MZLA Technologies, a subsidiary of Mozillahas launched Rayan open source AI client intended for enterprise use on private infrastructure. The tool offers a unified interface for chat, search and research functions, connecting to internal AI models, data sources and automation channels.
The source code is available on GitHub and interested organizations can join a waitlist at lightning.io.
What does lightning do?
Thunderbolt works as a AI workspace that connects directly to an organization’s existing systems, rather than routing data through external hosted AI services. Administrators can choose which AI models to run behind the interface, supporting commercial services, open source models, and locally hosted systems.
Integration options include DeepSet’s Haystack platform for backend orchestration, Model Context Protocol servers, and Agent Client Protocol agents. The Haystack integration connects the Thunderbolt interface with backend tools responsible for automated model selection, retrieval, and responses.
This setup allows organizations to connect internal pipes without needing to rewrite existing infrastructure.
Automation features and cross-platform support
Thunderbolt offers automation features to schedule and repeat tasks. This includes generating daily reports, monitoring specific topics, compiling reports, and triggering actions based on incoming data. These features can be configured within the customer’s environment without relying on external cloud services.
Native apps are available for Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android, allowing staff to access the same AI environment on mobile and desktop devices.
Security, data ownership and self-hosted control
Security controls are managed through self-hosted encryption and deployment configurations, with access restrictions at the device level. MZLA CEO Ryan Sipes explained that artificial intelligence is too important to outsource. With Thunderbolt, organizations get a sovereign AI client that lets them decide how AI fits into their workflows, into their infrastructure, with their data, and on their terms.
Thunderbolt is now available as open source. Enterprise organizations can join the waitlist at Thunderbolt.io.
