight desktop application that automates downloading, managing, and running RWKV large language models with a GUI. It exposes an OpenAI-compatible API server so any ChatGPT client can be used as an RWKV client.
Use cases
- run RWKV language models locally with one click
- serve an OpenAI-compatible API for RWKV models
- manage and download LLM model files
- use ChatGPT clients with RWKV models
- deploy an LLM backend on a server
- chat with local language models offline
When to choose
- you want to run RWKV models without manual setup
- you need an OpenAI API-compatible local LLM server
- you want a lightweight GUI for local model management
- you prefer fully open-source, commercially usable LLMs
When to avoid
- you need to run GPT-style transformer models like Llama
- you only want a headless inference library
- you require fine-tuning workflows (use RWKV-PEFT instead)
Facets
application · maturity active
llm-inference http-server gui chatbot large-language-models artificial-intelligence developer-tools self-hosted windows cross-platform rwkv openai-api-compatible model-manager wails local-llm macos linux desktop
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/josStorer/RWKV-Runner · fetched 2026-08-28 · f718246e2f75
- homepage: https://www.rwkv.com · fetched 2026-08-29 · 0deceb7fb6f5
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| josStorer/RWKV-Runner | main | 86 |
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