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Claude Code runs on a local model, and 74 percent of what it sends before starting work is tool definitionsclaude code
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Claude Code runs on a local model, and 74 percent of what it sends before starting work is tool definitions

Point Claude Code at a local model and it works. We measured what it sends before any work starts: 29,424…

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How to keep a background AI agent from failing silentlyautomation
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How to keep a background AI agent from failing silently

A background AI agent silent failure hides in plain sight. A heartbeat, a cron wrapper, and a watchdog make a…

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Local AI agent for morning routine automation: setting up Hermes Agentautomation
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Local AI agent for morning routine automation: setting up Hermes Agent

Learn how to set up Hermes Agent for morning routine automation. Use local AI to synthesize calendars, goals, and weather…

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Graphify on a local model: we ran it and watched the networkgraphify
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Graphify on a local model: we ran it and watched the network

We ran Graphify on a local model and watched every socket it opened. 358 went to LM Studio, none went…

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OpenCode vs OpenJarvis: which local AI agent phones home?Local AI
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OpenCode vs OpenJarvis: which local AI agent phones home?

OpenCode vs OpenJarvis: we captured what each one sends home. One has a working off switch. The other, the agent…

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OpenJarvis on a Mac: we retested Stanford’s local AI agentLocal AI
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OpenJarvis on a Mac: we retested Stanford’s local AI agent

We reinstalled OpenJarvis on a Mac, captured its telemetry with a local sink, and found the undocumented off switch. What…

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Sovereign AI Stack: Ownership vs Cognitive RentalLocal AI
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Sovereign AI Stack: Ownership vs Cognitive Rental

Explore the shift from cognitive rental to a sovereign AI stack. Learn why local LLMs are essential for preserving creative…

7 min
How to build a private, always-on AI assistant on your Mac with Hermes Agent and LM Studioapple-silicon
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How to build a private, always-on AI assistant on your Mac with Hermes Agent and LM Studio

How to build a private AI assistant on Mac with Hermes Agent and LM Studio, running on an M4 Pro.…

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Brand voice for AI agents: the layer that beats a better modelcoding-agents
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Brand voice for AI agents: the layer that beats a better model

We built a five-file brand voice for AI agents. Why the output spec, not the model, is the layer that…

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Set up a brand voice across OpenCode, Hermes, and Picoding-agents
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Set up a brand voice across OpenCode, Hermes, and Pi

One brand voice spec, wired into three agents. How we point OpenCode, Hermes, and Pi at the same voice files…

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