Notes from production
What I learn building and running AI and automation systems for clients: project write-ups, costs, tools, and what broke.

Claude Code Agent View Ships a Kanban Data Model — But No Board
Claude Code Agent View landed in 2.1.139 with the task data model on disk — but no board. Here’s the 50-line script that renders the kanban.

mcp.json Security: A Worm Now Hunts Your Claude Config
A npm worm now hunts ~/.claude/mcp.json by name. Here is a hands-on mcp.json security pass — env indirection, scoping, and 4 checks I ran today.

Claude Managed Agents Pricing: The $58 Number Is 137× Off
Claude Managed Agents pricing headlines quote $58/mo. I built one, ran a real workload, and the 30-day projection came out to $0.42. Here’s why.

Claude Design Isn’t New. Claude Code Shipped This First.
Figma fell 7.28% the day Claude Design launched. But Claude Code users were already running this pipeline from the terminal.

NemoClaw to DigitalOcean: My OpenClaw Deployment Reality Check
I deployed OpenClaw via NemoClaw and DigitalOcean back to back. NVIDIA’s $130/mo sandbox and DO’s $24/mo droplet hit the same walls.

GPT-5.4 vs Gemini 3.1 vs Claude Opus 4.6: I Stopped Caring Which Is Smartest
I gave all three frontier models the same real tasks. They all passed. Here’s what actually matters when choosing between them in 2026.

I Tested Claude Code Memory vs mem0. One Stores Files, One Stores Opinions.
I stored 10 detailed memories in mem0 and got back 15 atomic facts. Here is what survived, what did not, and when each system matters.

Claude Code Agents: My 4-Agent Pipeline | LogicWeave
I built 4 specialized Claude Code agents that plan, write, optimize, and research content autonomously. Here is how the pipeline chains together.

How I Gave Claude Code Full Access to Google Workspace
I gave Claude Code full access to Gmail, Drive, Docs, Calendar, and Sheets using the gws CLI. Here is the complete setup with OAuth and scopes.

Adobe Firefly Just Became a Serious Automation Tool (And Most People Haven’t Noticed)
Adobe Firefly is not just another AI image generator. Its commercial licensing and API make it the first serious option for automated content pipelines.
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