Eight Hooks That Guarantee AI Agent Reliability
CLAUDE.md rules get followed about 80% of the time. Hooks get followed 100% of the time. After six months of testing, these are the eight I never removed.
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Two People, $430M in Revenue: What Medvi Actually Built With AI
The NYT story about Medvi's two-person, $430M operation looks like AI creating a business from scratch. Dig in, and the real lesson is about funnel compression on borrowed infrastructure.
Claude Code in 2026: Layers Matter More Than Tools
I installed three popular Claude Code extensions and productivity barely moved. The problem was never which tools to pick.
Why Your Codex Config Isn't Working: The .codex/ Folder Problem
I edited config.toml, wrote rules in AGENTS.md, and nothing stuck. Turns out the folder structure itself was the issue, not my settings.
Codex Moved Into Claude Code, and That Says Everything
OpenAI shipped Codex as a Claude Code plugin on the same day Anthropic announced Computer Use. I think it's the smartest concession of 2026.
Claude Code Channels Changed How I Work Away From the Terminal
A month ago I couldn't leave my laptop during a build. Three features in four weeks fixed that.
The 10-Hour Skill Beats the 10-Minute Skill Every Time
I thought a single SKILL.md file was enough. Then I saw how Anthropic's own team structures theirs, and rebuilt everything.
Four Contexts That Decide Whether AI Helps or Wastes Your Time
I spent a weekend stuffing 100MB of PDFs into an agent. Performance got worse. Mapping what I was feeding into four categories finally showed me why.
12 Free Skills That Fix AI Slop Design
I tested dozens of design skills for AI coding agents. Most didn't last a week. These 12 are the ones I still use.
The Winning AI Strategy in 2026 Is Just Loops
I built skills, configured subagents, and set up slash commands. Then a single loop running overnight outperformed all of it. Three loop architectures that actually deliver.
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