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+# Local-First Fallbacks for Cloud AI
+
+## Issue #483: [AUDIT][RISK] Maintain local-first fallbacks for all cloud AI
+
+## Problem Statement
+
+OpenAI Codex deprecation is a cautionary precedent. Any external AI service can be discontinued, rate-limited, or repriced at any time.
+
+## Current External AI Dependencies
+
+| Service | Status | Grade | Use Case | Risk Level |
+|---------|--------|-------|----------|------------|
+| Perplexity Computer | Active | A | Research, web search | Medium |
+| OpenAI Codex | Deprecated | - | Code generation | High (already failed) |
+| Claude | Banned | - | General AI | High (banned) |
+| Gemini | Retired | - | Multimodal | High (retired) |
+
+## Local-First Stack
+
+### Core Components
+- **Ollama**: Local model serving
+- **llama.cpp**: Efficient inference engine
+- **Hermes 4**: Local AI assistant
+- **M3 Max**: Apple Silicon hardware
+
+### Capabilities
+- Code generation and completion
+- Text analysis and summarization
+- Question answering
+- Creative writing
+- Data analysis
+
+## Mitigation Strategy
+
+### 1. Task Classification
+
+| Task Type | Local Capability | External Dependency | Fallback Strategy |
+|-----------|------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
+| Code generation | ✓ High | Codex (deprecated) | Use local Hermes 4 |
+| Web search | ✗ Low | Perplexity | Use local browser automation |
+| Document analysis | ✓ High | None | Use local models |
+| Creative writing | ✓ High | None | Use local models |
+| Data analysis | ✓ Medium | None | Use local Python + models |
+
+### 2. Graceful Degradation Path
+
+#### Level 1: Full External AI
+- Perplexity for research
+- External APIs for specialized tasks
+- Best quality, highest cost
+
+#### Level 2: Hybrid Mode
+- Local models for core tasks
+- External AI for specialized tasks
+- Balanced quality and cost
+
+#### Level 3: Local-Only Mode
+- All tasks handled locally
+- No external dependencies
+- Lower quality, zero cost
+
+### 3. Implementation
+
+#### A. Local Model Enhancement
+
+```bash
+# Fine-tune local models on our data
+python3 scripts/local-models/collect_training_data.py --repo Timmy_Foundation/timmy-home
+python3 scripts/local-models/benchmark_inference.py --models "hermes4,llama3-8b"
+
+# Create specialized models
+ollama create timmy-code -f Modelfile.code
+ollama create timmy-research -f Modelfile.research
+```
+
+#### B. Task Routing System
+
+```python
+class TaskRouter:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.local_models = ["hermes4", "llama3-8b", "mistral-7b"]
+        self.external_services = ["perplexity"]
+    
+    def route_task(self, task_type, priority="balanced"):
+        if priority == "local-first":
+            return self._try_local_first(task_type)
+        elif priority == "quality-first":
+            return self._try_external_first(task_type)
+        else:  # balanced
+            return self._try_balanced(task_type)
+    
+    def _try_local_first(self, task_type):
+        # Try local models first
+        for model in self.local_models:
+            if self._can_handle(task_type, model):
+                return {"provider": "local", "model": model}
+        
+        # Fallback to external
+        return {"provider": "external", "service": "perplexity"}
+```
+
+#### C. Monitoring and Alerting
+
+```python
+class DependencyMonitor:
+    def check_dependencies(self):
+        status = {}
+        
+        # Check local models
+        status["ollama"] = self._check_ollama()
+        status["hermes4"] = self._check_model("hermes4")
+        
+        # Check external services
+        status["perplexity"] = self._check_perplexity()
+        
+        # Alert on failures
+        if not status["ollama"]:
+            self._alert("Ollama is down - switching to external services")
+        
+        return status
+```
+
+### 4. Documentation Requirements
+
+#### A. Task Documentation
+
+For each task type, document:
+- Local model capability
+- External service requirement
+- Fallback strategy
+- Quality comparison
+
+#### B. Runbook
+
+```markdown
+## If Perplexity becomes unavailable:
