needle

Automation foundation model for tiny devices: 2-bit, 8-29 MB, tool calls, ASR, structured extraction and embeddings on phones, wearables, smart homes, robots, cars and microcontrollers.

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Automation foundation model for tiny devices: 2-bit, 8-29 MB, tool calls, ASR, structured extraction and embeddings on phones, wearables, smart homes, robots, cars and microcontrollers.

needle grew +13.3% in the last 30 days, ranks 1st of 29 in On-Device / Small Models, actively maintained, last commit 7 days ago.

Star trajectory

68 days tracked
2026-08-1914.3k stars today2026-10-26
Momentum

+13.3% in 30d, above the On-Device / Small Models median of +1.7%.

Maintenance

Last commit 7 days ago, fresher than the median of 11d.

How it compares in On-Device / Small Models

needle
14.3k
stars
+13.3% 30d
commit 7 days ago
On-Device / Small Models median
397
stars
+1.7% 30d
commit ~11d ago
Category leader
14.3k
stars
- 30d
you lead

Ranked 1st of 29 by stars.

Language
Python
License
Apache License 2.0
Contributors
35
Forks
997
Watchers
80
Open issues
4
Releases
0
Created
2026-02-24
Stars this week
+222

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