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Your CLAUDE.md is context, not configuration

Trimming your instruction file won't stop agents ignoring the rules. Compliance decays as the work proceeds, and only mechanical gates survive it.

28 Aug 2026 15 min read ai claude-code developer-tools

GPT-5.6 Sol vs Kimi K3 vs Claude Opus 5: an early coding comparison

GPT-5.6 Sol, Kimi K3, and Claude Opus 5 trade coding wins. An early comparison of capability, cost, availability, and agent workflows.

26 Jul 2026 12 min read ai llm developer-tools

Do token-saving plugins make AI coding agents worse?

Skills like Caveman and tools like RTK save tokens, but their benchmarks rarely measure whether the agent still completes the work correctly.

24 Jul 2026 12 min read ai developer-tools claude-code

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.

11 Jun 2026 10 min read ai rust open-source

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.

31 May 2026 13 min read ai developer-tools openai

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.

19 May 2026 8 min read ai developer-tools open-source

Ollama Cloud is a sleeper option for AI coding workflows

Ollama Cloud quietly combines serious open models with a low-faff toolchain for Codex, Claude Code, OpenCode, and OpenClaw.

13 Apr 2026 9 min read ai llm developer-tools

Understand-Anything: a knowledge graph for your codebase that hit 5K stars in a week

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.

23 Mar 2026 8 min read ai claude-code developer-tools

Mole: the open-source Bash+Go tool replacing $60+ of 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.

20 Mar 2026 7 min read open-source macos developer-tools

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.

19 Mar 2026 7 min read ai developer-tools typescript

GLM-5 vs Kimi K2.5 vs MiniMax M2.5: a 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.

18 Mar 2026 11 min read ai llm developer-tools

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.

16 Mar 2026 8 min read ai claude-code developer-tools

Browse: a 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.

14 Mar 2026 5 min read ai developer-tools cli

cmux: a purpose-built terminal for the 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.

11 Mar 2026 7 min read ai developer-tools cli

NotebookLM without the browser: automate AI podcasts from your terminal or 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.

11 Mar 2026 6 min read ai open-source cli

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.

8 Mar 2026 7 min read claude-code developer-tools ai

OpenAI's 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%.

4 Mar 2026 6 min read ai openai websockets

Kimi K2.5 vs Claude Opus 4.6: a practical comparison for developers

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.

2 Mar 2026 8 min read ai llm developer-tools

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.

1 Mar 2026 7 min read ai developer-tools claude-code

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.

28 Feb 2026 8 min read ai developer-tools

Give your AI agent a memory: semantic git search with git-semantic-bun

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.

25 Feb 2026 7 min read ai developer-tools cli

Claude Code vs Codex for Laravel teams: choosing your AI coding tool in 2026

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.

18 Feb 2026 10 min read claude-code laravel developer-tools

Superpowers: the Claude Code plugin that enforces what you already know 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.

17 Feb 2026 11 min read claude-code developer-tools ai

A 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.

14 Feb 2026 8 min read claude-code ai developer-tools

claude-mem vs auto memory: do you need a memory plugin for Claude Code?

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.

13 Feb 2026 8 min read claude-code developer-tools ai