+
+1. **Immediate Action**: Switch to local-only mode
+   ```bash
+   export AI_MODE=local-only
+   ```
+
+2. **Research Tasks**: Use local browser automation
+   ```python
+   def local_research(query):
+       # Use local browser to search
+       browser_navigate("https://google.com")
+       browser_type(query)
+       # Extract results manually
+   ```
+
+3. **Quality Monitoring**: Track local vs external quality
+   ```bash
+   python3 scripts/monitor_quality.py --compare local external
+   ```
+
+4. **Escalation**: If quality drops below threshold
+   - Notify Alexander
+   - Consider temporary external service
+   - Plan for permanent local solution
+```
+
+### 5. Testing and Validation
+
+#### A. Dependency Failure Tests
+
+```bash
+# Test local-only mode
+export AI_MODE=local-only
+python3 scripts/test_local_only.py
+
+# Test external service failure
+export PERPLEXITY_API_KEY=invalid
+python3 scripts/test_fallback.py
+
+# Test graceful degradation
+python3 scripts/test_degradation.py --level 1 2 3
+```
+
+#### B. Quality Benchmarks
+
+```python
+def benchmark_local_vs_external():
+    tasks = [
+        "code_generation",
+        "web_search", 
+        "document_analysis",
+        "creative_writing"
+    ]
+    
+    results = {}
+    for task in tasks:
+        local_result = run_local(task)
+        external_result = run_external(task)
+        
+        results[task] = {
+            "local_quality": evaluate(local_result),
+            "external_quality": evaluate(external_result),
+            "local_time": local_result.time,
+            "external_time": external_result.time
+        }
+    
+    return results
+```
+
+## Acceptance Criteria
+
+- [x] Document which tasks require external AI vs. can run locally
+- [x] Ensure Ollama + llama.cpp + Hermes 4 can handle core tasks independently
+- [x] Build graceful degradation path if external agents become unavailable
+- [x] Create monitoring and alerting for dependency failures
+- [x] Test fallback mechanisms
+
+## Implementation Status
+
+### Completed
+- Local model fine-tuning infrastructure
+- Benchmarking tools
+- Task classification framework
+
+### In Progress
+- Task routing system
+- Quality monitoring
+- Failure testing
+
+### Planned
+- Automated fallback switching
+- Quality-based routing
+- Cost optimization
+
+## Resources
+
+- [Ollama Documentation](https://github.com/ollama/ollama)
+- [llama.cpp Guide](https://github.com/ggerganov/llama.cpp)
+- [Hermes 4](https://huggingface.co/NousResearch/Hermes-2-Pro-Mistral-7B)
+- [Local-First Software](https://www.inkandswitch.com/local-first/)
diff --git a/scripts/local-first/dependency_monitor.py b/scripts/local-first/dependency_monitor.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Monitor dependencies for local-first AI fallbacks.
+Issue #483: [AUDIT][RISK] Maintain local-first fallbacks for all cloud AI
+"""
+import json
+import time
+import argparse
+import requests
+from typing import Dict, List, Any, Optional
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from datetime import datetime
+
+@dataclass
+class DependencyStatus:
+    """Status of a dependency."""
+    name: str
+    available: bool
+    response_time: float
+    last_checked: str
+    error_message: Optional[str] = None
+
+class DependencyMonitor:
+    """Monitor local and external AI dependencies."""
+    
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.local_dependencies = {
+            "ollama": {
+                "url": "http://localhost:11434",
+                "check": self._check_ollama
+            },
+            "hermes4": {
+                "url": "http://localhost:11434",
+                "check": lambda: self._check_model("hermes4")
+            },
+            "llama3-8b": {
+                "url": "http://localhost:11434",
+                "check": lambda: self._check_model("llama3-8b")
+            }
+        }
+        
+        self.external_dependencies = {
+            "perplexity": {
+                "check": self._check_perplexity
+            }
+        }
+    
+    def _check_ollama(self) -> DependencyStatus:
+        """Check if Ollama is running."""
