I run a local coding model on my 8GB GPU for real UI work, and I'm not going back to Claude Design
…Open CoDesign is the one I'd recommend for a 9B setup - it's a desktop app that talks to local Ollama out of the box or LM Studio through the OpenAI…
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I wrote a script to run Claude Code with my local LLM, and skipping the cloud has never been easier
…Ollama supports it too, and LM Studio added an Anthropic-compatible endpoint as well. I'm using llama.cpp with Qwen3 Coder Next as it was deemed the best way to run…
I turned my Obsidian vault into a second brain without touching a single plugin
…It has the full stack, including the chat interface, RAG, agents, and MCP support, all wired to run against local models through LM Studio or Ollama. So if you love Obsidian primarily…
I got a Crush on this new Terminal-based AI coding tool
…And yes, you can use local models through tools like Ollama and LM Studio, with a little more manual configuration. Crush seems a little heavier on resources than other options like Pi…
After a week in Zed, I couldn't go back to how slow Cursor had become
…connect services such as OpenRouter and Amazon Bedrock, or run local models through Ollama and LM Studio. The model picker is smaller than Cursor’s, although it includes the frontier models that…
Skip the cloud: this compact Ryzen AI 9 mini PC handles 8B local LLMs and it's at a special Prime Day price
…With 32GB of RAM, this mini PC should be able to run smaller local LLMs, especially 7B and 8B models, through tools like Ollama or LM Studio. You are not going to…
My favorite alternative to Office 365 isn’t LibreOffice – it’s something way cooler
…For example, I query my LM Studio models about upcoming events, and the MCP Server would let them access my Nextcloud Calendar and report back accordingly. Likewise, I can use them to…
I did the math on local AI vs. Claude Pro, and the winner isn't as straightforward as you think
…Switching between local models and adjusting settings in Ollama or LM Studio will take you days or weeks before your setup is remotely close to what you're familiar with on Claude…
I replaced Claude Pro with a local 9B model for a week, and finally found out what I was paying $20 a month for
…Qwen 3.5 9B , running through LM Studio on an RTX 3070 with 8GB VRAM, sitting at a 60k context window. The reason it can do that on modest hardware is GDN…
4 VS Code extensions I can't live without as a Claude Code user
…You can also use a local LLM through tools like LM Studio and Ollama. Cline also has MCP support, meaning it can connect to other tools you rely on. The extension can…