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tools

36 essays on this topic.

Papers
  1. I Didn't Mean to Kill My Todo App

    A coding assistant quietly made three productivity apps redundant. Not by replacing them — by making context collapse the boundaries between them.

  2. Exa Indexes WeChat

    WeChat is supposed to be a walled garden. Exa didn't get the memo.

  3. The Problem With Clever Browser Automation

    The most sophisticated solution to a problem is usually a sign you haven't found the right abstraction yet.

  4. The Failure Mode of AI Advice Isn't Hallucination

    The failure mode of AI advice isn't hallucination. It's that it agrees with you. Here's the architecture that fixes it.

  5. Building My Own Consulting Toolkit Before Day One

    Most consultants arrive at a new firm and learn their tools from colleagues. I tried something different.

  6. Claude Code is Not a Coding Agent

    Why I use Claude Code for everything except coding: cognitive compiler for strategy, decisions, and understanding.