LM Studio Is Getting Insane — Master Local AI Now

I run Claude Code, Obsidian, and MCP tools entirely on a free local model using LM Studio — no subscription, no data leaving my computer. Senior AI engineer (ex-Amazon, ex-Microsoft) walking you through the full setup end to end. Key takeaways: Install LM Studio and load Gemma 4 E2B locally (4GB, runs on a 16GB MacBook Pro) Use vision + RAG to chat with images and upload your own files Plug LM Studio into Obsidian, Claude Code, and any MCP server like Firecrawl Replace your Claude subscription by pointing Claude Code at the local server endpoint 🔗 Join our School community: skool.com/erictech 🔗 Check out bookzero.ai — AI-powered bookkeeping built entirely with Claude Code 📌 Mentioned tools: LM Studio: https://lmstudio.ai Firecrawl: https://firecrawl.dev Obsidian + Copilot plugin Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 3:00 Install LM Studio 3:36 Run a Model 5:31 Chat with Images 6:00 Chat With Files (RAG) 7:13 Connect Obsidian 10:04 Add MCP Servers 11:53 Plug Into Claude Code 14:05 Wrap up #claudecode #aitools #softwaredevelopment