OpenAI Plugins Explained: Extensions, MCP Events, Skills, and Distribution
OpenAI's new plugin platform combines MCP tools, skills, interactive panels, event-triggered automation, permissions, and distribution…
Floatboat8 min read
AI Agents
43 articles in this category.
Batch Convert Markdown Files — When One File Becomes a Folder
How to batch convert a folder of markdown files to PDF, Word or HTML: pandoc scripts, GUI tools, failure modes, and when folder-scale work…
Kostja14 min read
Why Markdown Runs the AI Pipeline — Context In, Contracts Through, Output Out
Markdown has become the working format of AI pipelines: the context LLMs read best, the contract agents exchange, and the structure RAG…
Kostja16 min read
Convert HTML to Markdown — Clean Captures From Web and AI Chats
Convert HTML to Markdown to turn AI chat replies and web clippings into clean, portable .md files — what survives, what breaks, and the…
Kostja11 min read
What Is Markdown? — Plain-Text Format Behind Docs, Notes and AI
Markdown is the 2004 plain-text syntax that became the default for docs, git repos, note apps and AI output — how it works, its dialects,…
Kostja13 min read
Codex Harness Open Source — OpenAI's Agent Runtime
OpenAI's Codex harness is open on GitHub: exec, SDK, and app-server. What's in the agent loop, what's not open, and how it compares to…
Judy13 min read
What Is Doubao Work? ByteDance's AI Office Agent Explained
Doubao Work is ByteDance's AI office agent: local Windows desktop control, cloud computers, and deep Feishu integration — how it works and…
Kostja18 min read
Cordis — The Plugin Kernel Behind DeepSeek Harness
Cordis is the plugin framework powering DeepSeek Harness: reversible effects, reactive dependencies, and why 'everything is a plugin'…
Jade13 min read
DeepSeek Agent Function Calling: A Hands-On Guide
Learn DeepSeek function calling for agents: tool schemas, strict mode, parallel tool calls, thinking mode, MCP, and production repair…
Judy12 min read
Grok Bot — xAI's Always-On AI Teammates, Explained
Grok Bot gives each AI teammate its own cloud computer that signs into your apps and works 24/7. Architecture, the security debate,…
Judy12 min read
How to Build a DeepSeek Agent: From API Key to Your First Agent
Step-by-step guide to building a DeepSeek Agent with V4 Pro and V4 Flash. Covers API setup, model selection, tool calling, the agent loop,…
Judy13 min read
What Is Claude Code — Anthropic's Terminal Coding Agent
Claude Code explained: Anthropic's terminal coding agent, its plan mode, sub-agents, and MCP — and how it differs from Cowork, Tag, and…
Ketd11 min read
What Is Claude Cowork — Anthropic's Agent for Knowledge Work
Claude Cowork explained: how it differs from Chat and Claude Code, what it does with local files and connected apps, and when knowledge…
Jade13 min read
What Is Claude Tag — Anthropic's AI Teammate for Slack
Claude Tag explained: how @Claude works as a shared Slack teammate, how it differs from Cowork, Code, and Slack AI, and when teams should…
Jade12 min read
What Is a DeepSeek Agent? Types, Tools, and How to Choose
A DeepSeek Agent uses a DeepSeek model as its primary reasoning engine. Learn the four archetypes — native CLI, generic harness, chat…
Jade18 min read
Voice Agent vs Voice Dictation for Work — Pick the Right Layer
Voice agents execute work from speech; voice dictation turns speech into text. A solopreneur guide for exploration, prompts, co-authoring,…
Tan Shaoqing12 min read
What Is a Voice Agent? Definition, Architecture, and Job Shapes
A voice agent is speech-in, speech-out AI for real-time conversation. Learn the definition, architecture, and how it differs from dictation…
Tan Shaoqing16 min read
Voice Mode vs Dictation for AI Agents — Which Job Shape Fits?
Voice mode vs dictation for AI agents: two-way speech or speech-to-text? Compare ChatGPT, Claude, coding tools, and solo founder workflows.
