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Step-by-step guides and short explainers. Each one tells you what it costs, how long it takes, and what usually goes wrong.

Guide · Intermediate

Run Hermes on a VPS (step-by-step)

A simple, practical guide to getting Hermes up and running on a low-cost VPS, with the commands, the costs and the things that usually go wrong.

4 min read

Explainer · Beginner

What is an AI agent?

An AI agent is a program that can decide what steps to take and then take them. Here is the plain English version, and where the idea is oversold.

2 min read

Guide · Beginner

How to run local AI models (without coding)

A simple guide to running powerful open-source models on your own computer. No coding, no subscription, and nothing you type leaves the machine.

2 min read

Explainer · Beginner

What is a VPS?

A VPS is a small computer you rent on the internet. Here is what that actually means, what it costs, and why you would want one.

2 min read

Guide · Beginner

Claude Code for beginners

A practical guide to using Claude Code for real work: what it does, your first useful task, and the habits that stop it making a mess of your project.

3 min read

Explainer · Beginner

What is local AI?

Local AI means running the model on your own computer instead of somebody else's. Here is what you gain, what you give up, and whether your machine can handle it.

2 min read

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