DEDUPED Hot AI repos, turned into use cases Get 5 a day

How to run Claude Code on a local model with no cloud calls with Poly Strata

Point Claude Code at Qwen3.6-35B-A3B on your own PC to edit and test code privately.

Who it is forA developer who wants a coding agent for a private codebase and has an NVIDIA laptop or desktop with 8 GB of VRAM or more.

The problemCloud coding agents send your source code off the machine, and you may not want that or be able to pay per token for long sessions.

The outcomeClaude Code runs against a local Qwen3.6-35B-A3B server, adds a feature, writes a test, and runs the tests on your PC.

What you need first

  • A Windows or Linux PC with an NVIDIA card, or an AMD card with 12 GB or more for Qwen3.8-Flash-Next
  • Enough disk space for the model file you pick, from about 11 GB to 114 GB depending on the model
  • Enough RAM for the model you pick, since large models such as GLM 5.3 Flash and DeepSeek V4 Flash keep most of their file in RAM
  • A coding agent that can point at a custom API base, if you want to use one with the local server

Steps

  1. Install Poly Strata with the one-click installer for your operating system from the README.
  2. Download the Qwen3.6-35B-A3B file size that fits your card, such as UD-Q3_K_M for an 8 GB laptop card.
  3. Start the local server so it exposes the Anthropic API on localhost.
  4. Set Claude Code to use the localhost address as its API endpoint, then give it a small coding task in your project.
  5. Read the diff Claude Code produces and confirm the tests it wrote pass when it runs them.

Prompt for your agent

Use the PolyStrata repo at <repo path> with Qwen3.6-35B-A3B served on localhost. Ask Claude Code to add a --json option to <target script>, write a test for it, and run the tests. Expected output: the code change, the new test, and the test run result. Verify that the test run passes and that no request went to a remote host.

Caveat. Only Qwen3.8-Flash-Next runs on the unchanged Strata engine; the Qwen3.6-35B-A3B model runs on the experimental Poly Strata engine.

Share: X LinkedIn Hacker News Email Copy link

Disclaimer

Deduped lists open-source repositories that belong to other people. We do not own, maintain, audit, or vouch for any of them, and a repo appearing here is not an endorsement or a safety check. The use cases, steps, and prompts are written by AI and may be incomplete, outdated, or just wrong. Where a use case is marked "Seen in the wild", we link to public posts where someone described something similar, but we have not verified those posts and the use case itself is still our AI's own write-up. Use all of this at your own risk. Only run code, commands, or agents on systems and accounts you are authorized to use, and read the code and every command before you run it, especially anything that touches credentials, files, or the network. Nothing here is professional, security, legal, or financial advice. All trademarks and project names belong to their respective owners, and their use here does not imply affiliation. Content is provided as is, without warranties of any kind. Found a mistake, a safety problem, or something you want removed? Email [email protected] and we will look at it promptly. Full disclaimer page