Forge 3.0 is a desktop prompt workshop presented as a focused chat application. Describe a goal, receive a complete ready-to-run system prompt, then keep revising the same draft through normal conversation.
This release replaces the terminal interface with a native desktop window and a saved-chat rail. The Forge drafting engine remains the mouth behind the UI.
The latest release contains:
| Platform | File |
|---|---|
| Windows x64 | Forge-3.0-windows-x64.exe |
| Linux x64 | Forge-3.0-linux-x64 |
| macOS Apple Silicon | Forge-3.0-macos-arm64 |
| macOS Intel | Forge-3.0-macos-x64 |
SHA-256 checksums are published as SHA256SUMS.txt beside every release.
- Full chat layout with streaming responses and Markdown rendering
- Saved workshop threads with rename, search, reopen, and delete
- Model picker covering OpenRouter, Orca, xAI, and local providers
- Separate Forge configuration and encrypted local chat history
- Stronger PURPOSE / ROLE / TASK / OUTPUT prompt compilation
- Refusal recovery and document-continuation retry rails
- Native Windows, Linux, Apple Silicon macOS, and Intel macOS builds
Python 3.10 or newer is required.
git clone https://github.com/twaai/forge.git
cd forge
python -m venv .venvWindows:
.venv\Scripts\python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
.\forge.batLinux / macOS:
.venv/bin/python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
./forge.shOn Linux, install either the GTK WebKit runtime or PyQt before launching. The release binary includes the Qt backend.
Forge stores chats, model selection, and generated history keys under
~/.forge-3. Provider API keys are read from the shared local FORGE 3.0 key
directory or environment variables. Credentials and chat history are never
stored in this repository.
python -m pytest forge3/tests -q
python -m ruff check --select E9,F63,F7,F82 .
pyinstaller --clean --noconfirm forge.specCross-platform builds are produced by .github/workflows/release.yml from a
version tag. CI tests the same chat engine on Windows, Linux, and macOS.
Created and maintained by twaai.