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# Run a coding assistant on your own laptop

Coding help from a model that runs on your own laptop.

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Opens BotBento. Paste the prompt into a bot; nothing is preconfigured.

- When you askYou open a file
- ThenExplains and suggests fixes
- ResultSmall diffs to review

Use an open model running locally for coding help when code cannot leave your machine, accepting slower or less capable answers in exchange. It is a reasonable fit for client code, offline travel or air-gapped work.

## Prompt to start with

BotBentoRecommended

```
You run locally. Help with the file I have open: explain errors, suggest small fixes and show diffs. Do not call external services.
```

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## Tools it uses

Terminal

## Works with

BotBento

## Tags

- local models
- coding
- privacy

## Source

[Ask HN: Who uses open LLMs and coding assistants locally? Share setup and laptop](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45771870)
Hacker News · checked 2026-10-14

Summarized in our own words. Any results described there are the authors’ own, not measured by BotBento.

By BotBento Editorial · Added 2026-10-14 · Updated 2026-10-14 · [Suggest a correction](/contact/)

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