{"data":{"slug":"kev","name":"Kev","tagline":"Apache-2.0 tiny Jev-like decision models you train and serve locally","category":"agents","categoryName":"AI Agents","url":"https://github.com/jaredpalmer/kev","github":"https://github.com/jaredpalmer/kev","pricing":"open-source","hook":"Kev is a family of small Jev-style decision models (0.8B/4B/9B on Qwen3.5) you can train and serve yourself for yes/no, choice, and score tickets.","whatsGood":"Apache-2.0 (jaredpalmer/kev). Pretrained weights, training code, frozen eval suites, and a local serve path (`uv sync --extra serve`) that speaks a System One-compatible API so TypeSafe's Python SDK can point at your box. CUDA/ROCm/Apple Silicon notes; HF Spaces demo for trying order-sensitivity without an install. Useful when agent loops need cheap structured decisions instead of another LLM judge call.","theCatch":"Vs jevals/TypeSafe Jev cloud and ordinary LLM-as-judge evals: Kev is the self-host decision-model family + training repo, not OpenLayer's jevals product wrapper and not a free hosted Jev API. 4B/9B want serious local VRAM/RAM (README cites ~32 GB Mac bf16 class for larger models); first serve downloads base + adapter weights. Decision quality still depends on your question design and calibration — local does not mean calibrated for your domain.","verdict":"Apache-2.0 self-host Jev-like decision models. Keep when you want typed agent decisions without paying per LLM-judge call; budget GPU/RAM honestly.","addedAt":"2026-09-22","featured":false,"domain":"AI Agents","subSpecialty":"Agents","subcategory":"Inference & Local Models","tags":["self-host","permissive","active","young-repo","fast-stars"],"capabilities":[],"surfaces":["Self-host"],"ecosystem":["Multi-platform"],"licenseModel":"Apache-2.0","githubStars":9295,"starsPerWeek":1997,"access":"free","archived":false,"repo":{"createdAt":"2026-09-17","pushedAt":"2026-10-16","license":"Apache-2.0","archived":false,"checkedAt":"2026-10-19"}},"related":[{"slug":"claude-code","name":"Claude Code","tagline":"Terminal-first coding agent with deep repository context"},{"slug":"cursor","name":"Cursor","tagline":"The AI-first code editor that understands your codebase"},{"slug":"devin","name":"Devin","tagline":"Autonomous AI engineer for defined engineering tasks"},{"slug":"stagehand","name":"Stagehand","tagline":"AI-native browser automation that mixes code and natural language"},{"slug":"browser-use","name":"Browser Use","tagline":"Open-source framework for LLM-driven browser agents"}],"links":{"self":"/api/gems/kev","html":"/gems/kev","markdown":"/gems/kev.md","category":"/api/gems?category=agents","categoryPage":"/stacks/agents"}}