Practical AI, in writing.
Workflows, prompts, tools, and field notes from building production AI systems.
Opus 5 Can Run a Team of AI Agents. Should It?
Claude Opus 5 can delegate work across research, build, test, and review agents. The real question is whether they coordinate or torch the database.
Claude Cowork: Give It the Goal, Not the Steps
Chat tells you how to build the deck. Cowork builds it. Here's when to stop narrating steps and start handing Claude the actual files.
Yelling at AI Won't Fix a Broken Process
The frustration wasn't the tool failing. It was asking AI to patch a broken workflow one task at a time instead of fixing the whole thing.
Claude Opus 5 Claims It Can See Bad Design
Anthropic says Opus 5 can inspect its own front-end work and fix what looks wrong. Whether it actually does that is the real question.
Stop ChatGPT From Guessing. Make It Pick a Framework.
One line forces ChatGPT to name its framework before it answers, so you get a structured recommendation instead of a guess.
Claude Chat Has a Brain, Not Hands
Claude Chat is brilliant at finding the argument buried in your data. It's just not built to do anything with what it finds.
The Real AI Test Isn't Building, It's Not Breaking
Anthropic says Claude Opus 5 can make targeted edits to complex spreadsheets and decks without wrecking the formulas or formatting around them.
Stop Staring at a Blank Hook
One prompt line turns a blank page into ten ready-made hooks, split across pain, curiosity, contrarian, and story.
What Happened When I Yelled at My AI and Walked Away
A frustrated prompt, a swim with my son, and a working app waiting when I got back. Here's what that taught me about AI.
Claude Isn't One Tool. You're Only Using One.
Chat is one fifth of what Claude can do. Here's what the other tools actually handle, and why ignoring them is costing you time.
You're Only Using One Sixth of Claude
Claude Chat is one tool out of six. If you only type into chat, you're hiring a smart employee and refusing to give them access to anything.
Claude Can Now Swap Tools Mid-Conversation
Opus 5 can add and remove tools between turns without breaking the cache, which means an agent no longer needs every key to your digital life at once.
The Angry Prompt That Built a Real Product
I typed one frustrated line at an AI, walked away, and came back to a working app that became HeyMotion. Here is what that taught me about prompting.