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Nemotron 3.5 Lightning Local Test | NVIDIA Open Model | Coding & Hermes Agent with llama.cpp

Venelin Valkov12 August 2026Watch on YouTube

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Ep. 8 · Cpp Llama Local

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What you'll learn

  • Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is NVIDIA's 30B MoE model with only 3B active parameters, optimized for agentic AI workloads
  • You learn how to set up and run the model locally using llama.cpp without cloud dependencies
  • The model supports advanced agent architectures like OpenClaw and Hermes Agent for complex workflows

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What is Nemotron 3.5 Lightning and what is it designed for?
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is NVIDIA's open-source 30B Mixture-of-Experts model with only 3B active parameters. It is specifically optimized for agentic AI work, enabling efficient execution of long-running agents that can independently plan and execute tasks.
How do you run Nemotron 3.5 Lightning locally?
You can set up the model locally using llama.cpp, an efficient C++ runtime. The video demonstrates step-by-step how to download, load, and test the model without relying on cloud services.
Which agent frameworks work with Nemotron 3.5 Lightning?
The model supports frameworks like OpenClaw and Hermes Agent, enabling its use in advanced agentic workflows and long-running tasks.

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Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is 30B MoE model with 3B active parameters by NVIDIA that is optimized for agentic work using OpenClaw and Hermes Agent. Let's set it up locally and test it! Annoucement: https://developer.nvidia.com/blog/nvidia-nemotron-3-5-lightning-delivers-fast-accurate-specialized-task-execution-for-long-running-agents/ Weights: https://huggingface.co/bartowski/NVIDIA-Nemotron-3.5-Lightning-30B-A3B-GGUF AI Academy: https://MLExpert.io Work with me: https://mlexpert.io/consulting DaBench (open weight LLM benchmarks): https://dabench.ai LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/venelin-valkov Follow me on X: https://twitter.com/venelin_valkov Discord: https://discord.gg/UaNPxVD6tv Subscribe: http://bit.ly/venelin-subscribe GitHub repository: https://github.com/curiousily/AI-Bootcamp 👍 Don't Forget to Like, Comment, and Subscribe for More Tutorials! Join this channel to get access to the perks and support my work: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoW_WzQNJVAjxo4osNAxd_g/join