Creators we learn from
YouTube channels that help us build with AI coding tools, agents and local models.
Our picks. Nobody pays to be listed. Video titles are quoted as the creators wrote them; they're the creators' words, not our claims. Videos play from youtube-nocookie.com only after you press play.
Bijan Bowen
@Bijanbowen on YouTube (opens in a new tab)Hands-on tests of local AI models, coding tools and hardware projects.
Video title, quoted from the creator: “Claude Sonnet 5.5 Is INSANE – Seriously, This Model Is Ridiculous!”
Builds complete agentic coding systems with Claude Code, Codex and similar tools.
Video title, quoted from the creator: “Every Claude Code Skill I Use to Drive My Entire Development Process”
Alex Ziskind
@AZisk on YouTube (opens in a new tab)Developer hardware and local-LLM benchmarks: laptops, Macs and GPUs put to real coding work.
Video title, quoted from the creator: “Your local LLM is 10x slower than it should be”
Digital Spaceport
@DigitalSpaceport on YouTube (opens in a new tab)Home-lab builds for running AI models locally, from GPU rigs to self-hosted setups.
Video title, quoted from the creator: “Ollama Local AI Server ULTIMATE Setup Guide: Open WebUI + Proxmox”
Step-by-step installs and tests of new open-source AI models on your own machine.
Video title, quoted from the creator: “Easiest Tutorial to Install koboldcpp on Windows to Run LLMs Locally”
Local AI experiments and model tests on everyday hardware.
Video title, quoted from the creator: “How to Run LARGE AI Models Locally with Low RAM - Model Memory Streaming Explained”
Leon van Zyl
@leonvanzyl on YouTube (opens in a new tab)Clear tutorials for coding agents and full app builds you can follow along with.
Video title, quoted from the creator: “Stop Using Claude Code Like This (Use Sub-Agents Instead)”
Alejandro AO
@alejandro_ao on YouTube (opens in a new tab)Code-first builds of coding agents, agentic RAG and open-model stacks.
Video title, quoted from the creator: “Intro to Agents - Create an Agent from Scratch (No Frameworks)”
Prompt Engineering
@engineerprompt on YouTube (opens in a new tab)Practical tutorials on prompting, RAG and building with open and closed LLMs.
Video title, quoted from the creator: “Master Claude Code Sub-Agents in 10 Minutes”
Beginner-friendly, end-to-end AI agent automations with n8n and Claude Code.
Video title, quoted from the creator: “How I'd Teach a 10 Year Old to Build AI Agents (No Code, n8n)”