The Lunchtime Claude Code Vibes series kept going strong. Four more sessions, four more days of building live on LinkedIn — each one pushing a little further into what Claude Code can actually do when you stop thinking about it and just start building.
Day 5 – Personal Assistant on a Mac Mini
Day 5 was about something a lot of people have been curious about: setting up a personal AI assistant running locally on a Mac mini using Claude Code. Instead of relying on a cloud-based chat interface, this approach keeps everything on your own hardware.
If you have a Mac mini sitting around or have been looking for a reason to put one to work, this session walks through how to get it up and running as a dedicated AI assistant. The setup is more approachable than it sounds.
Day 6 – Creating Video Assets with Remotion
Day 6 went back into Remotion — but this time with a more hands-on project focus. The session covered creating video assets programmatically, including adding infographics to existing videos. We also had some fun with it, generating cat videos live on stream.
Remotion lets you write video in React, which means Claude Code can generate and modify video compositions directly from a description. If you produce video content and have not looked at what Remotion can do, Day 6 is worth a watch. Drop a comment letting me know how you are using it.
Day 7 – Video Generation Workflow
Day 7 focused on building out a video generation workflow end to end. Taking what we had explored with Remotion and other tools across the series, this session was about connecting the pieces into something repeatable — a workflow you can actually use, not just a one-off demo.
Video generation is moving fast right now. Day 7 looks at how to structure a workflow that can keep up with that pace.
Day 8 – Google Gemini & Perplexity Computer
Day 8 covered two things: video generation using Google Gemini, and a look at Perplexity Computer — their Comet browser — as an alternative to Claude Code.
If you have been watching this series and wondering whether Claude Code is the right fit for you, Day 8 addresses that directly. Perplexity Computer can achieve similar results through a different approach, though at a higher cost. It is worth knowing what your options are before committing to a workflow.
The Gemini video generation piece is also worth paying attention to. The quality and speed of what these models can now produce is genuinely changing what is possible for video creators.
What’s Next
Eight days in and the series keeps going. We have covered personal AI assistants, video generation workflows, Remotion, ElevenLabs agents, Blender integration, Gemini, and more — all live and unscripted. The pace of what you can put together with these tools right now is hard to overstate.
Follow along on LinkedIn to catch the next live session. If there is a specific tool or workflow you want to see, drop it in the comments or send me a message.