ARIL

Adaptive Routing Intelligence Layer

Route smarter.
Spend less.

A native macOS chat app that grades your prompt, picks the right OpenRouter model, and shows estimated cost before you send.

Download for Mac Source on GitHub

v0.4.18 · Notarized · Apple Silicon · macOS 14+

ARIL 0.4.18 empty session hero with Adaptive Routing Intelligence Layer branding

Features

Built for power users who care about cost and quality

ARIL runs a local gateway on your Mac, connects to OpenRouter, and helps you choose the right model for every task — without leaving the desktop.

Auto · Manual · Judge

Let ARIL route by category, lock a model, or compare three providers side-by-side and pick a winner.

Prompt intelligence

Grade, token estimate, latency probe, and rewrite suggestions while you type — before you spend.

Cost transparency

Per-message cost footers, session totals, budget guardrails, and OpenRouter credit status in the footer.

Learning loop

Prefer a Judge winner and Auto promotes that model next time for the same kind of prompt.

Local guardrails

Redact sensitive patterns and block prompt-injection attempts before they leave your Mac.

MCP tools

Built-in nmap and Semgrep scanners over MCP, plus slash commands for status, scans, and updates.

Skills

Local OS Access for shell tasks and Document Export for PDF/Word — pick with @ in the prompt or Preferences → Skills.

Project files

Attach Word, Excel, PDF, RTF, or Markdown to a Project. Sessions pull relevant excerpts into context automatically.

In the app

See it working

Intelligence before you send

Prompt grade, category, confidence, cost estimate, and an improved prompt alternative — all in one panel.

ARIL intelligence panel grading a prompt with cost and rewrite alternative

Clear, streaming replies

Markdown renders legibly in chat. Every reply shows the model, tokens, and exact OpenRouter cost.

ARIL chat with formatted sponge cake reply and cost footer

Judge three models at once

Run the same prompt across matched models. ES scores help you Prefer a winner — Auto can promote it next time.

ARIL Judge mode comparing three Vision model responses for an apple image

Spend analysis

Month, rolling 7-day, and today totals with a per-model breakdown from your local spend ledger.

ARIL spend analysis panel with monthly totals and models used

300+ OpenRouter models

Browse and filter the live catalog — coding, vision, cost, performance — then lock a model in Manual mode.

ARIL model picker searching Claude models on OpenRouter

Local skills

Document Export and OS Access run on your Mac. Type @ in the prompt to pick a skill, or let context enable them.

ARIL Skills preferences with Document Export and OS Access enabled

Managed MCP scanners

Local nmap and Semgrep servers launch when enabled — fresh bearer tokens, localhost-only, Check to verify tools.

ARIL MCP settings with Nmap and Semgrep scanners checked OK

Download

Get ARIL for macOS

Signed with Developer ID and notarized by Apple. Drag to Applications and connect your OpenRouter key in Preferences → Subscription.

Download ARIL for Mac

Latest release: v0.4.18

  • Mac Apple Silicon (M-series)
  • OS macOS 14 Sonoma or newer
  • API OpenRouter key