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Trust issues with good reasons
One or more Chinese coding agents and AI companies seem to have been possibly caught uploading private data to their servers. Grok's coding agent was also busted. Meta.. caught using the code
Read articleSandboxes for AI Agents
Update 10/1/2026 The link to the sandbox field guide below was done by AI, and I keep running across more interesting sandbox projects that it did not find (seems like the default
Read articleButtons CLI - The GUI terminal app for VPS / Server maintenance, coding agents, with hundreds of themes (vibe code your own themes in app using plain language + AI), AI assistance and command generation, full settings window, and more.
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Read articleToken cost is high — investors want their money
A June 2026 roundup of free & cheap AI coding resources — Poolside, Mistral Vibe CLI, Nvidia NIM, and budget picks like Minimax, Deepseek v4, and StepFun Flash.
Read articleAgent Harness Field Guide
A deep dive into how Pochi, Neovate Code, Mux, Crush, Kimi Code CLI, Qwen Code, OpenHands, Claude Code, DeerFlow, Hermes Agent, Pi Mono, OpenCode, Codex CLI, Wintermolt, Zaica, Goose, Dirac, Open Claude Code, Reasonix, CodeWhale, and CheetahClaws are built: tool systems, model plumbing, prompt cachi
Read articleHow Agent Harnesses Edit Files
A field guide to how agent harnesses — Cline, Codex, OpenCode, ADK-Rust, Reasonix, CodeWhale, CheetahClaws, Oh My Pi, Crush, DeerFlow, Dirac, Goose, OpenHands, Pi, Pochi, Qwen Code, Wintermolt, Zaica, and more — actually edit files in your codebase.
Read articleMay 2026: Oh My Pi, Opencode Go, and AI Coding Price Increases
A May 2026 budget AI coding update covering Oh My Pi, Opencode Go, DeepSeek v4, MiniMax M2.7, GLM 5.1, and the latest pricing shifts across coding tools.
Read articleAlibaba Coding Plan: $3/month for Claude Code with Qwen, Kimi, GLM & More
A quick look at Alibaba's Coding Plan — $3/month for access to Qwen, Kimi, GLM, and MiniMax models via Claude Code using the Dashscope API.
Read articlePurpose Driven Development
Notes on using short purpose sentences to keep coding agents on track.
Read articleFebruary 2026: Deepseek v3.2 in Claude Code, minor updates about how to stay low cost
February 2026: AI Updates - Claude Code strategies, Deepseek v3.2, cost-saving workflows, and multilingual tools
Read articleNovember 2025: Cost / Lean AI Coding Updates
November 2025 updates: free & cheap coding models (Minimax M2, Ling 1T, Ring 1T, Longcat, Kimi K2), cost hacks and emerging tooling.
Read articleHow I Code with AI on a Budget/Free – September 2025 Edition
A deep-dive into my 2025 AI coding stack using GLM 4.5, Gemini 2.5 Pro, Cline and AI Code Prep.
Read articleMy AI Code Prep & Cline Workflow for Budget Coding/Debugging
A personal guide on using AI Code Prep GUI, Cline, and various free AI web interfaces like Gemini, Grok, Deepseek, and Poe for cost-effective coding and debugging.
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