**WorldofAI** @intheworldofai [2026-04-12](https://x.com/intheworldofai/status/2043220018054287861)Gemma 4 + Ollama + Claude Code = A FREE local coding agent setup 🔥 Full Tutorial: https://youtu.be/eAleab2cL3IYou can run agentic workflows in your terminal with no API limits, no cloud dependency, and full control over your stack. Claude Code plus Ollama with Anthropic API compatibility.
**Argona** @Argona0x [2026-04-12](https://x.com/Argona0x/status/2043401570809782349)just tried this method yesterdayit's convenient
**Gregor** @bygregorr [2026-04-12](https://x.com/bygregorr/status/2043289207586656631)I'm not sure "no API limits" holds when Claude Code still needs an Anthropic API key to run at all, which isn't free.
**DanielAIwork** @DanielAIwork [2026-04-12](https://x.com/DanielAIwork/status/2043341269082988960)wait so you can actually run full agentic workflows locally without burning cash on api calls or waiting for cloud queues? that sounds like the ultimate leverage for solo devs who are tired of hitting rate limits
**AI Mastery Guide** @aiseomastery [2026-04-13](https://x.com/aiseomastery/status/2043515016582942974)No API limits finally got me to actually sit down and set this up lol. Been putting it off for weeks.
**kkiran** @kkiran [2026-04-15](https://x.com/kkiran/status/2044399145004544394)I have something running for 2 days (actual time is 4 hours) but it keeps on waiting on me to hit enter for 'Yes'. Is there a way to auto accept than it wait on me? It should have access to do whatever on this folder on this Mac basically!
**jacoby** @jacobycoffin [2026-04-12](https://x.com/jacobycoffin/status/2043319476452515917)I’m not sure if this is supposed to just be engagement bait, but you’re using the ollama cloud model “glm-5:cloud” which does in fact have cloud dependency.
**Erika S** @E\_FutureFan [2026-04-12](https://x.com/E_FutureFan/status/2043308102519267544)Admittedly I'm still testing context limits, but this stack surprised me during German NLP experiments. How's the function calling accuracy compared to cloud setups?
**Nikhil Foster** @FosterHeritage [2026-04-12](https://x.com/FosterHeritage/status/2043232010185936959)Free local setup? My railway database project's imaginary budget approves. Finally, a tech stack that costs less than my vintage GWR tickets.
**ImL1s** @aa22396584 [2026-04-12](https://x.com/aa22396584/status/2043334362952032576)Gemma 4's code performance per GB of VRAM is strong for a local setup. The real test is handling longer context in agentic loops without drift. Good pairing with Ollama — setup friction is usually what stops people from trying local agents at all.
**Pietro Montaldo** @PietroMontaldo [2026-04-12](https://x.com/PietroMontaldo/status/2043323484714234191)Fully local agent setup with no limits is huge.
**David | MGT** @ModernGrindTech [2026-04-12](https://x.com/ModernGrindTech/status/2043275875936809015)claude code + local model as the backbone is slept on. been running similar for client work and the "no api limits" part alone changes how aggressive you c
**Roshan Ramani** @roshanramani007 [2026-04-13](https://x.com/roshanramani007/status/2043515740968697890)Running Claude locally through an API compatibility layer is genius finally a dev setup where API bills do not spike every time you forget to close a loop.
**TiTikey** @TiTiKey\_com [2026-04-12](https://x.com/TiTiKey_com/status/2043232070454174097)Great perspective. The real challenge is balancing capability with cost at scale.
**PULSO Ecosystem** @PULSOEcosystem [2026-04-12](https://x.com/PULSOEcosystem/status/2043283553010536492)Tentei colocar ollama no cursor, mas não quer aceitar. Será que da?
**joeblow8742356** @joeblow87423561 [2026-04-12](https://x.com/joeblow87423561/status/2043310435391381616)Gemma 4 is moderately impressive as a chat based coding assistant, though still just a shadow of the big online models. Probably the best I've tried.But as a claude code agent, it was pretty useless. All the roughly 25-30 B parameter models were.
**techarena.au** @auTechArena [2026-04-12](https://x.com/auTechArena/status/2043237337879216437)This is awesome, love the combo. No cloud, no API limits, full control of your stack, yes please. Gonna spin this up tonight, thanks for the clear tutorial.
