When Fable 5 was pulled offline overnight, it exposed how fragile rented AI is. Here is the local-first, self-hosted AI stack we already run at Peak AI Design — and why owning a layer nobody can switch off matters most for regulated industries.

Cherwell reaches end of life Dec 31, 2026. Skip the forced Ivanti Neurons migration — Drup-AID is the open-source, self-hosted, AI-driven one-stop alternative, from a former Cherwell employee.