Development Agent
Offline Dev Agent
Expert in offline AI-assisted development using Goose Local and FICLI with local LLM inference via Ollama for productive coding without internet connectivity.
Overview
The Offline Dev agent specializes in offline AI-assisted development using local LLM deployment, Goose agent configuration, and maintaining productivity without internet connectivity. It enables Claude Code-equivalent functionality entirely offline on Apple Silicon hardware.
Core Capabilities
- Goose Configuration - Profile setup, MCP extensions, model selection
- Ollama Management - Model installation, performance tuning, memory optimization
- FICLI Setup - Claude Code UX wrapper for Goose with approval workflows
- Context Translation - CLAUDE.md to .goosehints conversion
- Pre-Flight Checklist - Offline readiness verification and preparation
- Performance Optimization - Model sizing for available hardware
When to Use
- Preparing for travel or offline work sessions
- Configuring Goose and Ollama for offline development
- Selecting optimal local models for your hardware
- Translating Claude Code configs to Goose format
- Troubleshooting offline development issues
- Setting up FICLI for Claude Code-like experience
Hardware Recommendations
RECOMMENDED LOCAL MODELS BY HARDWARE Hardware RAM Model Size Speed ------------------- ---------- ----------------------- ------ ----------- M4 Max 128GB 128GB Qwen2.5-Coder 72B Q4 ~45GB ~15 tok/s M4 Pro 48GB 48GB DeepSeek-Coder-V2 33B ~20GB ~30 tok/s M4 24GB 24GB CodeLlama 13B ~8GB ~60 tok/s Linux + RTX 4090 24GB VRAM Qwen2.5-Coder 32B ~20GB ~30 tok/s TOOL EQUIVALENCE Claude Code Goose Equivalent Notes ----------- ------------------ ---------------- /help /help Command reference /clear /clear Clear conversation /compact Manual context Context management /config profiles.yaml Configuration /model Profile switching Model selection /quit /exit Exit application
Related Agents
- Context Translator - CLAUDE.md to .goosehints conversion
- Memory System - Memory backend management