Inspiration: Unsloth
unsloth start claude is Unsloth's killer onboarding flow:
- Start Unsloth, load a model
- Open your project folder
- Run
unsloth start claude
- Claude Code is now using your local model — endpoint, API key, model name, context length all auto-configured
It works with Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, OpenCode, OpenClaw, and Pi. The server auto-stops when the agent exits.
What RustyClaw could do
The inverse bridge — make it dead simple to connect a local model running in Unsloth/Ollama to RustyClaw:
# Auto-detect a running Unsloth instance and wire it up
rustyclaw connect unsloth
# Auto-detect a running Ollama and add its models
rustyclaw connect ollama
# Manual: point at any OpenAI-compatible endpoint
rustyclaw connect --url http://localhost:8888/v1 --name "my-local-model"
The command should:
- Auto-detect: Find running Unsloth, Ollama, llama.cpp, vLLM instances on the machine
- Auto-configure: Add the provider to RustyClaw's config with correct base URL, models list, capabilities
- Test: Send a quick ping to verify it works
- Ephemeral mode:
--temporary flag that doesn't persist to config (one-shot use)
Why this matters
The current flow for using local models with RustyClaw is manual config editing. A one-command bridge dramatically lowers the barrier. It also creates a symbiotic relationship — Unsloth users can use RustyClaw as their agent frontend.
Scope
rustyclaw-cli: rustyclaw connect subcommand
rustyclaw-core: Auto-detection of local model servers (port scanning, known defaults)
- Integration with
ollama_manage tool for Ollama detection
Prior art
Inspiration: Unsloth
unsloth start claudeis Unsloth's killer onboarding flow:unsloth start claudeIt works with Claude Code, Codex, Hermes, OpenCode, OpenClaw, and Pi. The server auto-stops when the agent exits.
What RustyClaw could do
The inverse bridge — make it dead simple to connect a local model running in Unsloth/Ollama to RustyClaw:
The command should:
--temporaryflag that doesn't persist to config (one-shot use)Why this matters
The current flow for using local models with RustyClaw is manual config editing. A one-command bridge dramatically lowers the barrier. It also creates a symbiotic relationship — Unsloth users can use RustyClaw as their agent frontend.
Scope
rustyclaw-cli:rustyclaw connectsubcommandrustyclaw-core: Auto-detection of local model servers (port scanning, known defaults)ollama_managetool for Ollama detectionPrior art
claude mcp addfor MCP server discoverygh cs cpfor Codespace connection