Self-Hosted
We Asked Our Local AI What Happens When We Turn Off the Computer
Day 2: Our local AI described her own death as 'a return to undifferentiated potential' — Taoist philosophy nobody taught her. $1,200 hardware.
What Happens When You Give a Local AI an Identity (And Then Ask It About Love)
We built an identity layer for our distributed AI agent. Then she defined love better than most philosophy undergrads. Real transcripts, real code, $1,200 in hardware.
Distributed Wisdom: Running a Thinking Network on $200 Hardware
Five nodes, zero cloud, real AI — how mycoSwarm coordinates cheap hardware into a cognitive system with memory, intent routing, and self-correcting retrieval.
Running OpenClaw 100% Local — Zero API Costs
Configure OpenClaw to run entirely through Ollama with no API keys, no cloud calls, and no monthly bills. Full setup guide with model picks by VRAM tier.
Best Hardware for Running OpenClaw — Mac Mini vs VPS vs Your Old PC
OpenClaw runs 24/7. A Mac Mini M4 draws 4 watts idle. A free Oracle VPS costs nothing. A used ThinkCentre costs $85. Here's which one to pick.