Intermediate
Getting started with local AI coding
You can run a coding assistant entirely on your own machine, with your code never leaving it. Here is the lay of the land, and how to get a working setup.
Code assistants, autocomplete, and agentic coding tools that run on your machine.
You can run a coding assistant entirely on your own machine, with your code never leaving it. Here is the lay of the land, and how to get a working setup.
Which model to run for coding depends on your hardware and how you work. A short guide to matching a coding model to your card, from autocomplete to agents.
Agents go beyond autocomplete: they read a codebase, plan, and make changes across files. What they can do locally, how to run them safely, and where they still trip.