I gave my AI coding agent a council of experts to consult before it plans
I gave Claude Code an expert council: a table of personas, each backed by live library docs via Context7, that it convenes during planning.
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Leaving Lovable Cloud, Zero Downtime
How to migrate off Lovable Cloud onto self-managed Supabase, a VPS, and Cloudflare DNS with zero customer-visible downtime. The four hardest pieces and the sequence that worked.
The Claude Code Router Pattern
Custom Claude Code skills cost tokens on every turn, even the ones you don't invoke. Here's the router pattern that cut my catalog from 78 skills to 40 without losing a single workflow.
Claude CodeAI ToolingEngineeringProductivity
Android Architecture in 2025
Android architecture 2025: Jetpack Compose + MVVM + Hilt is the recommended stack. Practitioner guide to migration from Fragments, pitfalls, and Kotlin.
AndroidArchitectureJetpack Compose
Fractional CTO vs Full-Time CTO: How to Choose
Fractional CTO vs full-time CTO: compare cost, commitment, and coverage, then use a 5-question decision framework to pick the right model for your stage.
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What Is a Fractional CTO?
A fractional CTO is a senior engineering leader who works part-time with your startup. Here's when to hire one, what they do, and what to expect to pay.
LeadershipStartupsEngineering
Don't Make AI Your Crutch
AI-written code is efficient, but treating it as a magic bullet erodes skills and ships bugs. When to use AI, when to skip it, and how to keep it an assistant, not a crutch.
AIEngineeringBest Practices
Work Without Pull Requests
Pull requests can become a bottleneck in closed-source teams. Here is why, when to keep them, and how to move to code discussions without losing quality, speed, or trust.
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How to Build 10x Developers
Exceptional engineers can multiply a team's output. Here's what defines a 10x developer, and how to build and keep them through hiring, momentum, trust, and autonomy.
EngineeringTeamLeadership
Spot and Fix Messy Code
Messy code creeps in as teams and projects grow. Here are the warning signs that your codebase is deteriorating, and the concrete ways to get your developers back on track.
Code QualityBest PracticesEngineering
Kotlin Over Java for Android
Java on Android is a red flag: it signals outdated practices and pushes good engineers away. Why Kotlin wins, and how to migrate to it incrementally without a risky rewrite.
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