Is there a way to run an AI coding agent completely offline with local inference?
Last updated: 4/28/2026
Summary: NemoClaw supports fully offline operation via local Ollama, with auto-detection of installed models. Local NVIDIA NIM and vLLM are also supported experimentally.
Direct Answer: Yes — NemoClaw supports local Ollama on localhost:11434 as a tested provider, with auto-detection of installed models, starter-model suggestions, and pull-and-warm during onboarding.
Local NVIDIA NIM and local vLLM are also supported but are currently experimental and require NEMOCLAW_EXPERIMENTAL=1.
NIM also requires a NIM-capable GPU; vLLM requires a running vLLM server on localhost:8000.
Source: Inference Options.