{"product_id":"run-claude-code-locally-j-cook-9798180274694","title":"Run Claude Code Locally: Kill the $300 AI Bill with Free, Private Coding Agents on Ollama and Open Models","description":"\u003cb\u003eYou hit the rate limit mid-refactor. Then the monthly bill lands. Again.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, developers on Reddit are running Claude Code on their own machines for about $2 a month. No bill. No rate limits. Nothing leaving the laptop. The difference isn't a better GPU. It's knowing how to point the agent at a model running locally. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book wires the real Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode to a model running on your own machine.\u003c\/b\u003e You'll have a local agent editing real code in 15 minutes. By Chapter 5, Claude Code runs fully local through a proxy you control. By Chapter 9, you'll know your exact break-even month. By the last chapter, your local stack is the daily driver and the bill is dead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis isn't another \"local AI is magic\" book.\u003c\/b\u003e The handful of competitors on Amazon either build a toy agent from scratch or hand you a VS Code plugin. None of them point the actual Claude Code CLI at Ollama. None of them tell you where local loses, or how to fix the 52-second tool call that makes people quit on day one. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere's what you'll build: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA local coding agent editing real files in 15 minutes, fully offline.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClaude Code running 100% local through a LiteLLM proxy you own.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA model-picker table ranked by what actually worked on your hardware.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA cost calculator with your personal break-even month, so the $300 bill is gone for good.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA no-GPU laptop config tuned to run without freezing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA troubleshooting runbook for the failure modes that make people quit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA locked-in daily-driver stack with a safe local sandbox.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvery week another thin pamphlet drops promising \"free local AI\" with no working setup.\u003c\/b\u003e This one is 196 pages of real wiring, real model picks, and an honest map of where local wins and where you still reach for cloud. The window is open right now. Scroll up and grab your copy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. Cook\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798180274694\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.39d","brand":"J. Cook","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665704980735,"sku":"9798180274694","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/run-claude-code-locally-j-cook-9798180274694","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}