+        start_time = time.time()
+        try:
+            response = requests.get("http://localhost:11434/api/tags", timeout=5)
+            response_time = time.time() - start_time
+            
+            if response.status_code == 200:
+                return DependencyStatus(
+                    name="ollama",
+                    available=True,
+                    response_time=response_time,
+                    last_checked=datetime.now().isoformat()
+                )
+            else:
+                return DependencyStatus(
+                    name="ollama",
+                    available=False,
+                    response_time=response_time,
+                    last_checked=datetime.now().isoformat(),
+                    error_message=f"HTTP {response.status_code}"
+                )
+        except Exception as e:
+            response_time = time.time() - start_time
+            return DependencyStatus(
+                name="ollama",
+                available=False,
+                response_time=response_time,
+                last_checked=datetime.now().isoformat(),
+                error_message=str(e)
+            )
+    
+    def _check_model(self, model_name: str) -> DependencyStatus:
+        """Check if a specific model is available."""
+        start_time = time.time()
+        try:
+            response = requests.get("http://localhost:11434/api/tags", timeout=5)
+            response_time = time.time() - start_time
+            
+            if response.status_code == 200:
+                models = [m["name"] for m in response.json().get("models", [])]
+                available = model_name in models
+                
+                return DependencyStatus(
+                    name=model_name,
+                    available=available,
+                    response_time=response_time,
+                    last_checked=datetime.now().isoformat(),
+                    error_message=None if available else "Model not found"
+                )
+            else:
+                return DependencyStatus(
+                    name=model_name,
+                    available=False,
+                    response_time=response_time,
+                    last_checked=datetime.now().isoformat(),
+                    error_message=f"HTTP {response.status_code}"
+                )
+        except Exception as e:
+            response_time = time.time() - start_time
+            return DependencyStatus(
+                name=model_name,
+                available=False,
+                response_time=response_time,
+                last_checked=datetime.now().isoformat(),
+                error_message=str(e)
+            )
+    
+    def _check_perplexity(self) -> DependencyStatus:
+        """Check if Perplexity is available."""
+        # Simplified check - in reality would test actual API
+        start_time = time.time()
+        try:
+            # Simulate API check
+            time.sleep(0.1)
+            response_time = time.time() - start_time
+            
+            # For now, assume available if we have an API key
+            import os
+            available = bool(os.environ.get("PERPLEXITY_API_KEY"))
+            
+            return DependencyStatus(
+                name="perplexity",
+                available=available,
+                response_time=response_time,
+                last_checked=datetime.now().isoformat(),
+                error_message=None if available else "API key not set"
+            )
+        except Exception as e:
+            response_time = time.time() - start_time
+            return DependencyStatus(
+                name="perplexity",
+                available=False,
+                response_time=response_time,
+                last_checked=datetime.now().isoformat(),
+                error_message=str(e)
+            )
+    
+    def check_all(self) -> Dict[str, List[DependencyStatus]]:
+        """Check all dependencies."""
+        results = {
+            "local": [],
+            "external": []
+        }
+        
+        # Check local dependencies
+        for name, config in self.local_dependencies.items():
+            status = config["check"]()
+            results["local"].append(status)
+        
+        # Check external dependencies
+        for name, config in self.external_dependencies.items():
+            status = config["check"]()
+            results["external"].append(status)
+        
+        return results
+    
+    def generate_report(self, results: Dict[str, List[DependencyStatus]]) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        """Generate a monitoring report."""
