PlatStone gives development teams a private AI platform — local models and a RAG server trained on your codebase, wired into every developer’s IDE. Your code never leaves your network.https://platstone.dev/https://platstone.dev/blog/the-karpathy-method/https://platstone.dev/blog/the-karpathy-method/Andrej Karpathy popularized both 'vibe coding' and the discipline of keeping AI on a tight leash. Here's how his generation-verification loop works in practice — and why a private, local platform is the ideal place to run it.Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://platstone.dev/blog/run-ai-coding-assistants-locally/https://platstone.dev/blog/run-ai-coding-assistants-locally/Cloud AI coding tools send your source code to someone else's servers. For most serious teams, that's a risk they can't accept. Here's how local AI gives you the speed without the exposure.Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://platstone.dev/blog/local-rag-for-engineering-teams/https://platstone.dev/blog/local-rag-for-engineering-teams/A generic model knows public code. A local RAG server knows yours. Here's how retrieval over your own repos, docs, and standards turns a good assistant into a great one — without anything leaving your network.Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://platstone.dev/blog/connect-your-team-to-a-private-llm/https://platstone.dev/blog/connect-your-team-to-a-private-llm/Your developers already live in their IDEs. Here's how to point Cursor, VS Code, and JetBrains at a private, self-hosted model so every engineer gets AI in their editor — without your code leaving the building.Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://platstone.dev/blog/self-hosted-llms-2026-hardware-models-cost/https://platstone.dev/blog/self-hosted-llms-2026-hardware-models-cost/A practical, no-hype guide to running your own LLMs in 2026 — what hardware you really need, which open models to consider, and how the total cost compares to cloud AI subscriptions.Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://platstone.dev/blog/local-ai-for-regulated-industries/https://platstone.dev/blog/local-ai-for-regulated-industries/In regulated industries, sending source code or data to a third-party AI is a non-starter. Local, air-gapped AI lets your developers move fast while staying inside the lines. Here's how.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://platstone.dev/blog/choosing-an-open-model-for-your-dev-team/https://platstone.dev/blog/choosing-an-open-model-for-your-dev-team/Choosing the right open model is the difference between an assistant your team loves and one they ignore. A practical framework for picking — and why the answer changes over time.Mon, 08 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://platstone.dev/blog/cloud-ai-coding-tools-vs-local-cost/https://platstone.dev/blog/cloud-ai-coding-tools-vs-local-cost/Per-seat AI subscriptions look cheap until you do the math across a growing team. Here's an honest total-cost comparison between cloud AI coding tools and a self-hosted platform.Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://platstone.dev/blog/from-pilot-to-every-developer/https://platstone.dev/blog/from-pilot-to-every-developer/A successful AI pilot with five engineers is easy. Getting all 200 to actually use it is the hard part. A practical playbook for rolling out a private AI platform org-wide.Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT