SMRTR ProgrammingMar 12, 2026Daily.dev

Local AI Coding Assistant: Complete VS Code + Ollama + Continue Setup

SMRTR summary

A complete guide to building a private AI coding assistant using VS Code, Ollama, and Continue extension with Qwen2.5-Coder models. Covers installation, configuration, and setup for both chat-based code generation and real-time autocomplete, all running locally without subscriptions or cloud dependencies for complete privacy.

SMRTR provides this summary for quick context. The original article belongs to Daily.dev.

Read the original article
SMRTR Programming

Get the next batch of curated summaries in your inbox.

This archive is built from SMRTR newsletter summaries. Subscribe for hand-picked stories without the extra noise.