Claude Code With Alternative Models

While Claude Code has become my coding assistant of choice, I don’t always want to be using a remotely hosted LLM. I recently found out it’s pretty easy to use Claude Code with a non-Anthropic hosted model. This allows you to use an alternative remote host like OpenAI, OpenRouter, or even a locally hosted model. To point Claude Code at my LM Studio instance, which I use for local models, I can simply run:...

February 5, 2026 · 2 min · Greg Hilston

Claude Code and Gemini

How to configure Claude Code to leverage Gemini for cheaper execution

July 21, 2025 · 6 min · Greg Hilston

Levels of LLM Integration

I’ve been experimenting with integrating LLMs into software development for quite some time now. Having played with countless libraries, frameworks, and tools, I’ve identified what I believe are the key tiers of integration individuals will experience today. Level 1: “Copy + Paste” - Human driven with AI Consultation I believe the first situation developers will experience is simply using a web based chat LLM interface like chatgpt, claude, gemini, deepseek, or even the self hosted open-webui....

July 20, 2025 · 6 min · Greg Hilston

Testcontainers

How easily orchestrating containers can make development, and integration testing easier.

June 19, 2025 · 4 min · Greg Hilston

Open Router: A Universal Gateway to LLM APIs

How to easily switch between different LLMs using Open Router as a unified interface

January 11, 2025 · 3 min · Greg Hilston

Model Context Protocol (MCP): The Future of LLM Function Calling

How Anthropic’s new open protocol is standardizes the way LLMs interact with external systems and data

January 10, 2025 · 7 min · Greg Hilston

Installing Claude Desktop on Linux: An Unofficial Guide

A guide to installing and running Claude Desktop on Linux systems using Nix Flakes

January 9, 2025 · 2 min · Greg Hilston

Hugo: How To Display Dynamic Github Content

Learn how to dynamically display Github content in your Hugo website using shortcodes, keeping your content automatically in sync with your repositories

January 8, 2025 · 2 min · Greg Hilston

Ninja Creami Recipes: A Guide to Better Homemade Ice Cream

A collection of protein-rich, customizable Ninja Creami recipes with tips for perfect consistency

December 27, 2024 · 5 min · Greg Hilston

Drinking From A Firehose

Exploring real-time social media data processing with Go by tapping into Bluesky’s websocket firehose

December 22, 2024 · 5 min · Greg Hilston