Building a Mini-Software Factory using Pi.dev and Local LLMs

June's speaker is Pratik Patel, AI Engineer and Distinguished Developer Relations Lead.

Most AI coding assistants are sealed cloud platforms heavy on dashboards and light on local control. Enter pi.dev—an open-source, terminal-based agent harness that strips away the bloat to give local LLMs direct access to a minimal toolset (`read`, `write`, `edit`, `bash`). In this talk, we’ll explore how to harness this minimalist architecture to build a local "mini-software factory." I’ll show you how to feed a structured application specification to pi.dev and watch it autonomously architect, generate, and test a project end-to-end. We'll look at the exact configuration, prompt engineering tricks, and custom extensions needed to make this work seamlessly using a 100% local LLM pipeline.

Run of show:

• 6:00 to 6:45, show up, grab a beer or some food (not sponsored), say hi
• 6:45 to 7:15, Pratik's presentation
• 7:15 to 8:00, Hang out, ask more questions

Free to attend. Come hungry, thirsty, and tip your bartenders.

Matthew & Neel