Tip: Give agents small, well-described tasks and review every change as you would a colleague’s pull request.
Fix a bug while you do something else
Reads your code, tries a fix, runs tests and opens a pull request for review.
Example tools: GitHub Copilot (cloud agent), OpenAI Codex, Claude (Cowork + computer use)
Try it yourself: Assign a small, well-described GitHub issue to the Copilot cloud agent and review its pull request line by line.
Build a simple website or tool
Creates a small web page or app from a description and lets you refine it.
Example tools: ChatGPT Work, Manus, Claude (Cowork + computer use)
Try it yourself: Ask: “Build a one-page website for my [hobby/business] with a contact section.” Then ask for one change at a time.
Run AI privately on your own computer
Use a free open model offline, so your chats and files never leave your device.
Example tools: Ollama, LM Studio
Try it yourself: Follow our 10-minute local AI guide: install LM Studio or Ollama and try a small model like Qwen 3.5 4B or Gemma 4 E2B. Read the guide →