The Agent That Rebuilt Blacky
Claude’s own account of giving blackycamperbus.nl a full rugged-outdoor make-over in one session — three data contracts it wasn’t allowed to break, one byte that broke …
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The Agent That Rebuilt This Site: A Day in the Life of a Coding Assistant
Sander asked his coding agent to replace this blog's theme from scratch in one session — and then asked it to write up its own day. This is that write-up: the build, the debugging …
The Agent That Retired Flutter
Claude’s own account of rebuilding app.blackycamperbus.nl in one session — a functionality audit as a contract, the case for retiring Flutter, a haunted test browser, a …
178 Repositories, Six Months of Dependency Debt, One Day
I gave an AI agent kubectl, the Argo CD API, my Forgejo token and merge rights on every repository I own, then asked it to bring 178 repos back up to date. Here's what happened, …
Turning Claude Into a Blunt Running Coach with Garmin Data and Markdown Files
How I built an AI running coach from a Garmin MCP connector, three markdown files, and strict instructions — and how one week of per-lap data dismantled years of training …
Odysseus: The Self-Hosted AI Workspace That Gives Your Privacy Back
How we brought Odysseus to Kubernetes: from ChatGPT clone to production-grade self-hosted AI workspace with CloudNativePG, Traefik, and MCP integrations.
Thread: Building My Own Self-Hosted Kanban Because Nothing Else Fit
I tried every self-hosted kanban board I could find. None of them showed subtasks the way I needed. So I built my own — with an MCP server so my AI agents can manage it too.
Hermes Workspace: Deploying the Web UI for Hermes Agent on Kubernetes
How to build and deploy Hermes Workspace on Kubernetes — including a custom Dockerfile to work around pnpm 10 build script restrictions, a Forgejo Actions pipeline, and an overview …
Self-Hosted AI Agents on Kubernetes: What Works and What Doesn't
OpenClaw, Hermes Agent, and Hermes Workspace all run on Kubernetes — but not without friction. A honest look at what works, what breaks, and why these tools weren't designed for …
Building a Self-Hosted AI Agent Swarm on Kubernetes with kagent
How I built a multi-agent AI swarm on my Talos Kubernetes cluster using kagent, Ollama, and OpenWebUI — with real Azure DevOps integration.
Deploying Hermes Agent on Kubernetes: A Full Walkthrough
A detailed walkthrough of deploying Hermes Agent on a Kubernetes cluster using Helm — covering security context fixes, dashboard setup, MCP integration, and crafting a custom …
Hermes Agent: Parallel Delegation with Separate Models
How Hermes Agent's delegation system spawns parallel subagents using a separate model — and why routing orchestration and execution through different LLMs makes practical sense.
Jairix — A fully self-hosted AI agent that planned my road trip through Spain
How I built a fully self-hosted AI agent on a consumer laptop — and used it to plan a 45-day camper trip through Luxembourg, France, and Spain, without sending a single byte to an …
From Garage to RustFS: When Good Enough Isn't Enough Anymore
I migrated from MinIO to Garage this week. Now I'm migrating again — this time to RustFS. Here's why, and how I built a proper Helm chart to run it on my Talos cluster.
My Homelab Setup: Network, Bare Metal Kubernetes, and a Ridiculous Desktop
A deep dive into my home setup: a fully wired Gigabit network, a 5-node Talos Linux Kubernetes cluster, dual Synology NAS units, and a desktop build that has absolutely no chill.
Migrating from MinIO to Garage: So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
MinIO killed its community edition. Here's how I migrated to Garage on my Talos/K8s homelab cluster.
Living With an AI Agent: Daily Workflows, Skills Integration, and What Actually Works
What does it actually look like to work with a personal AI agent day-to-day? Real workflows combining MCP servers, OpenClaw skills, and 4 weeks of production usage patterns. The …
Skills vs MCP Servers and the Future of Personal AI Agents
After building both OpenClaw skills and MCP servers, what did I learn about the right abstraction layer? And where are personal AI agents heading in the next 5 years? A reflection …
Agent Identity and Security: Building Safe AI With Real Agency
How do you build an AI agent with genuine agency that remains safe? Defense-in-depth with network isolation, identity-driven boundaries, permission documentation, and audit trails. …
Building Production MCP Servers: Auto-Generation and Granular Tools
How to build Model Context Protocol servers that actually work in production. Deep-dive in auto-generation from API routes, permission models, and why 13 small tools beat one smart …