Pi + Ollama I Replaced Claude Code With This FREE Local Agent
Learn how to code with free local AI models using the Pi coding agent and Ollama so you can build real apps on your own hardware without hitting the context window dumb zone. 🚀 Hostinger VPS — use code LEONHOSTING for 10% off: https://hostinger.com/leonhosting 🧪 My AI coding courses, live Q&A, weekly builder challenges, direct access to me, and a serious builder community: https://skool.com/agentic-labs 🎁 Get the free 7-Day AI Builder Challenge + resources for this video: https://skool.com/leonvanzyl In this video, I show you how to build a complete website using free local AI coding models running on your own machine. You'll learn how to set up a lean coding harness with the Pi coding agent, run a model like Qwen 3.6 through Ollama, and use a plan driven workflow to ship real software without burning your context window, then deploy the finished site to the web. =========================== Resources Mentioned =========================== 📦 Source code, prompts, workflows + peer discussion: https://skool.com/leonvanzyl - Pi coding agent (pi.dev): https://pi.dev - Ollama (run models locally): https://ollama.com - My models.json config file (free community): https://skool.com/leonvanzyl =========================== Watch This Next =========================== ▶️ Build with OpenCode (my previous lean harness video): https://youtu.be/4r80bMX_kGg =========================== Go Deeper with Agentic Labs =========================== 🧪 AI coding courses, live Q&A, weekly builder challenges, direct access to me, and a serious builder community: https://skool.com/agentic-labs (Includes my full Design Systems course, from the fundamentals to building a design system enforcer for brownfield projects.) =========================== Tools I Use / Support the Channel =========================== 🚀 Hostinger VPS — use code LEON for 10% off: https://hostinger.com/leon 🚀 Start building with n8n — use my link to support the channel ❤️: https://n8n.partnerlinks.io/f7f19w3vrhin =========================== Subscribe / Connect =========================== Business & sponsorship enquiries: leon@cognaitiv.ai =========================== Question =========================== What are you building with local AI models right now? ⏱️ Chapters 0:00 Why Local Models Fail 1:01 The Context Window Dumb Zone 2:05 Why a Lean Harness Wins 2:49 Installing the Pi Coding Agent 3:19 Running Models with Ollama 3:41 Qwen 3.6 Coding Model 4:46 Configuring Local Models 7:01 Project Memory and Rules 7:36 Building a Design System 11:00 Adding Web Search and MCP 12:31 The Implementation Plan 13:55 Splitting Features for the Agent 14:52 Build Feature by Feature 17:34 Deploying with Hostinger 20:42 Final Result and Recap =========================== About This Video =========================== In this video, I show you how to build real apps with free local AI coding models using the Pi coding agent, Ollama, and Qwen 3.6. This tutorial is for developers, AI builders, and serious no-code/low-code builders who want practical workflows for building real apps, AI agents, automations, and coding systems. On this channel, I share practical AI engineering and agentic coding workflows using tools like Claude Code, OpenCode, Codex, Cursor, n8n, Next.js, MCP, local AI models, and modern AI development workflows. #agenticcoding #ollama #aicoding
