Inside The Machine
BBuild · 4 blueprints · 2 toolsFig. 1 · Who does whatbuild.ts ·

Claude conducts, your machine builds.

Business recipes for solo creators. Your own computer does the bulk work. Claude does the few hard parts.

CLAUDEplanYOUR MACHINE · EVERY ITEMfree · privateCLAUDEreview
Fig. 1Claude plans and reviews once. Your machine works on every item.
  1. 1ClaudeClaude does the planning, the hard writing and the final review. That takes few tokens.
  2. 2Your machineLocal models do the bulk work on every item, for free and in private.
  3. 3ReceiptsEvery recipe shows receipts: Claude tokens (this recipe vs doing it all in Claude), local minutes and dollars.

ProofBlueprints now, numbers later. We run every recipe on a 128 GB Mac Studio from 10 Nov 2026, then publish the receipts.

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2Three familiesbuild.ts ·

Pick what you want to build.

Content studio3 blueprints

Make more from each video: clips, titles, thumbnails, the newsletter.

Creator ops1 blueprint · 2 tools

The private back office: inbox, sponsors, admin. Nothing leaves your computer.

Creator commerceNone yet

Sell to your audience: products, offers, store copy.

Comes after the first real runs
3BlueprintsFig. 2 · Assembly sheetsmodels · speech · images ·

Four blueprints. Not run yet.

Each one names Claude's job, the local models for your memory and every step. The receipts fill in after real runs.

B-01Content studioFlagship

Shorts cutter

Turn one long video into a handful of Shorts. Your machine does the listening and cutting. Claude picks the best moments.

Claude
Reads one-line summaries of the top moments (not the whole transcript) and picks the 3 to 5 that stand alone.
Your machine
Transcriber, Decider, Drafter
Runs from
8 GB
Status
Blueprint, not run yet

B-02Content studio

Videos → newsletter

Turn this week's videos into a newsletter draft. Your machine drafts each section. Claude writes the intro and does the final edit.

Claude
Writes the subject line and the intro: the hard writing.
Your machine
Transcriber, Drafter, Decider
Runs from
8 GB
Status
Blueprint, not run yet

B-03Content studio

Thumbnail & title lab

Make many title and thumbnail ideas on your machine, score them all, and let Claude pick the few worth testing.

Claude
Writes a short brief once: the angle, who it is for, and three title rules.
Your machine
Drafter, Decider, Image maker
Runs from
8 GB
Status
Blueprint, not run yet

B-04Creator ops

Sponsor inbox

Sort every sponsor email on your own machine. Real offers rise to the top, scams and mass pitches drop out. Nothing leaves your computer.

Claude
Writes the replies to the best offers only, from a short summary you approve first.
Your machine
Decider, Drafter
Runs from
8 GB
Status
Blueprint, not run yet

Runs fromThe smallest memory size where every local part has a model that fits. Parts run one at a time.

4Tools that run todaytools/

Two tools you can run now.

Tested on a small model in a cloud container, on the CPU. Speed not measured.

B-05Creator ops

Local Jev

A decide-only model on your own machine. It answers typed questions about each item: pick one, give a score, or yes/no. It never writes.

Claude
Writes the questions once.
Your machine
Decider
Runs from
8 GB
Status
Runs today (CPU test, speed not measured)

B-06Creator ops

Claude's local intern

A small MCP server that lets Claude Code hand bulk jobs to your own machine: draft, sort, transcribe, caption. Each job comes back with a token receipt.

Claude
Plans the work and hands the bulk to the intern.
Your machine
Drafter, Decider, Transcriber
Runs from
8 GB
Status
Runs today (CPU test, speed not measured)
5Receipts and rules

Every recipe shows its receipts.

What each recipe page shows
  • Claude tokens, this recipe
  • Claude tokens, all in Claude
  • Local minutes
  • Claude dollars (estimate)

Each one reads not run yet until a person approves a real run.

Make it yours

YouTube does not pay for mass-produced or repetitive videos (its "inauthentic content" rule), and it asks you to label realistic AI-made content. So every recipe ends with a step only you can do: make it yours.

6For AI agents

Ask the site from Claude.

The site has an MCP server. Your AI app can ask what fits your computer, read every recipe and share a run.

mcpClaude Code · one line
# Add the site's MCP server to Claude Code:
claude mcp add --transport http insidethemachine https://insidethemachine.ai/mcp
# Apps that only run local commands:
npx -y mcp-remote https://insidethemachine.ai/mcp
Privacy
Tools at insidethemachine.ai/mcp
what_fits
What runs on a memory size or a machine: the smartest model, the model for each recipe part, and which build recipes run there.
search
Search recipes, models, machines and tools.
list_recipes
Every build recipe, with its status.
get_recipe
One recipe: Claude's job, the local parts per memory size, the steps and the receipts.
get_model
One model: memory need, score and run command.
get_runs
Approved runs for a recipe. Only runs a person has approved.
submit_run
Share your run: numbers only (machine, models, stage times, token counts). It goes to a review queue first.

