Tool guides
One-pager per tool, scannable. Use these to remember when to reach for which tool and how to actually invoke it.
What's here
| Guide | Use it for |
|---|---|
| ollama.md | Local LLM inference — Claude API alternative for prompt iteration, code completion, RAG, throwaway calls |
| kokoro-tts.md | Text → audio. NarratorTool, course narration, demo video voiceovers |
| comfyui-flux.md | Image generation. DALL·E replacement for Wyrdlyre portraits, Right Bower art, book covers |
| whisper.md | Audio → transcript. Lecture transcription, dictation, meeting notes |
When to use which
| Need | Reach for |
|---|---|
| "Write me code" / "answer this question" with production-quality output | Claude API (still the default) |
| "Iterate on this prompt 20 times to see what wording works" | Ollama local — free, fast, no rate limits |
| "Auto-complete code in my IDE" | Ollama + Continue extension (or Claude Code) |
| "Generate a character portrait / card art / cover concept" | ComfyUI + FLUX — better than DALL·E for art |
| "Narrate a slide / generate voiceover" | Kokoro TTS — free, unlimited, OpenAI-compatible |
| "Transcribe this recording" | Whisper — laptop GPU, no cloud upload, free |
| "Embed docs for RAG search" | Ollama nomic-embed-text — no cloud send |
Common shared infrastructure
- vigil-server / sps-srv1 = the home server (RTX 5090 + 2060S, 39.8 GB VRAM total). LAN:
192.168.0.21, Tailscale:vigil-server - CF Access = the SSO gate for
*.sandpointstudios.ltd. Log in with@sandpointstudios.ltdGoogle account - vigil-ledger tunnel = the cloudflared tunnel that fronts all
sandpointstudios.ltdandteaganwins.netservices. New services add ingress rules via CF API (see decisions-log) - vigil-gateway at
ai.teaganwins.net= the public Ollama endpoint for the dev team (no SSO; uses API keys)