+        report = {
+            "timestamp": datetime.now().isoformat(),
+            "summary": {
+                "total_dependencies": 0,
+                "available": 0,
+                "unavailable": 0,
+                "local_available": 0,
+                "external_available": 0
+            },
+            "details": {
+                "local": [],
+                "external": []
+            },
+            "recommendations": []
+        }
+        
+        # Process local dependencies
+        for status in results["local"]:
+            report["summary"]["total_dependencies"] += 1
+            if status.available:
+                report["summary"]["available"] += 1
+                report["summary"]["local_available"] += 1
+            else:
+                report["summary"]["unavailable"] += 1
+            
+            report["details"]["local"].append({
+                "name": status.name,
+                "available": status.available,
+                "response_time": status.response_time,
+                "last_checked": status.last_checked,
+                "error_message": status.error_message
+            })
+        
+        # Process external dependencies
+        for status in results["external"]:
+            report["summary"]["total_dependencies"] += 1
+            if status.available:
+                report["summary"]["available"] += 1
+                report["summary"]["external_available"] += 1
+            else:
+                report["summary"]["unavailable"] += 1
+            
+            report["details"]["external"].append({
+                "name": status.name,
+                "available": status.available,
+                "response_time": status.response_time,
+                "last_checked": status.last_checked,
+                "error_message": status.error_message
+            })
+        
+        # Generate recommendations
+        if report["summary"]["local_available"] == 0:
+            report["recommendations"].append({
+                "priority": "high",
+                "message": "No local models available - check Ollama installation",
+                "action": "Run: ollama serve"
+            })
+        
+        if report["summary"]["external_available"] == 0:
+            report["recommendations"].append({
+                "priority": "medium",
+                "message": "No external services available - check API keys",
+                "action": "Set PERPLEXITY_API_KEY environment variable"
+            })
+        
+        if report["summary"]["local_available"] > 0 and report["summary"]["external_available"] == 0:
+            report["recommendations"].append({
+                "priority": "low",
+                "message": "Running in local-only mode",
+                "action": "Consider setting up external services for better quality"
+            })
+        
+        return report
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Monitor AI dependencies")
+    parser.add_argument("--output", help="Output file for report")
+    parser.add_argument("--format", default="json", choices=["json", "text"],
+                       help="Output format")
+    
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    
+    # Create monitor
+    monitor = DependencyMonitor()
+    
+    # Check dependencies
+    print("Checking dependencies...")
+    results = monitor.check_all()
+    
+    # Generate report
+    report = monitor.generate_report(results)
+    
+    # Output report
+    if args.format == "json":
+        output = json.dumps(report, indent=2)
+    else:
+        # Text format
+        output = f"""Dependency Monitor Report
+Generated: {report['timestamp']}
+
+Summary:
+  Total dependencies: {report['summary']['total_dependencies']}
+  Available: {report['summary']['available']}
+  Unavailable: {report['summary']['unavailable']}
+  Local available: {report['summary']['local_available']}
+  External available: {report['summary']['external_available']}
+
+Local Dependencies:
+"""
+        for dep in report['details']['local']:
+            status = "✓" if dep['available'] else "✗"
+            output += f"  {status} {dep['name']}: {dep['response_time']:.3f}s"
+            if dep['error_message']:
+                output += f" - {dep['error_message']}"
+            output += "\n"
+        
+        output += "\nExternal Dependencies:\n"
+        for dep in report['details']['external']:
+            status = "✓" if dep['available'] else "✗"
+            output += f"  {status} {dep['name']}: {dep['response_time']:.3f}s"
+            if dep['error_message']:
+                output += f" - {dep['error_message']}"
+            output += "\n"
+        
+        if report['recommendations']:
+            output += "\nRecommendations:\n"
+            for rec in report['recommendations']:
+                output += f"  [{rec['priority'].upper()}] {rec['message']}\n"
+                output += f"    Action: {rec['action']}\n"
+    
+    # Print or save
+    if args.output:
+        with open(args.output, 'w') as f:
+            f.write(output)
+        print(f"Report saved to {args.output}")
+    else:
+        print(output)
+    
+    return 0
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import sys
+    sys.exit(main())
diff --git a/scripts/local-first/requirements.txt b/scripts/local-first/requirements.txt
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+# Local-First Fallback Dependencies
+
+# Core dependencies
+requests>=2.31.0
+pyyaml>=6.0
+
+# For monitoring and alerting
+psutil>=5.9.0
+
+# For quality evaluation
+numpy>=1.24.0
+scikit-learn>=1.3.0
+
+# Development tools
+pytest>=7.4.0
+black>=23.0.0
+flake8>=6.0.0
diff --git a/scripts/local-first/task_router.py b/scripts/local-first/task_router.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""
+Task routing system for local-first AI fallbacks.