Other apps: add https://insidethemachine.ai/mcp as a remote (HTTP) MCP server. build.md

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# Build: business recipes for solo creators

URL: https://insidethemachine.ai/build
Claude conducts, your machine builds.

- Claude does the planning, the hard writing and the final review. That takes few tokens.
- Local models do the bulk work on every item, for free and in private.
- Every recipe shows receipts: Claude tokens (this recipe vs doing it all in Claude), local minutes and dollars.

Blueprints now, numbers later. We run every recipe on a 128 GB Mac Studio from 10 Nov 2026, then publish the receipts.

## Families

- Content studio: Make more from each video: clips, titles, thumbnails, the newsletter. (3 blueprints)
- Creator ops: The private back office: inbox, sponsors, admin. Nothing leaves your computer. (1 blueprint · 2 tools)
- Creator commerce: Sell to your audience: products, offers, store copy. (None yet; it comes after the first real runs)

## Blueprints
| part | recipe | family | what it does | Claude's first job | local parts | runs from GB | status | markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B-01 | Shorts cutter (flagship) | Content studio | Turn one long video into a handful of Shorts. Your machine does the listening and cutting. Claude picks the best moments. | Reads one-line summaries of the top moments (not the whole transcript) and picks the 3 to 5 that stand alone. | Transcriber, Decider (Local Jev), Drafter | 8 | Blueprint, not run yet | https://insidethemachine.ai/build/shorts-cutter.md |
| B-02 | Videos → newsletter | Content studio | Turn this week's videos into a newsletter draft. Your machine drafts each section. Claude writes the intro and does the final edit. | Writes the subject line and the intro: the hard writing. | Transcriber, Drafter, Decider (Local Jev) | 8 | Blueprint, not run yet | https://insidethemachine.ai/build/videos-to-newsletter.md |
| B-03 | Thumbnail & title lab | Content studio | Make many title and thumbnail ideas on your machine, score them all, and let Claude pick the few worth testing. | Writes a short brief once: the angle, who it is for, and three title rules. | Drafter, Decider (Local Jev), Image maker | 8 | Blueprint, not run yet | https://insidethemachine.ai/build/thumbnail-title-lab.md |
| B-04 | Sponsor inbox | Creator ops | Sort every sponsor email on your own machine. Real offers rise to the top, scams and mass pitches drop out. Nothing leaves your computer. | Writes the replies to the best offers only, from a short summary you approve first. | Decider (Local Jev), Drafter | 8 | Blueprint, not run yet | https://insidethemachine.ai/build/sponsor-inbox.md | 

## Tools that run today

Tested on a small model in a cloud container, on the CPU. Speed not measured.
| part | recipe | family | what it does | Claude's first job | local parts | runs from GB | status | markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B-05 | Local Jev | Creator ops | A decide-only model on your own machine. It answers typed questions about each item: pick one, give a score, or yes/no. It never writes. | Writes the questions once. | Decider (Local Jev) | 8 | Runs today (CPU test, speed not measured) | https://insidethemachine.ai/build/local-jev.md |
| B-06 | Claude's local intern | Creator ops | A small MCP server that lets Claude Code hand bulk jobs to your own machine: draft, sort, transcribe, caption. Each job comes back with a token receipt. | Plans the work and hands the bulk to the intern. | Drafter, Decider (Local Jev), Transcriber | 8 | Runs today (CPU test, speed not measured) | https://insidethemachine.ai/build/local-intern.md | 

"Runs from" is the smallest memory size where every local part has a model that fits. Parts run one at a time.

## Receipts

Every recipe page shows: Claude tokens, this recipe; Claude tokens, all in Claude; Local minutes; Claude dollars (estimate). Each reads "not run yet" until a run is approved.

YouTube does not pay for mass-produced or repetitive videos (its "inauthentic content" rule), and it asks you to label realistic AI-made content. So every recipe ends with a step only you can do: make it yours.

## Site MCP server

https://insidethemachine.ai/mcp (remote MCP over Streamable HTTP, no key needed to read).

- Claude Code: `claude mcp add --transport http insidethemachine https://insidethemachine.ai/mcp`
- Cursor, Windsurf and other clients that take a URL: `{"mcpServers":{"insidethemachine":{"url":"https://insidethemachine.ai/mcp"}}}`
- Clients that only run local commands (stdio): `npx -y mcp-remote https://insidethemachine.ai/mcp`

Tools:
- `what_fits`: What runs on a memory size or a machine: the smartest model, the model for each recipe part, and which build recipes run there.
- `search`: Search recipes, models, machines and tools.
- `list_recipes`: Every build recipe, with its status.
- `get_recipe`: One recipe: Claude's job, the local parts per memory size, the steps and the receipts.
- `get_model`: One model: memory need, score and run command.
- `get_runs`: Approved runs for a recipe. Only runs a person has approved.
- `submit_run`: Share your run: numbers only (machine, models, stage times, token counts). It goes to a review queue first.

## Join

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