# Links from the First Kyoto Tech Meetup

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Published: 2025-09-18

Roundup of links from the first Kyoto Tech Meetup: AI tools, local LLMs, Val Town experiments, and a coffee+vinyl record shop recommendation.

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The very first **Kyoto Morning Tech & Coffee** is a wrap! I’m looking forward to doing more of these soon.

Here’s a roundup of the links that came up in conversation so you can dig deeper:

### AI + Coding Tools

- [OpenAI Codex IDE](https://developers.openai.com/codex/ide?ref=ashryan.io): AI-assisted coding directly in your editor. - See also: [Roo Code](https://roocode.com/?ref=ashryan.io) and Co-pilot.
- [Codex Output Demo](https://github.com/ashryanbeats/codex-output-demo?ref=ashryan.io): A small demo I generated on the spot with a single prompt. This was meant more just to show Codex working than to impress anyone with the output, but I figured I’d share the output anyways.

### Local LLMs

- [Ollama](https://ollama.com/?ref=ashryan.io): Run large language models locally on your machine, no cloud required.
- [No Cloud Required: Local LLMs as a Practical App Dependency](https://www.ashryan.io/writing/no-cloud-required-local-llms-as-a-practical-app-dependency/): My write-up on why and how to treat local LLMs as part of your stack.

### Serverless + Micro-Experiments

- [Val Town](https://www.val.town/?ref=ashryan.io): A playground for serverless functions in the browser.
- [Generate Random Secret (Val)](https://www.val.town/x/ashryanio/generateRandomSecret?ref=ashryan.io): A quick “start small” example val I shared.

### Local Spot

- [Davada Coffee Records](https://www.instagram.com/davada_coffee_records/?ref=ashryan.io): A café/record shop recommendation that came up. I added it to my Kyoto Record Map and can’t wait to check it out.

***

This first meetup was all about keeping things casual, and I hope to keep it that way. It’s a chance to connect, share what we’re working on, and trade ideas. If you missed it, no worries: we’ll be doing more sessions.

For context, here are the kickoff posts:

- [Help Kickstart the Kyoto Tech Meetup (Morning Coffee Edition)](https://www.ashryan.io/writing/help-kickstart-the-kyoto-tech-meetup-morning-coffee-edition/)
- [Kyoto Morning Tech & Coffee: First Session Is On](https://www.ashryan.io/writing/kyoto-morning-tech-coffee-first-session-is-on/)

Looking forward to seeing where this goes!