The shortest honest description of X1Q1 Labs is a backyard work shed: tools on the wall, parts on the bench, and a growing pile of useful experiments.
Lab Notes
Short working notes from the bench: what the lab is building, how, and why. Notes are dated to the month and revised only when the thinking changes.
A hosted model is a service you visit; a local model is equipment you own — closer to a well or a workshop generator than to a subscription.
The best small AI products come from friction — the same annoyance encountered again and again until automating it is worth an evening, then a weekend, then a roadmap.