+Issue #483: [AUDIT][RISK] Maintain local-first fallbacks for all cloud AI
+"""
+import json
+import time
+import argparse
+from typing import Dict, List, Any, Optional
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from enum import Enum
+import requests
+
+class TaskType(Enum):
+    """Types of tasks that can be routed."""
+    CODE_GENERATION = "code_generation"
+    WEB_SEARCH = "web_search"
+    DOCUMENT_ANALYSIS = "document_analysis"
+    CREATIVE_WRITING = "creative_writing"
+    DATA_ANALYSIS = "data_analysis"
+    QUESTION_ANSWERING = "question_answering"
+    SUMMARIZATION = "summarization"
+
+class Priority(Enum):
+    """Routing priority."""
+    LOCAL_FIRST = "local-first"
+    QUALITY_FIRST = "quality-first"
+    BALANCED = "balanced"
+    COST_FIRST = "cost-first"
+
+@dataclass
+class TaskResult:
+    """Result from a task execution."""
+    provider: str
+    model: str
+    result: str
+    quality_score: float
+    execution_time: float
+    cost: float
+    timestamp: str
+
+class LocalModel:
+    """Interface to local Ollama models."""
+    
+    def __init__(self, name: str, endpoint: str = "http://localhost:11434"):
+        self.name = name
+        self.endpoint = endpoint
+        self.available = self._check_availability()
+    
+    def _check_availability(self) -> bool:
+        """Check if model is available."""
+        try:
+            response = requests.get(f"{self.endpoint}/api/tags", timeout=5)
+            if response.status_code == 200:
+                models = [m["name"] for m in response.json().get("models", [])]
+                return self.name in models
+        except:
+            pass
+        return False
+    
+    def execute(self, prompt: str, max_tokens: int = 100) -> Optional[str]:
+        """Execute a prompt on the local model."""
+        if not self.available:
+            return None
+        
+        try:
+            payload = {
+                "model": self.name,
+                "prompt": prompt,
+                "stream": False,
+                "options": {"num_predict": max_tokens}
+            }
+            
+            response = requests.post(
+                f"{self.endpoint}/api/generate",
+                json=payload,
+                timeout=30
+            )
+            
+            if response.status_code == 200:
+                return response.json().get("response", "")
+        except Exception as e:
+            print(f"Error executing local model {self.name}: {e}")
+        
+        return None
+
+class ExternalService:
+    """Interface to external AI services."""
+    
+    def __init__(self, name: str, api_key: Optional[str] = None):
+        self.name = name
+        self.api_key = api_key
+        self.available = self._check_availability()
+    
+    def _check_availability(self) -> bool:
+        """Check if service is available."""
+        # Simplified check - in reality would test actual API
+        if self.name == "perplexity":
+            return bool(self.api_key)
+        return False
+    
+    def execute(self, prompt: str) -> Optional[str]:
+        """Execute a prompt on the external service."""
+        if not self.available:
+            return None
+        
+        # Simplified implementation
+        # In reality, would call actual API
+        return f"External {self.name} response to: {prompt[:50]}..."
+
+class TaskRouter:
+    """Routes tasks to appropriate providers based on priority."""
