Technical articles about software, systems, and the craft of building thingshttps://ddewhurst.com/https://ddewhurst.com/blog/diffusiongemma-google-open-text-diffusion-model/https://ddewhurst.com/blog/diffusiongemma-google-open-text-diffusion-model/Google DeepMind shipped an open-weight model that generates text by denoising a block of tokens instead of predicting one at a time. Here's how it works and where it fits.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ddewhurst.com/blog/gpt-5-5-autonomous-cyber-capability-trend/https://ddewhurst.com/blog/gpt-5-5-autonomous-cyber-capability-trend/AISI's evaluation puts GPT-5.5 beside Claude Mythos on advanced cyber tasks. The response is faster patching, better logs, and stricter access.Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ddewhurst.com/blog/axocoatl-multi-agent-coordination-without-the-orchestrator/https://ddewhurst.com/blog/axocoatl-multi-agent-coordination-without-the-orchestrator/A first look at Axocoatl, a new Rust runtime where persistent AI agents coordinate through pheromone-style signals instead of a central orchestrator.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ddewhurst.com/blog/the-ai-coding-workflow-is-getting-simpler/https://ddewhurst.com/blog/the-ai-coding-workflow-is-getting-simpler/The best AI coding results come from telling the model what you're trying to build, then steering the conversation until the shape is right.Sun, 31 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ddewhurst.com/blog/zero-vercel-labs-agent-readable-programming-language/https://ddewhurst.com/blog/zero-vercel-labs-agent-readable-programming-language/Zero is a pre-1 systems language experiment where the compiler, standard library, and diagnostics are designed for AI agents first.Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ddewhurst.com/blog/ollama-cloud-sleeper-option-ai-coding-workflows/https://ddewhurst.com/blog/ollama-cloud-sleeper-option-ai-coding-workflows/Ollama Cloud quietly combines serious open models with a low-faff toolchain for Codex, Claude Code, OpenCode, and OpenClaw.Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ddewhurst.com/blog/understand-anything-knowledge-graph-for-your-codebase/https://ddewhurst.com/blog/understand-anything-knowledge-graph-for-your-codebase/A deep look at the Claude Code plugin that turns codebases into interactive knowledge graphs — how the multi-agent pipeline works, what the dashboard looks like, and where the rough edges are.Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ddewhurst.com/blog/mole-open-source-bash-go-tool-replacing-paid-mac-apps/https://ddewhurst.com/blog/mole-open-source-bash-go-tool-replacing-paid-mac-apps/A look at tw93's Mole — a CLI tool with over 40k GitHub stars that consolidates CleanMyMac, DaisyDisk, iStat Menus, and AppCleaner into a single free utility.Fri, 20 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ddewhurst.com/blog/just-bash-a-full-shell-in-pure-typescript-for-ai-agents/https://ddewhurst.com/blog/just-bash-a-full-shell-in-pure-typescript-for-ai-agents/Vercel Labs reimplemented bash and 70+ Unix commands in pure TypeScript, giving AI agents a sandboxed shell that runs anywhere JavaScript does.Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ddewhurst.com/blog/glm-5-vs-kimi-k25-vs-minimax-m25-practical-coding-showdown/https://ddewhurst.com/blog/glm-5-vs-kimi-k25-vs-minimax-m25-practical-coding-showdown/Three Chinese MoE models claim frontier-class coding at a fraction of Opus pricing. Here's how they actually perform in Claude Code, Cursor, and real developer workflows.Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ddewhurst.com/blog/stop-giving-your-ai-agent-tasks-give-it-goals/https://ddewhurst.com/blog/stop-giving-your-ai-agent-tasks-give-it-goals/The difference between managing and micro-managing AI agents is the same gap that separates good tech leads from bad ones. Share the why, not just the what.Mon, 16 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ddewhurst.com/blog/browse-faster-alternative-to-playwright-mcp-for-ai-agents/https://ddewhurst.com/blog/browse-faster-alternative-to-playwright-mcp-for-ai-agents/Introducing browse, a CLI tool that wraps Playwright behind a persistent Unix socket daemon for sub-30ms browser automation commands.Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ddewhurst.com/blog/nemotron-3-super-nvidias-120b-open-weight-model-for-agentic-workloads/https://ddewhurst.com/blog/nemotron-3-super-nvidias-120b-open-weight-model-for-agentic-workloads/NVIDIA's Nemotron 3 Super packs 120B parameters into 12B active, combining Mamba-2, Transformers, and a novel LatentMoE — all open-weight and purpose-built for multi-agent systems.Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ddewhurst.com/blog/cmux-purpose-built-terminal-for-parallel-agent-workflow/https://ddewhurst.com/blog/cmux-purpose-built-terminal-for-parallel-agent-workflow/cmux is a native macOS terminal built on Ghostty's rendering engine, designed for running multiple AI coding agents in parallel with rich notifications and a scriptable API.Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ddewhurst.com/blog/notebooklm-without-the-browser-automate-ai-podcasts-from-your-chatbot/https://ddewhurst.com/blog/notebooklm-without-the-browser-automate-ai-podcasts-from-your-chatbot/notebooklm-py gives you programmatic access to Google NotebookLM. Even better, it works as an AI agent skill — so you can generate podcasts, quizzes, and slide decks just by asking Claude or ChatGPT.Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ddewhurst.com/blog/scheduled-tasks-in-claude-code-automate-the-boring-waits/https://ddewhurst.com/blog/scheduled-tasks-in-claude-code-automate-the-boring-waits/Claude Code can poll deployments, babysit PRs, and remind you to push — all with a single /loop command or a plain-English sentence.Sun, 08 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ddewhurst.com/blog/openai-websocket-mode-persistent-connections-for-agentic-workloads/https://ddewhurst.com/blog/openai-websocket-mode-persistent-connections-for-agentic-workloads/OpenAI's Responses API now supports WebSocket transport. For tool-call-heavy agent loops, it cuts end-to-end latency by up to 40%.Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ddewhurst.com/blog/kimi-k2-5-vs-claude-opus-4-6-practical-comparison/https://ddewhurst.com/blog/kimi-k2-5-vs-claude-opus-4-6-practical-comparison/Kimi K2.5 delivers 95% of Opus 4.6's coding capability at 10-25× lower cost. But the benchmarks don't tell the whole story.Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ddewhurst.com/blog/skills-cli-and-mcp-picking-the-right-tool-layer-for-your-ai-agent/https://ddewhurst.com/blog/skills-cli-and-mcp-picking-the-right-tool-layer-for-your-ai-agent/A practical guide to when Skills, CLI tools, and Model Context Protocol each shine — and why the best agent setups use all three.Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ddewhurst.com/blog/writing-code-is-no-longer-the-bottleneck/https://ddewhurst.com/blog/writing-code-is-no-longer-the-bottleneck/Block cut 4,000 employees while posting record profit. The development pipeline has permanently shifted — and most companies haven't caught up.Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ddewhurst.com/blog/building-a-self-healing-server-with-claude-code/https://ddewhurst.com/blog/building-a-self-healing-server-with-claude-code/How I built openclaw-watchdog — a lightweight monitoring tool that uses Claude Code to automatically diagnose and fix OpenClaw gateway failures.Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ddewhurst.com/blog/give-your-ai-agent-a-memory-semantic-git-search/https://ddewhurst.com/blog/give-your-ai-agent-a-memory-semantic-git-search/AI coding agents forget everything between sessions. git-semantic-bun lets them search commit history by meaning — locally, offline, and in a format machines can consume.Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ddewhurst.com/blog/self-hosting-openclaw-on-proxmox-with-an-ubuntu-vm/https://ddewhurst.com/blog/self-hosting-openclaw-on-proxmox-with-an-ubuntu-vm/A practical, reproducible guide to running OpenClaw on Proxmox with Ubuntu, including VM sizing, gateway service setup, security hardening, and troubleshooting.Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ddewhurst.com/blog/anthropic-studied-1-5-million-conversations-not-checking-ais-work/https://ddewhurst.com/blog/anthropic-studied-1-5-million-conversations-not-checking-ais-work/Two new Anthropic studies reveal that users voluntarily cede judgment to AI — and feel good about it until things go wrong.Fri, 20 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ddewhurst.com/blog/gemini-3-1-pro-googles-reasoning-leap/https://ddewhurst.com/blog/gemini-3-1-pro-googles-reasoning-leap/Google's latest frontier model more than doubles its predecessor's reasoning score in three months, leads 13 of 16 benchmarks, and ships at the same price. The adaptive compute architecture is the interesting part.Thu, 19 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ddewhurst.com/blog/claude-code-vs-codex-for-laravel-teams/https://ddewhurst.com/blog/claude-code-vs-codex-for-laravel-teams/A detailed comparison of Claude Opus 4.6 and GPT-5.3-Codex for Laravel/Vue/Inertia stacks — benchmarks, costs, ecosystem depth, and practical recommendations.Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ddewhurst.com/blog/claude-sonnet-4-6-opus-level-performance-fifth-price/https://ddewhurst.com/blog/claude-sonnet-4-6-opus-level-performance-fifth-price/Anthropic's second major launch in two weeks puts near-flagship capability at $3/$15 per million tokens. The mid-tier label is starting to feel like a misnomer.Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ddewhurst.com/blog/superpowers-claude-code-plugin-enforces-what-you-should-do/https://ddewhurst.com/blog/superpowers-claude-code-plugin-enforces-what-you-should-do/A look at the most popular Claude Code plugin — how it turns AI coding agents from capable-but-undisciplined into structured development partners through composable skills.Tue, 17 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ddewhurst.com/blog/structured-workflow-for-building-features-with-ai-coding-agents/https://ddewhurst.com/blog/structured-workflow-for-building-features-with-ai-coding-agents/A seven-step process for turning requirements into shipped features using Claude Code — from scoping with parallel sub-agents to test-driven execution.Sat, 14 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ddewhurst.com/blog/claude-mem-vs-auto-memory/https://ddewhurst.com/blog/claude-mem-vs-auto-memory/Claude Code now has built-in auto memory, but a 28k-star plugin called claude-mem offers a far more sophisticated approach. Here's how they compare and when each makes sense.Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ddewhurst.com/blog/minimax-m25-agent-native-model-dollar-an-hour/https://ddewhurst.com/blog/minimax-m25-agent-native-model-dollar-an-hour/A 230B MoE model with 10B active parameters hits 80.2% on SWE-Bench Verified at 1/20th the cost of Opus. Here's what's real and what's hype.Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://ddewhurst.com/blog/glm-5-open-weight-frontier-economics/https://ddewhurst.com/blog/glm-5-open-weight-frontier-economics/Zhipu AI's 744B mixture-of-experts model ships under MIT license with frontier-class benchmarks and aggressive pricing. Here's what actually matters.Wed, 11 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT