ARTICLES · 2 PUBLISHED

Notes from the bench.

Long-form pieces on building and shipping with AI tools, checked against the docs, with the numbers where they matter.

Skills, Plugins, MCP: What's Actually Worth Installing in Claude Code

Every 'top 25 Claude Code skills' list is a star-inflated copy of the last one. Here's the checked version: what the three add-on types really are, and the five I'd install — with verified commands.

technical · Jun 2026 · 6 min read

Stop Burning Tokens: A Field Guide to Claude Code

The features most people never find, and the handful of habits that quietly cut your Claude Code bill. Verified against the docs, with an interactive quiz to test yourself.

technical · Jun 2026 · 5 min read