**Raccoon** @raccoon\_builds [2026-04-12](https://x.com/raccoon_builds/status/2043316357509345416)
**Jsalaz45** @jsalaz45 [2026-04-12](https://x.com/jsalaz45/status/2043285327230435698)Very slow on Mac with little RAM. Regards 👋
**Argona** @Argona0x [2026-04-12](https://x.com/Argona0x/status/2043401570809782349)just tried this method yesterdayit's convenient
**Gregor** @bygregorr [2026-04-12](https://x.com/bygregorr/status/2043289207586656631)I'm not sure "no API limits" holds when Claude Code still needs an Anthropic API key to run at all, which isn't free.
**DanielAIwork** @DanielAIwork [2026-04-12](https://x.com/DanielAIwork/status/2043341269082988960)wait so you can actually run full agentic workflows locally without burning cash on api calls or waiting for cloud queues? that sounds like the ultimate leverage for solo devs who are tired of hitting rate limits
**AI Mastery Guide** @aiseomastery [2026-04-13](https://x.com/aiseomastery/status/2043515016582942974)No API limits finally got me to actually sit down and set this up lol. Been putting it off for weeks.
**kkiran** @kkiran [2026-04-15](https://x.com/kkiran/status/2044399145004544394)I have something running for 2 days (actual time is 4 hours) but it keeps on waiting on me to hit enter for 'Yes'. Is there a way to auto accept than it wait on me? It should have access to do whatever on this folder on this Mac basically!
**jacoby** @jacobycoffin [2026-04-12](https://x.com/jacobycoffin/status/2043319476452515917)I’m not sure if this is supposed to just be engagement bait, but you’re using the ollama cloud model “glm-5:cloud” which does in fact have cloud dependency.
**Erika S** @E\_FutureFan [2026-04-12](https://x.com/E_FutureFan/status/2043308102519267544)Admittedly I'm still testing context limits, but this stack surprised me during German NLP experiments. How's the function calling accuracy compared to cloud setups?
**Nikhil Foster** @FosterHeritage [2026-04-12](https://x.com/FosterHeritage/status/2043232010185936959)Free local setup? My railway database project's imaginary budget approves. Finally, a tech stack that costs less than my vintage GWR tickets.
**ImL1s** @aa22396584 [2026-04-12](https://x.com/aa22396584/status/2043334362952032576)Gemma 4's code performance per GB of VRAM is strong for a local setup. The real test is handling longer context in agentic loops without drift. Good pairing with Ollama — setup friction is usually what stops people from trying local agents at all.
**Pietro Montaldo** @PietroMontaldo [2026-04-12](https://x.com/PietroMontaldo/status/2043323484714234191)Fully local agent setup with no limits is huge.
**David | MGT** @ModernGrindTech [2026-04-12](https://x.com/ModernGrindTech/status/2043275875936809015)claude code + local model as the backbone is slept on. been running similar for client work and the "no api limits" part alone changes how aggressive you c
**Roshan Ramani** @roshanramani007 [2026-04-13](https://x.com/roshanramani007/status/2043515740968697890)Running Claude locally through an API compatibility layer is genius finally a dev setup where API bills do not spike every time you forget to close a loop.
**TiTikey** @TiTiKey\_com [2026-04-12](https://x.com/TiTiKey_com/status/2043232070454174097)Great perspective. The real challenge is balancing capability with cost at scale.
**PULSO Ecosystem** @PULSOEcosystem [2026-04-12](https://x.com/PULSOEcosystem/status/2043283553010536492)Tentei colocar ollama no cursor, mas não quer aceitar. Será que da?
**joeblow8742356** @joeblow87423561 [2026-04-12](https://x.com/joeblow87423561/status/2043310435391381616)Gemma 4 is moderately impressive as a chat based coding assistant, though still just a shadow of the big online models. Probably the best I've tried.But as a claude code agent, it was pretty useless. All the roughly 25-30 B parameter models were.
**techarena.au** @auTechArena [2026-04-12](https://x.com/auTechArena/status/2043237337879216437)This is awesome, love the combo. No cloud, no API limits, full control of your stack, yes please. Gonna spin this up tonight, thanks for the clear tutorial.
**Raccoon** @raccoon\_builds [2026-04-12](https://x.com/raccoon_builds/status/2043316357509345416)
**Jsalaz45** @jsalaz45 [2026-04-12](https://x.com/jsalaz45/status/2043285327230435698)Very slow on Mac with little RAM. Regards 👋