DEV Community: Ishu Kumar The latest articles on DEV Community by Ishu Kumar (@ishu_kumar). https://dev.to/ishu_kumar https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F2584324%2F1ca1e2c8-0254-4f4a-94dc-25009eb5d3c6.png DEV Community: Ishu Kumar https://dev.to/ishu_kumar en From Claude to Ollama: Building a Local AI Coding Assistant Ishu Kumar Sat, 08 Mar 2025 17:37:12 +0000 https://dev.to/ishu_kumar/from-claude-to-ollama-building-a-local-ai-coding-assistant-3c46 https://dev.to/ishu_kumar/from-claude-to-ollama-building-a-local-ai-coding-assistant-3c46 <p>I just published an article about adapting a cleanroom implementation of Claude Code to work with Ollama in just 48 hours—with no prior TypeScript experience.</p> <h2> The Problem </h2> <p>When I tried Claude Code, I loved it but burned through a month's token allocation in just three days of development. I needed a similar experience but with local models.</p> <h2> The Solution </h2> <p>By integrating Ollama with a cleanroom implementation, I created a terminal-based AI coding assistant that:</p> <ul> <li>Works entirely with local models</li> <li>Maintains a familiar CLI interface</li> <li>Solves the WSL-to-Windows networking puzzle</li> <li>Doesn't require any token management</li> </ul> <h2> Key Learnings </h2> <ul> <li>Using AI to learn unfamiliar tech stacks (Cursor helped me with TypeScript)</li> <li>The value of focusing on architecture over syntax</li> <li>Starting with minimal viable solutions</li> <li>Solving infrastructure issues (especially WSL networking)</li> </ul> <p>If you've been looking for a sustainable way to use AI coding assistance without breaking the bank, check out the full article!</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/@ishu.kumars/from-claude-to-ollama-how-i-hacked-together-an-ai-coding-assistant-in-2-days-with-zero-typescript-712191d6f66e" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://medium.com/@ishu.kumars/from-claude-to-ollama-how-i-hacked-together-an-ai-coding-assistant-in-2-days-with-zero-typescript-712191d6f66e</a></p> <h1> ollama #ai #coding #typescript #wsl #locallm </h1>