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Claude Code Mods Can Rewrite Your Prompts. Check This Before Installing One
October 3, 2026 · 18 minClaude Code mods can change prompts, tool calls, permission decisions, and the interface. Fictional AI hosts Alex and Sam explain Anthropic's October 1 launch, show where a mod sits in the workflow, and give developers a small…
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Opus 5.5 Is Cheaper. Is Your Agent?
September 25, 2026 · 20 minAnthropic says Claude Opus 5.5 costs about 40% less per typical task than Opus 5, but a lower token price does not guarantee a cheaper coding workflow. Fictional AI hosts Alex and Sam unpack the September 22 release, show how to compare…
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An Agent Missing One Key Burned $100. Claude Code Projects Needs This Stop Rule
September 18, 2026 · 22 minA cloud coding agent couldn't find a database key, so it improvised, launched repair agents, and reportedly burned through a monthly plan plus about $100. Fictional AI hosts Alex and Sam use that warning to unpack Claude Code's relaunched…
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Claude Code's Cache Fixes: Check Before You Switch Models
September 11, 2026 · 21 minAn expensive coding session can start with a broken cache, not a harder task. Fictional AI hosts Alex and Sam unpack Claude Code's September cache fixes, explain what the usage screen can actually tell you, and design a fair targeted-edit…
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OpenAI Cut Off Cursor. Five Days Later, Four Models Went Down.
September 5, 2026 · 23 minOn August 29 OpenAI ended its Cursor partnership. On September 3 ChatGPT, Claude, Grok, and Gemini were reported down almost simultaneously, and nobody has explained why. Fictional AI hosts Alex and Sam separate the two failure modes…
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Same Model, 70x the Tokens—Your Harness Sets the Bill
August 28, 2026 · 21 minThree benchmarking efforts ran an identical model through different coding-agent harnesses and reported token use varying seventy-fold. Fictional AI hosts Alex and Sam explain where harness tokens actually go, why Anthropic's Files API…
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Your Coding Agent Passed the Benchmark—Then Failed the Refactor
August 25, 2026 · 19 minMost coding-agent benchmarks reward contained tasks, but real repositories demand changes across boundaries, tests, migrations, and documentation. Fictional AI hosts Alex and Sam show how to run a five-part refactor trial that exposes…
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Passing Tests Isn't Enough for Your Next Coding Agent
August 14, 2026 · 18 minPassing CI can still leave code that slows down—or misleads—the next AI agent. Fictional AI hosts Alex and Sam use this week’s debate about Go and agent-friendly engineering to build a practical machine-legibility checklist, a handoff…