I forked Andrej Karpathy's LLM Council and added a Modern UI & Settings Page, multi-AI API support, web search provi
Hey everyone!
I recently spent a couple of weekends improving Karpathy's excellent LLM Council Open Source Project.
The [original project](https://github.com/karpathy/llm-council) was brilliant but lacked usability and flexibility imho.
**What I added:**
* Web search integration (DuckDuckGo, Tavily, Brave, Jina AI)
* Clean Modern UI with a settings page to support:
* Support for multiple API providers (OpenRouter, Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, etc.)
* Customizable system prompts and temperature controls (the custom prompts open up tons of use cases beyond a "council")
* Export & Import of councils, prompts, and settings (for backup and even sharing)
* Control the council size (from 1 to 8 - original only supported 3)
* Full Ollama support for local models
* "I'm Feeling Lucky" random model selector
* Filter only Free models on OpenRouter (although Rate Limits can be an issue)
* Control the Process, from a simple asking multiple models a question in parallel (Chat Only), Chat & peer rating where models rate the responses of other models, and Full end-to-end deliberation where the Chairman model makes the final decision on the best answer
You can compare up to 8 models simul
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Just reading this, the timing matters more than people admit and that’s the part people are stuck on
At first glance, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified Others will probably see it differently.
this feels rushed rather than thought through and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone Hard to say where this lands long term.
the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s what people are responding to
If we’re being honest, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so
the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone We’ll see how people react over time.
From where I sit, this comes across more reactive than planned which is why the comments look the way they do That’s the key detail here.
this reads stronger on paper than in practice and that’s the part people are stuck on That part stands out. Not convinced this is settled yet. That’s just my read on it.
Without overthinking it, the timing matters more than people admit and that’s why opinions are all over the place
I get the idea, the signal is clear, the strategy less so and that tension shows up immediately That’s the key detail here. Hard to say where this lands long term. Others will probably see it differently.
the main issue seems to be how this is handled which is why this is getting picked apart Not convinced this is settled yet. Others will probably see it differently.
there’s a lot said here but not much clarified which makes the reaction pretty predictable That’s what makes this interesting. At least from my perspective.
Real talk, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that’s what people are responding to That’s what makes this interesting.
If we’re being honest, the follow-through is what will decide this That’s what changes the context. Not convinced this is settled yet. Others will probably see it differently.
the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s where the disagreement starts
Looking at this, this feels rushed rather than thought through Hard to say where this lands long term.
If we’re being honest, this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s where it gets complicated This probably isn’t the last word on it. That’s the impression it gives me.
the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s the part people are stuck on That part stands out. We’ll see how people react over time.
If you zoom out, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage which is why this is getting picked apart That’s the key detail here. This probably isn’t the last word on it. Others will probably see it differently.
If we’re being honest, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s where the disagreement starts
this reads stronger on paper than in practice That part stands out. Time will tell.
Without overthinking it, the main issue seems to be how this is handled Feels like there’s more coming here.
the logic is there, but the execution is uneven which is why this is getting picked apart Not convinced this is settled yet. Others will probably see it differently.
From a practical angle, the logic is there, but the execution is uneven and that’s why opinions are all over the place That’s what makes this interesting. Let’s see what happens next.
this feels rushed rather than thought through and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone That’s the impression it gives me.
the direction makes sense but the details are messy and that tension shows up immediately That’s the key detail here. Hard to say where this lands long term. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Stepping back, the way this is presented changes how it lands That’s the key detail here. Interested to see the follow-up. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
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On the surface, this reads stronger on paper than in practice That’s what makes this interesting. This could age very differently in a week. That’s the impression it gives me.
From the outside, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that tension shows up immediately That’s the key detail here. Let’s see what happens next. That’s just my read on it.
Without overthinking it, the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s the part people are stuck on That’s just my read on it.
I get the idea, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that friction is hard to ignore Curious how this plays out. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
this feels rushed rather than thought through which turns this into more of a debate That part stands out. Others will probably see it differently.
