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OpenCode vs Pi vs Cursor: Which Coding Agent Do You Need?№ 002 · Analysis
Analysis

OpenCode vs Pi vs Cursor: Which Coding Agent Do You Need?

Three coding agents, three different bets on where you work and where your code goes. We have run all three.…

Jun 07 · 12 min
Nemotron vs DeepSeek for OpenCode: Which Local Model?№ 001 · Analysis
Analysis

Nemotron vs DeepSeek for OpenCode: Which Local Model?

DeepSeek tends to score higher on pure coding. We still run Nemotron as the daily driver in OpenCode. The reason…

Jun 07 · 11 min
PDF and Docs to Clean Markdown Locally With Marker№ 016 · Tools
Tools

PDF and Docs to Clean Markdown Locally With Marker

PDFs are built for printing, not for machines. Marker uses layout detection to turn them into clean markdown, tables and…

Jun 07 · 10 min
Local Text-to-Speech With Piper№ 015 · Tools
Tools

Local Text-to-Speech With Piper

A fast, lightweight text-to-speech engine that turns text into a WAV file in under a second, on a plain CPU,…

Jun 07 · 9 min
Give a Local Coding Agent Safe Access to Your Files№ 014 · Workflow
Workflow

Give a Local Coding Agent Safe Access to Your Files

A coding agent that can edit your files and run commands is powerful and, handled carelessly, risky. Here are the…

Jun 07 · 10 min
Migrate Off Paid AI Tools to Open-Source: A Step-by-Step№ 013 · Workflow
Workflow

Migrate Off Paid AI Tools to Open-Source: A Step-by-Step

You do not have to cancel everything at once and hope. Here is the calm migration method we use: inventory…

Jun 07 · 11 min
Run a Fully Local, Free Deep-Research Engine№ 012 · Research
Research

Run a Fully Local, Free Deep-Research Engine

A research agent that searches, reads, and writes a cited report with nothing leaving your machine: a local model on…

Jun 07 · 12 min
Pick the Right Local Model for Your RAM (A Sizing Guide)№ 011 · Research
Research

Pick the Right Local Model for Your RAM (A Sizing Guide)

The most common mistake with local models is pulling one your machine cannot hold. Here is how to read your…

Jun 07 · 10 min
Set Up OpenJarvis, a Local-First AI Assistant№ 010 · Tools
Tools

Set Up OpenJarvis, a Local-First AI Assistant

OpenJarvis is a local-first assistant: it listens, reasons, and acts using a model on your own machine instead of a…

Jun 07 · 10 min
Generate Images Locally With ComfyUI№ 009 · Tools
Tools

Generate Images Locally With ComfyUI

ComfyUI looks intimidating because it shows you every step of image generation as a node you wire together. Here is…

Jun 07 · 11 min