diff --git a/bin/disinto b/bin/disinto
index aaa8473..74e37f5 100755
--- a/bin/disinto
+++ b/bin/disinto
@@ -2569,10 +2569,12 @@ disinto_hire_an_agent() {
   local agent_name="${1:-}"
   local role="${2:-}"
   local formula_path=""
+  local local_model=""
+  local poll_interval=""
 
   if [ -z "$agent_name" ] || [ -z "$role" ]; then
     echo "Error: agent-name and role required" >&2
-    echo "Usage: disinto hire-an-agent <agent-name> <role> [--formula <path>]" >&2
+    echo "Usage: disinto hire-an-agent <agent-name> <role> [--formula <path>] [--local-model <url>] [--poll-interval <seconds>]" >&2
     exit 1
   fi
   shift 2
@@ -2584,6 +2586,14 @@ disinto_hire_an_agent() {
         formula_path="$2"
         shift 2
         ;;
+      --local-model)
+        local_model="$2"
+        shift 2
+        ;;
+      --poll-interval)
+        poll_interval="$2"
+        shift 2
+        ;;
       *)
         echo "Unknown option: $1" >&2
         exit 1
@@ -2604,6 +2614,10 @@ disinto_hire_an_agent() {
 
   echo "── Hiring agent: ${agent_name} (${role}) ───────────────────────"
   echo "Formula:   ${formula_path}"
+  if [ -n "$local_model" ]; then
+    echo "Local model: ${local_model}"
+    echo "Poll interval: ${poll_interval:-300}s"
+  fi
 
   # Ensure FORGE_TOKEN is set
   if [ -z "${FORGE_TOKEN:-}" ]; then
@@ -2859,6 +2873,102 @@ EOF
     echo "  State marker already exists: ${state_file}"
   fi
 
+  # Step 6: Set up local model agent (if --local-model specified)
+  if [ -n "$local_model" ]; then
+    echo ""
+    echo "Step 6: Configuring local model agent..."
+
+    local compose_file="${FACTORY_ROOT}/docker-compose.yml"
+    local override_file="${FACTORY_ROOT}/docker-compose.override.yml"
+    local override_dir
+    override_dir=$(dirname "$override_file")
+    mkdir -p "$override_dir"
+
+    # Validate model endpoint is reachable
+    echo "  Validating model endpoint: ${local_model}"
+    if ! curl -sf --max-time 10 "${local_model}/health" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+      # Try /v1/chat/completions as fallback endpoint check
+      if ! curl -sf --max-time 10 "${local_model}/v1/chat/completions" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        echo "  Warning: model endpoint may not be reachable at ${local_model}"
+        echo "  Continuing with configuration..."
+      fi
+    else
+      echo "  Model endpoint is reachable"
+    fi
+
+    # Generate service name from agent name (lowercase, replace - with -)
+    local service_name="agents-${agent_name}"
+    service_name=$(echo "$service_name" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')
+
+    # Set default poll interval
+    local interval="${poll_interval:-300}"
+
+    # Generate token for the agent (use same token as FORGE_TOKEN for simplicity)
+    local agent_token="${FORGE_TOKEN}"
+
+    # Generate the override compose file
+    cat > "$override_file" <<OVERRIDEOF
+# docker-compose.override.yml — auto-generated by disinto hire-an-agent
+# Local model agent configuration for ${agent_name}
+
+services:
+  ${service_name}:
+    image: disinto-agents:latest
+    profiles: ["local-model"]
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    security_opt:
+      - apparmor=unconfined
+    volumes:
+      - agent-data-llama:/home/agent/data
+      - project-repos-llama:/home/agent/repos
+      - ${HOME}/.claude:/home/agent/.claude
+      - ${HOME}/.claude.json:/home/agent/.claude.json:ro
+      - CLAUDE_BIN_PLACEHOLDER:/usr/local/bin/claude:ro
+      - ${HOME}/.ssh:/home/agent/.ssh:ro
+      - ${HOME}/.config/sops/age:/home/agent/.config/sops/age:ro
+    environment:
+      FORGE_URL: http://forgejo:3000
+      WOODPECKER_SERVER: http://woodpecker:8000
+      DISINTO_CONTAINER: "1"
+      PROJECT_REPO_ROOT: /home/agent/repos/${PROJECT_NAME:-project}
+      WOODPECKER_DATA_DIR: /woodpecker-data
+      ANTHROPIC_BASE_URL: ${local_model}
+      ANTHROPIC_API_KEY: sk-no-key-required
+      FORGE_TOKEN_OVERRIDE: ${agent_token}
+      CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR: /home/agent/.claude
+      POLL_INTERVAL: ${interval}
+    env_file:
+      - .env
+    depends_on:
+      - forgejo
+      - woodpecker
+    entrypoint: ["/home/agent/entrypoint-llama.sh"]
+
+volumes:
+  agent-data-llama:
+  project-repos-llama:
+OVERRIDEOF
+
+    # Patch the Claude CLI binary path
+    local claude_bin
+    claude_bin="$(command -v claude 2>/dev/null || true)"
+    if [ -n "$claude_bin" ]; then
+      claude_bin="$(readlink -f "$claude_bin")"
+      sed -i "s|CLAUDE_BIN_PLACEHOLDER|${claude_bin}|" "$override_file"
+    else
+      echo "  Warning: claude CLI not found — update override file manually"
+      sed -i "s|CLAUDE_BIN_PLACEHOLDER|/usr/local/bin/claude|" "$override_file"
+    fi
+
+    echo "  Created: ${override_file}"
+    echo "  Service name: ${service_name}"
+    echo "  Poll interval: ${interval}s"
+    echo "  Model endpoint: ${local_model}"
+    echo ""
+    echo "  To start the agent, run:"
+    echo "    docker compose --profile local-model up -d ${service_name}"
+  fi
+
   echo ""
   echo "Done! Agent '${agent_name}' hired for role '${role}'."
   echo "  User:    ${forge_url}/${agent_name}"