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More Bobcoins to build, debug, and iterate with IBM Bob, at no extra cost.

Free trial: 1.25× more Bobcoins
Pro: 1.25× more
Pro Plus: 1.125× more
Ultra: 2× more

Explore the update: ibm.co/6016Epa9E

ICYMI: Self-hosted deployment for IBM Bob is officially GA.

Run the Bob backend on Red Hat OpenShift, on premises or in your own cloud account, and connect through Bob IDE or Bob Shell.

Here’s what the setup involves: 🧵

IBM Bob Self-Hosted is now supporting @nvidia Nemotron and Poolside Laguna.

After a year of rigorous model evaluation and optimization alongside NVIDIA, the IBM Bob team selected these models to power on-premises and air-gapped enterprise deployments.

Read more about the selection process → ibm.co/6017Epm5d

No text. No chat. Just probabilities.

@if54uran demos Jev, a new kind of AI model designed to make quick and efficient decisions.

Starting next week, builders of every background will be putting IBM Bob to work as they design and deploy real solutions.

Are you ready to build with them?

Check out the challenge themes and get started: ibm.co/6015ETxgx

Choosing the right local LLM tool can be tough.

@cedricclyburn shares his take with a tier list to make the decision a little easier.

How would you rank them? Let us know below.

Turn one BRD into a multi-agent solution with five AI agents, Python tools, and a knowledge base.

Follow Ahmed Azraq and Allen Chan as they use the Launch Bob feature in watsonx Orchestrate to build, test, evaluate, and deploy the solution: ibm.co/6015ETZQf

Same coding agent. Completely different outcomes.

Context can be the difference between a rough response and production-ready software.

@TechCowgirlBri explains why: ibm.co/6013ETVBh

Consider this your printed reminder:

💻 IBM TechXchange 2026
🗓️ October 26–29
📍 Atlanta, GA

See you there. 👀

Coding agents can turn a vague idea into working software fast.

But what happens when no one has defined what “correct” means?

Markus Eisele explores how much specification agentic development actually needs: ibm.co/6016ErSVi

Build the practical skills to solve problems across real codebases.

Practice coding, debugging and application maintenance with IBM Bob through free, interactive #IBMSkillsBuild labs.

Start building: ibm.co/6018EriXy

Give @IBM Bob a structured markdown file and clear instructions, and it can follow a repeatable workflow tailored to your needs.

In this tutorial, @alexsotob shows how to create your first skill, refine it over time and adapt it to your own use cases: ibm.co/6017ErH0R

IBM Dev Day: Bob in Action kicks off next week.

Free virtual event + a hackathon with $2,000 and tickets to TechXchange up for grabs.

Secure your spot ➡️ ibm.co/6016ERQGp

One click. 🖱️

That’s all it takes to start building AI agents in watsonx Orchestrate using Bob.

Watch Ahmed Azraq go from BRD to five specialized agents in this tutorial.

CPU vs. GPU: Which handles large-scale analytics better?

Watch @gethackteam and William Hill put GPU-accelerated Presto to work on a 179-million-row dataset, then learn how to configure the environment yourself: ibm.co/6015ER5QW

Agentic Cinema: The Blockbuster Hackathon is open. 🎬

Join us to build AI-driven solutions with IBM Bob designed to help streamline enterprise workflows and enhance decision-making.

Register and start building.
→ ibm.co/6019ERJAH

Native QSYS connectivity, built-in @IBM i skills and agentic workflows, all within your VS Code-family workspace.

Premium Package for i brings IBM Bob directly to your IBM i system. No export loops. No friction.

Explore what’s possible: ibm.co/6019Eu4K9

Vibe coding gets you moving fast, but you eventually hit a wall of code you no longer fully trust or understand.

The fix? Using spec-driven development to balance human ownership, agent autonomy, and project trust.

@nheidloff shows you how to do it with @IBM Bob. ⤵️

Quick Git quiz:​

Which one of these commands is not a complex git command?​

Vote before checking the replies.

Subagents, background tasks, and one-click code review. There’s a lot new in @IBM Bob V2.

Want to see it in action? See @if54uran and Bob go from GitHub issue to pull request in just five minutes. ⤵️