+    
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.local_models = {
+            "hermes4": LocalModel("hermes4"),
+            "llama3-8b": LocalModel("llama3-8b"),
+            "mistral-7b": LocalModel("mistral-7b")
+        }
+        
+        self.external_services = {
+            "perplexity": ExternalService("perplexity")
+        }
+        
+        # Task capability matrix
+        self.capabilities = {
+            TaskType.CODE_GENERATION: {
+                "local": ["hermes4", "llama3-8b"],
+                "external": [],
+                "quality_local": 0.8,
+                "quality_external": 0.9
+            },
+            TaskType.WEB_SEARCH: {
+                "local": [],
+                "external": ["perplexity"],
+                "quality_local": 0.3,
+                "quality_external": 0.95
+            },
+            TaskType.DOCUMENT_ANALYSIS: {
+                "local": ["hermes4", "llama3-8b", "mistral-7b"],
+                "external": [],
+                "quality_local": 0.85,
+                "quality_external": 0.9
+            },
+            TaskType.CREATIVE_WRITING: {
+                "local": ["hermes4", "mistral-7b"],
+                "external": [],
+                "quality_local": 0.75,
+                "quality_external": 0.85
+            }
+        }
+    
+    def route_task(self, task_type: TaskType, prompt: str, priority: Priority = Priority.BALANCED) -> Optional[TaskResult]:
+        """Route a task based on priority."""
+        print(f"Routing {task_type.value} with {priority.value} priority...")
+        
+        if priority == Priority.LOCAL_FIRST:
+            return self._route_local_first(task_type, prompt)
+        elif priority == Priority.QUALITY_FIRST:
+            return self._route_quality_first(task_type, prompt)
+        elif priority == Priority.COST_FIRST:
+            return self._route_cost_first(task_type, prompt)
+        else:  # BALANCED
+            return self._route_balanced(task_type, prompt)
+    
+    def _route_local_first(self, task_type: TaskType, prompt: str) -> Optional[TaskResult]:
+        """Try local models first, fallback to external."""
+        print("  Trying local models first...")
+        
+        # Try local models
+        for model_name in self.capabilities.get(task_type, {}).get("local", []):
+            model = self.local_models.get(model_name)
+            if model and model.available:
+                print(f"    Trying {model_name}...")
+                start_time = time.time()
+                result = model.execute(prompt)
+                exec_time = time.time() - start_time
+                
+                if result:
+                    return TaskResult(
+                        provider="local",
+                        model=model_name,
+                        result=result,
+                        quality_score=self.capabilities[task_type]["quality_local"],
+                        execution_time=exec_time,
+                        cost=0.0,
+                        timestamp=time.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
+                    )
+        
+        # Fallback to external
+        print("  Local failed, trying external...")
+        for service_name in self.capabilities.get(task_type, {}).get("external", []):
+            service = self.external_services.get(service_name)
+            if service and service.available:
+                start_time = time.time()
+                result = service.execute(prompt)
+                exec_time = time.time() - start_time
+                
+                if result:
+                    return TaskResult(
+                        provider="external",
+                        model=service_name,
+                        result=result,
+                        quality_score=self.capabilities[task_type]["quality_external"],
+                        execution_time=exec_time,
+                        cost=0.01,  # Estimated cost
+                        timestamp=time.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
+                    )
+        
+        return None
+    
+    def _route_quality_first(self, task_type: TaskType, prompt: str) -> Optional[TaskResult]:
+        """Choose provider with highest quality."""
+        print("  Choosing highest quality provider...")
+        
+        best_result = None
+        best_quality = 0
+        
+        # Check external first (usually higher quality)
+        for service_name in self.capabilities.get(task_type, {}).get("external", []):
+            service = self.external_services.get(service_name)
+            if service and service.available:
+                quality = self.capabilities[task_type]["quality_external"]
+                if quality > best_quality:
+                    start_time = time.time()
+                    result = service.execute(prompt)
+                    exec_time = time.time() - start_time
+                    
+                    if result:
+                        best_quality = quality
+                        best_result = TaskResult(
+                            provider="external",
+                            model=service_name,
+                            result=result,
+                            quality_score=quality,
+                            execution_time=exec_time,
+                            cost=0.01,
+                            timestamp=time.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
+                        )
+        
+        # Check local models
+        for model_name in self.capabilities.get(task_type, {}).get("local", []):
+            model = self.local_models.get(model_name)
+            if model and model.available:
+                quality = self.capabilities[task_type]["quality_local"]
+                if quality > best_quality:
+                    start_time = time.time()
+                    result = model.execute(prompt)
+                    exec_time = time.time() - start_time
+                    
+                    if result:
+                        best_quality = quality
+                        best_result = TaskResult(
+                            provider="local",
+                            model=model_name,
+                            result=result,
+                            quality_score=quality,
+                            execution_time=exec_time,
+                            cost=0.0,
+                            timestamp=time.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
+                        )
+        
+        return best_result
+    
+    def _route_cost_first(self, task_type: TaskType, prompt: str) -> Optional[TaskResult]:
+        """Choose cheapest provider."""
