Mei (AI Assistant GNOME Extension)

Mei is a lightweight GNOME Shell extension that provides a quick-access panel popup for chatting with a local Ollama AI model.

Features

• Local Ollama Integration: Connects directly to a local Ollama instance (default: http://localhost:11435 with llama3).
• Dynamic Popup UI: Clean, non-intrusive container matching the system's dark/light theme.
• Markdown Rendering: Processes basic Markdown (headers, bold, italics, strikethrough, lists, blockquotes, and code blocks) using custom Pango markup.
• Copy Button: Quickly copy the latest AI response to your clipboard.
• Input Control: Support for multi-line inputs using Shift+Enter (press Enter to send).
• Processing Glint: The top-bar button glows while waiting for responses, and turns into a stop icon (⏹) on hover to cancel the active request.

Installation

1. Copy or symlink this directory to the GNOME Shell extensions folder:

   mkdir -p ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/
   ln -s "$(pwd)" ~/.local/share/gnome-shell/extensions/mei@andystmc.com

2. Restart GNOME Shell:

   • X11: Press Alt+F2, type r, and hit Enter.
   • Wayland: Log out and log back in.

3. Enable the extension:

   gnome-extensions enable mei@andystmc.com

Dependencies

• GNOME Shell: 40 or newer
• Ollama: A local instance running on port 11435 (can be configured in extension.js).