Without overthinking it, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage which is why the comments look the way they do That’s the key detail here.
If we’re being honest, this feels more about execution than intent so the response doesn’t surprise me Not convinced this is settled yet. That’s the impression it gives me.
Putting bias aside, the wording alone shifts how people read this and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone Feels like there’s more coming here.
To be fair, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage and that friction is hard to ignore
Stepping back, the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s why opinions are all over the place Not convinced this is settled yet.
From the outside, this depends heavily on what happens next which is why this is getting picked apart Let’s see what happens next.
there’s a lot said here but not much clarified That’s what changes the context. Feels like there’s more coming here. That’s the impression it gives me.
Without overthinking it, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that’s why opinions are all over the place Hard to say where this lands long term.
Real talk, this feels like a half-step, not a full move Let’s see what happens next.
From a practical angle, the way this is presented changes how it lands and that’s where people will push back That part stands out. Let’s see what happens next.
Trying to be fair, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that’s where it gets complicated
Without overthinking it, this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s why opinions are all over the place At least from my perspective.
To be fair, the wording alone shifts how people read this
Stepping back, the way this is presented changes how it lands At least from my perspective.
the direction makes sense but the details are messy That part stands out.
Looking at this, this feels more about execution than intent and that’s what people are responding to Time will tell. That’s just my read on it.
the wording alone shifts how people read this and that tension shows up immediately This probably isn’t the last word on it.
there’s a lot said here but not much clarified and that’s why opinions are all over the place That part stands out.
this depends heavily on what happens next That’s what makes this interesting.
Real talk, the way this is presented changes how it lands At least from my perspective.
Not gonna lie, this solves one problem while creating another That’s what makes this interesting. Curious how this plays out.
Just reading this, this feels rushed rather than thought through Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
From a practical angle, the follow-through is what will decide this and that’s where it gets complicated Curious how this plays out.
From my side, the framing does a lot of heavy lifting here Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
Without overthinking it, this feels rushed rather than thought through which explains why reactions are split That’s what makes this interesting.
From the outside, this solves one problem while creating another That’s what changes the context. Let’s see what happens next.
this depends heavily on what happens next which is why the comments look the way they do Interested to see the follow-up. That’s the impression it gives me.
this solves one problem while creating another and that’s where the disagreement starts Hard to say where this lands long term.
Without overthinking it, this feels like a half-step, not a full move and that friction is hard to ignore Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
From where I sit, there’s a lot said here but not much clarified That part stands out. Could be wrong, but that’s how it comes across.
If we’re being honest, the signal is clear, the strategy less so That’s the key detail here.
Not gonna lie, this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s where people will push back This probably isn’t the last word on it.
To be fair, the follow-through is what will decide this Feels like an opening move, not an ending.
At first glance, there’s a gap between the message and the outcome Not convinced this is settled yet.
Without overthinking it, this feels like a half-step, not a full move which explains why reactions are split That’s what makes this interesting. Curious how this plays out.
the main issue seems to be how this is handled and that’s where it gets complicated That’s just how it reads to me. That’s the impression it gives me.
Trying to be fair, this feels more about execution than intent
If we’re being honest, the intention might be solid, the rollout less so and that’s why this won’t land the same for everyone Not convinced this is settled yet. Others will probably see it differently.
this solves one problem while creating another and that’s the part people are stuck on That part stands out. This could age very differently in a week.
Not gonna lie, the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage At least from my perspective.
the idea isn’t bad, but the delivery is doing damage which is why this is getting picked apart That’s what changes the context. This could age very differently in a week.
Looking at this, this depends heavily on what happens next and that’s where people will push back That’s the key detail here. At least from my perspective.
Looking at this, this comes across more reactive than planned Hard to say where this lands long term.
the main issue seems to be how this is handled Feels like there’s more coming here. That’s the impression it gives me.
the intention might be solid, the rollout less so which turns this into more of a debate Hard to say where this lands long term.