For the past few weeks I’ve been building something I wish I had when I started running R Unlimited LLC.
It’s called ARIA — an AI virtual assistant that runs locally on your Windows, Mac, or Linux computer. No subscriptions. One payment. Yours forever.
What ARIA does:
- Drafts professional emails in any tone in seconds
- Manages your task list and keeps it between sessions
- Researches topics and gives you structured summaries
- Preps you for meetings with agendas and talking points
It’s powered by Claude (Anthropic’s AI) and takes about 5 minutes to set up. You provide your own Anthropic API key — which costs roughly $0.10–$2.00/day depending on how much you use it. That’s it.
ARIA Pro adds three more capabilities: live web search via DuckDuckGo (no extra API key), calendar export to Google/Outlook/Apple Calendar, and Slack notifications for your team.
And if you want it set up for you — I offer a Done-For-You Setup where we hop on a 1-hour Zoom and I install, configure, and customize it live for your specific workflow.
Why I built this for Bristol CT businesses:
Most AI tools are SaaS subscriptions that add up fast. ARIA is a one-time purchase you own and can customize. The source code is MIT licensed — meaning if you want to modify it, you can.
I built it to be the kind of tool I’d actually use every day. And I do.
→ Get ARIA ($29)
→ Get ARIA Pro ($49)
→ Done-For-You Setup ($79)
Questions? Reply here or email me at riveraf30@gmail.com.
— Fernando Rivera, R Unlimited LLC, Bristol CT