Build Your Own Local AI Assistant 2026

Chaos & Clarity – Build Your Own Local AI Assistant is a hands-on workshop focused on building practical AI systems using local Large Language Models (LLMs), tools, knowledge retrieval and AI agents.

Participants will explore how to run AI models locally using Ollama, build practical AI tools with Python, create a personal knowledge assistant using Mini-RAG, develop multi-step AI workflows, and build grounded AI agents using frameworks such as LangGraph, CrewAI and n8n.

The workshop is designed to provide a practical understanding of how individual AI components come together to form useful, reliable AI systems.

Build Your Own Local AI Assistant – Hands-on Workshop

Key learning areas:
• Running AI models locally with Ollama
• Building practical AI tools using Python
• Creating a Personal Knowledge Assistant (Mini-RAG)
• Working with embeddings and vector stores
• Building multi-step AI workflows
• Introduction to LangGraph, CrewAI and n8n
• Building grounded AI agents
• Understanding practical AI system architecture