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 "generated": "2026-10-31",
 "id": "oobabooga-textgen--use-textgen-as-a-local-openai-compatible-api",
 "repo": "oobabooga/textgen",
 "repo_url": "https://github.com/oobabooga/textgen",
 "repo_slug": "oobabooga-textgen",
 "title": "Use your local model as an OpenAI-compatible API",
 "page_title": "How to use your local model as an OpenAI-compatible API with Textgen",
 "summary": "Start TextGen with --api and point existing OpenAI or Anthropic client code at it.",
 "who": "A developer who wants to test apps against a local model for free.",
 "problem": "API bills and rate limits slow down local development.",
 "outcome": "A local endpoint that speaks the OpenAI and Anthropic API formats, with tool calling.",
 "steps": [
  "Install TextGen with the portable venv steps",
  "Launch with `python server.py --portable --api --auto-launch`",
  "Point your OpenAI-compatible client at the local server",
  "Try tool-calling with a custom .py tool or an MCP server"
 ],
 "agent_prompt": "Start oobabooga/textgen with `python server.py --portable --api --auto-launch`, then change <my app> to use the local OpenAI-compatible API and run its tests.",
 "agents": [
  "claude-code",
  "codex",
  "cursor",
  "gemini-cli"
 ],
 "difficulty": "Intermediate",
 "time": "30 minutes",
 "basis": "readme",
 "caveat": "This card is written from the oobabooga/textgen README, not from a test run by Deduped. Before you start, make sure you have Windows, Linux or macOS. Check the repo for newer instructions before you rely on these steps.",
 "category": "Personal productivity",
 "tags": [
  "Personal productivity"
 ],
 "lang": "python",
 "requirements": [
  "Windows, Linux or macOS",
  "Python 3.9+ for the manual install, or a portable build",
  "A GGUF model file from Hugging Face and enough RAM or VRAM for it"
 ],
 "risk": "none",
 "seen_in_the_wild": false,
 "mentioned_publicly": false,
 "risks": [],
 "best": false,
 "score": 0.9,
 "evidence": [],
 "url": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/oobabooga-textgen/use-textgen-as-a-local-openai-compatible-api/",
 "md": "https://dedupedai.com/use-cases/oobabooga-textgen/use-textgen-as-a-local-openai-compatible-api/index.md",
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 "api_version": "v1"
}