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AI Agents Automation Experiments
· 6 min read

Orca: does an agent fleet beat one agent done well?

Orca runs Codex, Claude Code, OpenCode or Pi side by side, each in its own git worktree. When racing agents pays off, what it really costs, and worktree hygiene.

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AI Agents Automation
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Cloudflare Containers: 648ms starts, and a one-way scheduling change

The durable_object policy picks image and size in code. Median start is 648ms. Snapshots save disk, not process memory, and you cannot flip an existing app onto the policy.

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AI Agents Automation
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Codex Security Cloud still waits for you to open the pull request

The cloud plugin scans connected GitHub repos, tries to reproduce findings, and will not open a draft PR until you say so.

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AI Agents Automation Prompt Engineering
· 6 min read

Cursor Plan Mode: GitHub issue to scoped fix plan in 10 minutes

Use Cursor Plan Mode (Shift+Tab) on a GitHub issue: research, clarify, edit a scoped fix plan, then Build only the first PR slice.

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AI Agents Automation
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Microsoft just gave vibe-coded enterprise apps a production runtime

Copilot Managed Runtime puts AI-generated apps on a governed Microsoft 365 host — identity, policies, versioning, and admin inventory in public preview.

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AI Agents Automation Experiments
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HydraFusion: when Copilot stops choosing a model and starts choosing a workflow

GitHub's HydraFusion research preview reframes routing as orchestration. Read the Sep 4 2026 benches: cost down everywhere, quality clearly up on one.

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AI Agents
· 5 min read

When local models are ready for day-job agents: Magnitude

When local models are ready for day-job agents: privacy, cost, and offline trade-offs with Magnitude — an inference server that plugs into the agent you already use.

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AI Agents
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When is a harness OS worth the install tax? Looking at ECC

When a big agent harness pack is worth the context cost: evaluating ECC for skills, instincts, memory, and AgentShield — official channels only.

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AI Agents
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Where open-source coding agents fit next to hosted IDEs: OpenCode

Where OpenCode fits next to hosted IDE agents: terminal-first workflow, BYO providers, plan vs build modes, and a practical install path.

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Automation
· 6 min read

Automating my inbox with n8n and Claude

A no-drama workflow that triages email, drafts replies in my voice, and hands me only the decisions that actually need a human. Here's the whole build.

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