I built a local Claude Code alternative with Ollama — here's how the agentic loop works

I Built a Local Autonomous Coding Agent with Ollama — Soul, Autonomy, and a 40-Round Agentic Loop

What if your AI coding assistant had a personality, ran entirely on your GPU, and could work through a complex multi-file task without you touching the keyboard — while you watched every thought stream live to your browser?

That's what I built. This is how it works.

The Problem With Cloud Coding Agents

Tools like Claude Code, Cursor, and GitHub Copilot Workspace are genuinely impressive. But they all share the same tradeoffs: