Free Resources
We believe in open access to artificial intelligence tools and education. Below, you will find free downloads, tool guides, and resources designed to help individuals and organizations leverage modern technology.
Gemini CLI Setup
A command-line interface for Google's Gemini LLM. If you have a Google account, you can interact with Gemini directly from your terminal. This is a lightweight, free alternative to expensive subscription interfaces.
Prerequisites:
- A Google Account
- Node.js installed on your machine
Instructions:
- Go to Google AI Studio and create a free API key.
- Open your terminal and install the CLI globally via npm:
npm install -g @google/generative-ai-cli - Configure the CLI with your key:
gemini-cli configure --api-key="YOUR_KEY_HERE" - Start chatting:
gemini-cli chat
Local LLM Runner (Ollama)
Run powerful large language models locally on your own hardware without paying for API calls or sharing your data.
Instructions:
- Download Ollama from the official website.
- Install the application for your operating system (Windows, macOS, Linux).
- Open your terminal and run a model, for example:
ollama run llama3 - The model will download (can take a few minutes) and start an interactive chat session.
Prompt Engineering Guide
A foundational PDF guide created by the OCF team detailing best practices for structuring prompts to get reliable, factual, and unbiased responses from various AI models.
Instructions:
- Click the download link below.
- Review the frameworks for Zero-shot, Few-shot, and Chain-of-Thought prompting.
- Apply the templates to your daily AI interactions to minimize hallucinations.