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Tools & Resources

Open-source starter repos, example projects, and practical guides to help you get started with AI-assisted workflows. Everything is free and built in the open.

Prompt Engineering for Academics

guide

A practical guide to crafting effective prompts and providing rich context for research tasks, literature review, data analysis, grant writing, and course material.

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Local LLM Setup Guide

guide

Step-by-step guide to running local language models with Ollama and LM Studio — installation, model selection, VS Code integration, Python usage, and when to use local vs. cloud.

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GitHub for Academics & Students

Coming Soon guide

A practical guide to GitHub for researchers and students — account setup, Student Developer Pack, cloning repos, pulling updates, and using GitHub with VS Code. No command-line experience required.

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Voice-to-Text for AI Workflows

Coming Soon guide

Set up speech-to-text and text-to-speech for interacting with AI agents — dictation in VS Code, voice input for Claude Code and other CLI tools, and hands-free workflows for coding and writing.

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