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# Thomas Froment
Guides open-source developer tools at Eclipse Foundation, focusing on local AI and extensible IDEs.

## About

Thomas Froment manages developer tools at the Eclipse Foundation. He oversees projects like Eclipse Theia to ensure open-source environments stay flexible and accessible for engineering teams.

His work centers on bringing AI into developer workflows securely and without vendor lock-in. He focuses on building air-gapped setups using local LLMs, proving internal tooling can be both smart and private. Alongside these AI initiatives, he leads the Open VSX registry and Eclipse IDE working groups.



## Past Sessions

### World Congress 2026 Europe · July 8, 2026
Berlin, Germany
- [Theia AI Live Demo: Air Gapped AI for Developer Tools and IDEs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100245-theia-ai-live-demo-air-gapped-ai-for-developer-tools-and-ides) · 30 min · 🎥 Watch recording



## Videos

- [Theia AI Live Demo: Air Gapped AI for Developer Tools and IDEs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100245-theia-ai-live-demo-air-gapped-ai-for-developer-tools-and-ides) · Thomas Froment


## Links

- [X](https://x.com/tfroment)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tfroment/)
- [Blog](https://blogs.eclipse.org/blog/888)