A collection of 19 posts
Fable 5's included-in-subscription window ends July 7, 2026. Here's exactly how usage credits work, what Fable 5 costs after the switch, and how to set spend limits so an agent doesn't drain your balance.
A practical, end-to-end guide to building an MCP server in Python: scaffold with the official SDK, expose tools, resources, and prompts, run over stdio and Streamable HTTP, debug with the Inspector, and register in Claude Code and Cursor.
Claude Code adds abstractions, fallbacks and files nobody asked for. Here are the practical controls - CLAUDE.md rules, plan mode, scoped prompts, effort settings and review gates - that get you surgical changes instead.
Run Claude Code against OpenRouter instead of Anthropic billing: the three-env-var setup, which open models work as backends, live pricing, and the tool-use and prompt-caching catches the hype threads skip.
OpenCode just passed Claude Code on GitHub stars. We compare the open-source, model-agnostic terminal agent against Anthropic's polished CLI on setup, models, MCP, pricing, and who should pick which.
A realistic, no-hype guide to running Qwen 3.6 27B locally as a Claude Code alternative: benchmarks vs Opus, the hardware and quant you actually need, how to wire it in, where it holds up, and what a hybrid setup actually saves you.
OpenAI's GPT-5.6 Sol landed in limited preview while Claude Opus 4.8 is already GA. An honest look at pricing, context windows, benchmark claims, and how each behaves in Codex vs Claude Code — including why the public scores are suspect right now.
A practical 2026 guide to how Claude Code usage limits actually work and the concrete habits that get more done inside them: right model per task, context hygiene, a tight CLAUDE.md, and when an API key beats a subscription.
CLAUDE.md is Claude Code's per-project memory file, auto-loaded into context at the start of every session. Here is how to write one that actually helps: anatomy, an annotated example, common mistakes, and how it relates to AGENTS.md and Cursor rules.
Running five Claude Code sessions in five terminals and forgetting which one's stuck waiting on you? A free board that gives every agent its own column, a task queue, and a notify-only signal when one needs your input.
How Cursor Composer, Claude Code, Codex CLI, and Gemini CLI compare on setup, agents, MCP, models, and pricing in 2026.
AGENTS.md, CLAUDE.md, .cursor/rules, SKILL.md, and Copilot instructions all do the same job differently. Here is the 2026 breakdown of format, frontmatter, monorepo handling, and which one to pick.
Use the Playwright MCP server with Claude Code and Cursor to generate E2E tests against your live DOM — setup, review loop, failure modes, conventions file.
Grok Build, Claude Code, and Codex CLI compared on benchmarks, pricing, and workflow — including Anthropic's June 15 metered-credit change.
Anthropic's June 15, 2026 billing change moves Claude Agent SDK and claude -p onto a separate metered credit. Here's the exact pre-deadline checklist.
A senior-engineer field guide to the ten errors you will actually hit in Claude Code in 2026 — 529, 401, MCP -32000, Client Closed, plugin and skill failures, subagent timeouts, sandbox denials — plus how to read the /doctor output line by line.
A curated list of the 15 MCP servers worth installing for Claude Code and Cursor in 2026 — what each one does, the install command, when it shines, and how to stay under Cursor's 40-tool ceiling.
Claude Code's source is now public on GitHub. This guide covers what the OSS release actually means, every install method, project configuration, BYOK via LiteLLM, and power-user tips for MCP servers and GitHub Actions.
Andrej Karpathy revealed a shift from using LLMs for code generation to building a self-maintaining personal knowledge base. Here's the full architecture and how to build your own.