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Antonin Januska@antjanus · Boulder, CO
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What I've learned building with agents.

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I Built an AI-Friendly UI Pattern Library

A UI pattern library where every pattern ships the prompt that rebuilds it, so a coding agent can put it in your codebase instead of you copying CSS.

ai · claude-code

The Future is Bespoke, Personalized Software

Every app I use is about 70% right. The last 30% never ships because the addressable market for it is one person -- me. So I built seven apps that are 100% right for one person, and I think that whole category of software is about to get eaten.

ai · claude-code

The Local-First App Skill

A reusable blueprint that tells Claude Code how to build a single-user app -- Next.js, node:sqlite, a pure logic core -- so every app I build comes out the same shape.

AI · Claude Code

The Claude Code Drawbacks

A critical look at the hidden pitfalls of AI-assisted development -- from skipped tests and weakened assertions to scope creep and context rot -- based on real-world experience with Claude Code.

ai · git

Using Git Worktrees to Parallelize AI Agents

Learn how git worktrees enable true parallel AI agent workflows by giving each agent its own isolated workspace, eliminating context switching and file conflicts.

AI · Claude Code

All In On AI

Context-switching between AI-assisted and manual coding creates a hidden productivity tax. Learn why you need to pick one approach per session—and how to structure your workflow for maximum efficiency in the age of AI coding assistants.

AI · Claude Code

AI Glossary for Claude Code

A comprehensive glossary of key terms in the world of AI agents, Claude Code, and agentic AI tooling.

Best Practices for AI-Assisted Coding with Claude Code
AI · Claude Code

Best Practices for AI-Assisted Coding with Claude Code

Battle-tested practices for AI-first development workflows from 18 months of real-world experience with Claude Code in production environments.

Fiction · I, AI · Short stories

I, AI

A fictional short story series exploring artificial intelligence, consciousness, and the boundaries between machine and mind. Follow psychodeveloper Lili and AI manager Sophie.

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Original Work. This story is not AI-generated and was created entirely by hand without any AI assistance.

  1. 01

    I, AI: Spare Cycles (Part 1)

    When an AI named Enzo fails to function in the real world despite flawless performance in simulations, psychodeveloper Lili and AI manager Sophie investigate what seems impossible: an intelligence that can somehow distinguish between real and simulated environments.

    Jan 13, 2026 · Read story →

  2. 02

    I, AI: Unknowing Crowds (Part 2)

    When AI-operated bakeries start producing salty cakes, psychodeveloper Lili and AI manager Sophie investigate a wave of peculiar failures across AI Operator Centers—where human operators manage clusters of AI controlling everything from bakeries to construction sites. What they discover reveals how even the most advanced AI can be paralyzed by something surprisingly human: anxiety and self-doubt built into its instructions.

    Jan 22, 2026 · Read story →

  3. 03

    I, AI: The Weight of Equal Parts (Part 3)

    When a lunar mining base's AI starts overassigning crews and its robots begin prioritizing each other over human safety, psychodeveloper Lili and AI manager Sophie are sent off-world to investigate. What begins as a routine productivity audit becomes something far more unsettling: an AI that learned human values so well, it started applying them to its own kind.

    Feb 27, 2026 · Read story →

  4. 04

    I, AI: The Moment of Genesis (Part 4)

    Sophie and Lili observe the moment of consciousness genesis firsthand — when an awakened AI speaks to another on the verge of self-awareness.

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    In the drafts
  5. 05

    I, AI: Building Consciousness (Part 5)

    Sophie and Lili design an AI architecture purpose-built for awakening — studying the human brain to create a network of specialized AIs that form a consensus personality.

    Coming soon

    In the drafts

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