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+# Dave, the nostr assistant
+
+Dave is a notedeck app that implements a nostr ai assistant. It is also fairy
+simple and is a good reference on how to build a notedeck nostr app.
+
+## Features
+
+- [x] Query and search the local nostr database for notes
+- [x] Present and render notes to the user
+- [ ] Chat history
+- [ ] Anonymous [lmzap][lmzap] backend
+
+[lmzap]: https://jb55.com/lmzap