Why Most Local AI Doesn't Work For You

Claude Code usage limits aren't a Claude problem - they're a planning problem. Here's the architect-contractor workflow I use to get clean, working code from free local AI while keeping Claude Code for what it does best: planning.

I built a Vampire Survivors clone to prove it. Claude Code writes the blueprint (architect), Gemma 4 27B on Ollama executes the code (contractor), and you dispatch and verify (general contractor). The result: completely different output from the same local models that "fail" when you just throw prompts at them.

What you'll learn:
- Why 128k context windows matter for Claude Code (and why 32k isn't enough)
- The 4-stage architect → blueprint → contractor → escalate loop
- How to "interview" AI: turning one sentence into 7 markdown files and 15 tasks
- Why autonomous mode fails (and the test-by-test execution that actually works)
- Which Gemma 3 model to run based on your RAM
- How I use Ollama Cloud's free tier to handle execution without touching Claude's limits

🔗 Free Build Plan Template + Ollama commands (PDF):
https://danieljindoo.substack.com/

Chapters:
0:00 - The real reason your local AI "fails"
0:45 - The architect-contractor-GC workflow explained
2:10 - Why Claude Code needs 128k context (not 32k)
3:30 - The interview process: 1 sentence → 7 markdown files
5:45 - Test-by-test execution vs autonomous mode
7:20 - Which Gemma 4 model for your hardware
8:50 - Running the full loop end to end

Tools used: Claude Code (Anthropic)
- architect/planning Gemma 4 27B (Google DeepMind)
- contractor/execution Ollama + Ollama Cloud
- free local AI runtime OpenAI Codex
- comparison reference M2 Pro MacBook 16GB
- hardware demo

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