Uploaded December 2023 | Updated September 2026, 16 hours ago

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Building a custom Rust AI Assistant from scratch using the OpenAI Assistant API, with lots of best practice tips and techniques.

GitHub Repo: github.com/rust10x/rust-ai-buddy/tree/E01

Note: Main branch was updated with multi-crates for future, so, the E01 tag link above maps to this video.

- 00:00:00 - Intro
- 00:01:10 - Dependencies
- 00:02:23 - Rust - Error Model "Trick"
- 00:05:52 - AI Service - Client
- 00:12:58 - Assistant - Create
- 00:24:27 - Assistant - Load or Create (find assistant by name)
- 00:39:46 - Assistant - Upload Instructions
- 00:41:43 - Assistant - Create Thread
- 00:43:39 - Assistant - Run Thread
- 01:02:17 - Assistant - First Run Thread / Message
- 01:03:38 - Buddy - Config & Data Dir
- 01:18:49 - Utils - Files (parsing, bundling)
- 01:46:44 - Utils - Term (prompts and icons)
- 01:53:05 - Buddy - Init from dir
- 01:55:30 - Buddy - Upload Instructions
- 01:58:44 - Buddy - Conversation & Chat
- 02:03:46 - Prompt - Command / Loop
- 02:13:12 - First Prompt Test
- 02:13:58 - Assistant/Buddy - Upload Bundle
- 02:49:21 - Assistant Delete
- 02:52:44 - Final Demo / Test

Patreon - patreon.com/jeremychone - Any help is a big help (for Rust educational content for production coding)

## Jeremy Chone:

- Patreon - patreon.com/jeremychone - Any help is a big help (for Rust educational content for production coding)
- Twitter - twitter.com/jeremychone
- Discord general-rust - discord.gg/W2besKCzjx
- Discord rust10x - discord.gg/XuKWrNGKpC
- Rust10x - rust10x.com - Rust resources for production coding.

## Rust10x production coding:

Episode 01: youtube.com/watch?v=3cA_mk4vdWY&list=PL7r-PXl6ZPcCIOFaL7nVHXZvBmHNhrh_Q
Episode 02: youtube.com/watch?v=-dMH9UiwKqg&list=PL7r-PXl6ZPcCIOFaL7nVHXZvBmHNhrh_Q
Episode 03: youtube.com/watch?v=zUxF0kvydJs&list=PL7r-PXl6ZPcCIOFaL7nVHXZvBmHNhrh_Q
Episode 04: youtube.com/watch?v=3E0zK5h9zEs&list=PL7r-PXl6ZPcCIOFaL7nVHXZvBmHNhrh_Q
Episode 05.1: youtube.com/watch?v=Gc5Nj5LJe1U&list=PL7r-PXl6ZPcCIOFaL7nVHXZvBmHNhrh_Q


Web Site: rust10x.com/web-app
GitHub: github.com/rust10x/rust-web-app
Discord rust10x - discord.gg/XuKWrNGKpC
Patreon - patreon.com/jeremychone - Any help is a big help (for Rust Production Coding educational content)

## Other

Big thanks to CrabNebula (https://crabnebula.dev/) for sponsoring this video.

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- Rust Web App Production Coding Series: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7r-PXl6ZPcCTTxjmsb9bFZB9i01fAtI7
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- Everything Rust Programming - Tutorials, Courses, Tips, Examples: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7r-PXl6ZPcCIOFaL7nVHXZvBmHNhrh_Q
- Rust Programming for Web Development: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7r-PXl6ZPcCLvwpdD2Vj1O4CyoFTiHKd
- Rust Courses: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7r-PXl6ZPcB4jn1_VR3D8tSK9DxOaiQE
- Rust for Java Developers: youtube.com/playlist?list=PL7r-PXl6ZPcD63DS2djSiz4SlXkaTfobc


Rust10x - Coding Resources for Production Coding in Rust. ➜ rust10x.com

Other notes:

- ScreenBrush for the green lines. (Gromit seems to be the equivalent on Linux)
- Sketchapp for some graphics.
- Davinci Resolve and Fusion video editing.
- VSCode with Google Material icon themes (with some customization)