Why use it? How to implement it?
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Getting reliable, readable responses out of your LLM, and knowing which tool to reach for The post Structured Outputs with LLMs: JSON Mode, Function Calling, and When to Use Each appeared first on Towards Data Science .
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From installing Ollama to launching OpenCode with a local model, step by step. The post Build Your Own Local AI Coding Agent with Gemma 4 and OpenCode appeared first on Towards Data Science .
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Using Gemma 4, Ollama, OpenAI Agents SDK, and Tavily MCP to build a lightweight research agent The post From Local LLM to Tool-Using Agent appeared first on Towards Data Science .
By Shuai Guo
A hands-on walkthrough of a hybrid local-cloud workflow using Gemma 4 and GPT-5. 4, with reasoning and structured outputs The post Stop Choosing Between Local and Cloud LLMs: A Field Guide to Hybrid Patterns appeared first on Towards Data Science .
By Shuai Guo