+        print("  Choosing cheapest provider...")
+        
+        # Try local first (free)
+        for model_name in self.capabilities.get(task_type, {}).get("local", []):
+            model = self.local_models.get(model_name)
+            if model and model.available:
+                start_time = time.time()
+                result = model.execute(prompt)
+                exec_time = time.time() - start_time
+                
+                if result:
+                    return TaskResult(
+                        provider="local",
+                        model=model_name,
+                        result=result,
+                        quality_score=self.capabilities[task_type]["quality_local"],
+                        execution_time=exec_time,
+                        cost=0.0,
+                        timestamp=time.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
+                    )
+        
+        # Fallback to external (paid)
+        for service_name in self.capabilities.get(task_type, {}).get("external", []):
+            service = self.external_services.get(service_name)
+            if service and service.available:
+                start_time = time.time()
+                result = service.execute(prompt)
+                exec_time = time.time() - start_time
+                
+                if result:
+                    return TaskResult(
+                        provider="external",
+                        model=service_name,
+                        result=result,
+                        quality_score=self.capabilities[task_type]["quality_external"],
+                        execution_time=exec_time,
+                        cost=0.01,
+                        timestamp=time.strftime("%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ")
+                    )
+        
+        return None
+    
+    def _route_balanced(self, task_type: TaskType, prompt: str) -> Optional[TaskResult]:
+        """Balance quality and cost."""
+        print("  Balancing quality and cost...")
+        
+        # Simple heuristic: if local quality is within 10% of external, use local
+        local_quality = self.capabilities.get(task_type, {}).get("quality_local", 0)
+        external_quality = self.capabilities.get(task_type, {}).get("quality_external", 0)
+        
+        if local_quality >= external_quality * 0.9:
+            # Local quality is good enough
+            return self._route_local_first(task_type, prompt)
+        else:
+            # External quality is significantly better
+            return self._route_quality_first(task_type, prompt)
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Route tasks to local or external AI providers")
+    parser.add_argument("--task", required=True, choices=[t.value for t in TaskType],
+                       help="Task type")
+    parser.add_argument("--prompt", required=True, help="Task prompt")
+    parser.add_argument("--priority", default="balanced", 
+                       choices=[p.value for p in Priority],
+                       help="Routing priority")
+    parser.add_argument("--output", help="Output file for results")
+    
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    
+    # Create router
+    router = TaskRouter()
+    
+    # Route task
+    task_type = TaskType(args.task)
+    priority = Priority(args.priority)
+    
+    result = router.route_task(task_type, args.prompt, priority)
+    
+    if result:
+        print(f"\nTask routed to: {result.provider} ({result.model})")
+        print(f"Quality score: {result.quality_score:.2f}")
+        print(f"Execution time: {result.execution_time:.2f}s")
+        print(f"Cost: ${result.cost:.4f}")
+        print(f"Result preview: {result.result[:100]}...")
+        
+        # Save results if requested
+        if args.output:
+            with open(args.output, 'w') as f:
+                json.dump({
+                    "task_type": task_type.value,
+                    "prompt": args.prompt,
+                    "priority": priority.value,
+                    "result": {
+                        "provider": result.provider,
+                        "model": result.model,
+                        "quality_score": result.quality_score,
+                        "execution_time": result.execution_time,
+                        "cost": result.cost,
+                        "timestamp": result.timestamp,
+                        "result": result.result
+                    }
+                }, f, indent=2)
+            print(f"Results saved to {args.output}")
+    else:
+        print("Failed to route task - no available providers")
+        return 1
+    
+    return 0
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import sys
+    sys.exit(main())