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Working notes from the studio. The tools I build, the workflows I keep, the mistakes I paid for.

52 entries · latest 2026-07-25

2026-03-25 8 min read

Why Your Claude Code Setup Is Holding You Back

Most Claude Code setups fail because they lack persistent context, so you repeat yourself every session Missing CLAUDE.md…

2026-03-25 8 min read

Create a single workspace root at ~/CLAUDE/ with subfolders for projects, assets, and references Write a CLAUDE.md file…

2026-03-15 8 min read

The best terminal tools for developers in 2026. Shells, multiplexers, file managers, and CLI utilities that make the…

2026-03-14 8 min read

Essential menu bar apps for developers on macOS and Windows. Monitoring, productivity, and dev tools that run quietly…