I built Claude Code’s workflow with a local model, and it’s surprisingly close
Claude Code can inspect a repository, read and edit files, run terminal commands, and check whether its changes actually work. The model plays a huge role here, of course, but much of the experience comes from the workflow built around it. I wanted to see whether I could recreate that workflow while keeping the model on my own computer. I combined Qwen 3.5 with LM Studio and Hermes Agent. I’m running the 14B model, so it’s nowhere near as good as Claude, but this setup brought me pretty close to what I had in mind, with a few limitations, of course.
Claude Code can inspect a repository, read and edit files, run terminal commands, and check whether its changes actually work. The model plays a huge role here, of course, but much of the experience comes from the workflow built around it. I wanted to see whether I could recreate that workflow while keeping the model on my own computer. I combined Qwen 3.5 with LM Studio and Hermes Agent. I’m running the 14B model, so it’s nowhere near as good as Claude, but this setup brought me pretty close to what I had in mind, with a few limitations, of course.
Jane Smith
Los Angeles
Los Angeles
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