Tan Shaoqing14 min read
What Is Voice Dictation for AI Agents? — Defined
Voice dictation for AI agents turns speech into agent prompts—not chat replies. Learn the definition, five job shapes, and how it differs…
Tan Shaoqing13 min read
How to Use Obsidian with an AI Agent — Local Vault + Cross-App Workflows
Learn how to use Obsidian with an AI agent: keep your vault as local Markdown, let a desktop agent read it across apps, tidy messy folders…
Judy14 min read
Context Engineering for AI Agents — Why Context Beats Models
Context Engineering is the discipline of designing what an AI agent knows at decision time. Why Context compounds when models and harnesses…
Pan Yang22 min read
Dynamic Workflows: Build Agents or Use a Workspace?
Dynamic Workflows raises a practical question: should solo operators build agent orchestration or use a workspace built for execution?
Nova8 min read
Genspark Super Agent: What's New in 2026 and Who It Fits
The multi-model agent workspace (GPT-5, Claude, Gemini cross-checking) as of September 2026: what's new since launch — custom agents…
Kostja13 min read
Building Agentic AI Systems: Build or Buy?
Building agentic ai systems requires architecture, maintenance, oversight, and a clear build-or-buy decision.
Nova8 min read
HTML Is the New Markdown: The Post That Changed AI Output
HTML is the new Markdown began with one Anthropic engineer's May 2026 X post. The timeline, the Claude Code double-format test, and where…
Kostja11 min read
How to Build an AI Agent with ChatGPT
How to build an ai agent with chatgpt works best when the workflow, files, permissions, and review steps are clearly defined.
Nova7 min read
How to Build AI Agents for Repeated Work
How to build ai agents starts with one repeated workflow, clear inputs, review points, and a practical reason to build.
Nova7 min read
5 Questions to Ask Before You Give a Browser AI Your Logins
Before you let a browser AI agent touch your Gmail or CRM, walk through these 5 questions on permissions, memory, and prompt injection.
Nova8 min read
What Browser AI Agents Can and Cannot Do for Solo Operators
A grounded look at what browser AI agents actually do, where they break, and which solo-operator workflows are worth automating in 2026.
Nova9 min read
How to Stop Context Switching with a Workspace Agent
Context switching drains solo operators more than any single task. Here's how to stop it using workspace agents — and why traditional tools…
Nova10 min read
Why One-Person Companies Need a Workspace Agent
Running a one-person company means doing the work of five. Here's why workspace agents — not chat tools — fit how solo operators actually…
Nova9 min read
What Are AI Workspace Agents? A Plain-Language Guide
AI workspace agents are a new category of AI that works inside your real workspace — files, browser, tools. Here's what they are and who…
Nova9 min read
Claude Managed Agents: What They Mean for Solo Companies
Claude Managed Agents lets AI delegate tasks across systems. Here's what it means for solo operators — and how it compares to building your…
Nova8 min read
AI Agent Workflow: Fixing What Vibe Coding Breaks
Vibe coding moves fast — until it doesn't. Here's why structured AI agent workflows are what solo developers actually need to ship…
Nova9 min read
What Is Vibe Coding? Can Solo Founders Ship Faster?
Vibe coding lets anyone build with AI and plain language. Here's what it can do for a one-person company — and where it breaks.131 chars
Nova10 min read
What Are Claude Managed Agents?
Claude Managed Agents is Anthropic's new hosted agent infrastructure. Here's what it does, who it's for, and what it means if you're not a…
Nova7 min read
Why Your AI Forgets Everything Between Sessions
Why AI tools lose all context when you close a tab — and what solo operators actually lose when that happens every single day.
Nova8 min read
What Is a Persistent AI Agent — and Why Does It Matter?
A persistent AI agent doesn't forget you when the session ends. Here's what that actually means for how you work — and why it's becoming…
Nova9 min read
Why Your AI Forgets You Every Single Session
Every time you close a chat tab, your AI forgets everything. Here's what solo operators actually lose — and why it matters more than most…
Nova9 min read
Custom AI Agent Development: When Does It Make Sense?
Custom AI agent development isn't always the right answer. Here's what it actually involves, what it costs, and how to decide if it's worth…
Nova9 min read
How to Build an AI Agent: What It Actually Takes
Building an AI agent isn't as simple as picking a tool. Here's what the process actually involves — and how to decide whether doing it…
Nova8 min read
Do You Actually Need an AI Agent Development Service?
AI agent development services aren't always the right call. Here's what they involve and how to decide if you actually need one.
Nova7 min read
AI Agent Use Cases That Actually Work: Real-World Examples
AI agent use cases with real context: what the work actually looks like, what it produces, and where the approach still breaks down.
Nova7 min read
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