Featured Guide
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.
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Deep Dives & Playbooks
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Deep Dive
A field guide to how agent harnesses — Cline, Codex, OpenCode, ADK-Rust, Reasonix, CodeWhale,...
2026-05-29
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Deep Dive
A deep dive into how Pochi, Neovate Code, Mux, Crush, Kimi Code CLI, Qwen Code, OpenHands,...
2026-05-29
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Idea
Notes on using short purpose sentences to keep coding agents on track.
2026-02-12
Core workflows
Browser-only AI setups
Safe file sharing with AI
Prompting and context patterns
Debugging and refactor flows
Budget & scaling
Free-tier and cheap models
Mixing web chats + VS Code
Async agents and queues
Keeping costs under control
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About This Publication
These guides document my real-world experiments using AI coding tools like Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, and VS Code agents on a tight budget.
Everything here is free to read, and I update it as the tools and pricing change.
