KYNS

Uncensored AI for authentic, unfiltered conversations.
Self-hostable. Privacy-first. Open-source.

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What is KYNS?

KYNS is an uncensored AI chat platform built for users who want direct, honest AI conversations without the usual corporate guardrails.

• No filters, no moralizing — ask anything, get a real answer
• Privacy-first — conversations are automatically deleted after 24 hours
• AI memory — the AI learns your preferences over time (you can disable this)
• Image generation — generate images directly in chat
• Web search — real-time information retrieval
• Role-play characters — immersive AI personas

Built on top of LibreChat — see NOTICE.md for attribution.

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✨ Features

• 🤖 Uncensored AI — powered by fine-tuned open-source models
• 🎨 Image Generation — FLUX-based high-quality image creation
• 🔍 Web Search — SearXNG + Firecrawl integration
• 🧠 Persistent Memory — remembers your preferences across sessions
• 🔒 Privacy-first — 24h auto-deletion of conversations and images
• 🎭 AI Characters — immersive role-play personas
• 🗣️ Voice (TTS/STT) — Chatterbox TTS + Whisper STT
• 📱 Mobile-friendly — responsive UI

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🚀 Running Locally

Prerequisites

• Node.js 20+
• MongoDB 6+
• Docker (optional)

Quick Start with Docker

git clone https://github.com/Kyns-ai/kyns.git
cd kyns
cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your values
docker compose up -d

Open http://localhost:3080

Generating Required Secrets

# CREDS_KEY (64 hex chars)
openssl rand -hex 32

# CREDS_IV (32 hex chars)  
openssl rand -hex 16

# JWT_SECRET
openssl rand -hex 32

# JWT_REFRESH_SECRET
openssl rand -hex 32

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🔧 Configuration

Copy .env.example to .env and fill in the required values:

Variable	Required	Description
MONGO_URI	Yes	MongoDB connection string
CREDS_KEY	Yes	AES-256 key for encrypting credentials
CREDS_IV	Yes	AES IV (16 bytes hex)
JWT_SECRET	Yes	JWT signing secret
JWT_REFRESH_SECRET	Yes	JWT refresh signing secret
OPENAI_API_KEY	Yes	API key for your LLM provider
OPENAI_REVERSE_PROXY	Yes	vLLM / OpenAI-compatible endpoint URL

For the full configuration reference, see librechat.example.yaml and .env.example.

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

1. Fork the repo
2. Create a feature branch (git checkout -b feat/my-feature)
3. Commit your changes
4. Open a Pull Request

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🔒 Security

Found a vulnerability? See SECURITY.md for responsible disclosure.

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📄 License

MIT — see LICENSE.

KYNS™ is a trademark. Forks must remove KYNS branding. See NOTICE.md.

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⭐ Star History

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Built on LibreChat © 2023 Danny Avila — MIT License.