---
title: Ask Jerry
emoji: 🛡️
colorFrom: purple
colorTo: indigo
sdk: docker
pinned: false
app_port: 7860
---

# Ask Jerry

Single-model demo chat for the **BrainForge/Security@2026.03.18** cybersecurity model (vLLM, OpenAI-compatible API). The assistant is always **AI Jerry**; you can add optional **extra persona instructions** (similar to LLMChats freeform persona input, without renaming the bot).

**Repository:** [github.com/NeonClary/AskJerry](https://github.com/NeonClary/AskJerry)

UI styling follows the same general look as [LLMChats3](https://github.com/NeonClary/LLMChats3) (purple / indigo accents, light default).

## Docker (same pattern as [LLMComparisons](https://github.com/NeonClary/LLMComparisons))

The root `Dockerfile` builds the Vite frontend, copies `dist/` into `backend/static/`, and runs **FastAPI + Uvicorn** on port **7860** (Hugging Face Spaces default). The API serves the SPA and proxies chat to your vLLM.

```bash
docker build -t ask-jerry .
docker run --rm -p 7860:7860 \
  -e VLLM_BASE_URL=https://your-host/v1 \
  -e VLLM_API_KEY=your-key \
  -e CHAT_MODEL_ID=BrainForge/Security@2026.03.18 \
  -e CORS_ORIGINS=* \
  ask-jerry
```

Open `http://localhost:7860`.

## Hugging Face Spaces

1. Create a **Docker** Space (or connect this repo).
2. In **Settings → Repository secrets** (or Space variables), add:
   - `VLLM_BASE_URL` — OpenAI-compatible base URL including `/v1`
   - `VLLM_API_KEY` — bearer token for vLLM (if required)
   - Optional: `CHAT_MODEL_ID`, `CORS_ORIGINS` (defaults to `*` in the image for HF; override if needed)

Secrets are injected as environment variables at runtime; do **not** commit `.env` to git.

### Create the Space from the Hub CLI (optional)

Install the CLI (`pip install huggingface_hub`), set `HF_TOKEN` to a token with write access, then:

```bash
python -m huggingface_hub.cli.hf repos create neongeckocom/AskJerry --type space --space-sdk docker --public --exist-ok
```

Replace `neongeckocom/AskJerry` with your org/username and desired Space name. Then add this repo as a **git remote** and push, or use **Settings → Connect to GitHub** on the Space to deploy from [NeonClary/AskJerry](https://github.com/NeonClary/AskJerry).

## Requirements

- Python 3.11+
- Node.js 20+
- A running vLLM server that exposes `POST /v1/chat/completions` for `BrainForge/Security@2026.03.18` (or override `CHAT_MODEL_ID`).

## Setup

### Backend

```bash
cd backend
python -m venv .venv
.venv\Scripts\activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
copy .env.example .env
```

Edit `.env` and set:

- `VLLM_BASE_URL` — base URL including `/v1` (example: `http://your-host:port/v1`)
- `VLLM_API_KEY` — bearer token your vLLM expects (see `.env.example` for BrainForge/Security notes)
- `CHAT_MODEL_ID` — defaults to `BrainForge/Security@2026.03.18`

### Frontend

```bash
cd frontend
npm install
```

## Run (development)

Uses **port 3006** for the Vite dev server and **8006** for the API so it does not conflict with typical 3000/5173/8080 stacks.

**Terminal 1 — API**

```bash
cd backend
.venv\Scripts\activate
uvicorn app.main:app --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8006
```

**Terminal 2 — UI**

```bash
cd frontend
npm run dev
```

Open **http://localhost:3006**. The dev server proxies `/api` and `/health` to `http://127.0.0.1:8006`.

## Features

- **Additional persona instructions** — optional text merged into the system prompt under “Additional instructions from the user” (name remains AI Jerry).
- **Stop** — aborts the current stream (partial reply is kept).
- **Refresh** — regenerates the last assistant reply (same last user message).
- **New chat** — clears the thread (aborts if streaming).

## Clone

```bash
git clone https://github.com/NeonClary/AskJerry.git
cd AskJerry
```