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AI tools, set up right.

Short, opinionated install paths for the AI dev tools worth running. Open one, follow it, ship something the same afternoon.

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Each one is the install path I wish I'd had — every command verified, every gotcha named.

Millions of views. How many seconds can you afford?
Field notes · 2026-10-11

Millions of views. How many seconds can you afford?

Higgsfield plans translated into minutes, Luc Beau video tests, and the real tradeoffs behind Seedance, Wan and Genjutsu.

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Cover: Have ChatGPT apply to 100 jobs for you.
Setup guide · 2026-09-16

Have ChatGPT apply to 100 jobs for you.

And land high-quality interviews. Four setup tips, then four prompts in one chat — target roles, a master CV, a scored spreadsheet of live postings, and an agent that applies one by one while you get on with your day.

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Cover: MarkItDown MCP for Claude Desktop.
Setup guide · 2026-06-19

MarkItDown MCP for Claude Desktop.

Cut PDF token usage by up to 70%. Connect Microsoft's free converter so every file you upload to Claude Desktop becomes clean Markdown — four steps, about two minutes, no code.

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Cover: Make Any Site Look Expensive.
Setup guide · 2026-05-30

Make any site look expensive.

The free animation library nobody mentions. Find a GSAP demo, paste the link into Claude, make it yours — a $10,000 look for zero code and zero cost.

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Cover: Stop Claude Code from getting dumber.
Claude Code tip · 2026-05-19

Stop Claude Code from getting dumber.

Your context window rots. Three commands and one workflow that fix it — handoff.md, /context, and /statusline. Eight minutes from rot to clean session.

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Cover: Turn Claude Code into a swarm team.
Setup guide · 2026-05-11

Turn Claude Code into a swarm team.

Ruflo orchestrates 60+ specialized agents on top of Claude Code. Queens plan, tactical workers ship, your token bill drops thirty to fifty percent.

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Cover: Edit Any Video with Claude Code.
Setup guide · 2026-04-26

Edit any video with Claude Code.

The 3-step setup behind the video. Install path, edge cases, and the one paste-trap that sends most people back to Final Cut after 90 seconds.

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