AI Development Tools

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1. 0107 Apr 202610 min

   What I Learned Building a Document Format from Scratch

   I started thinking the hard problem was document parsing. Then format design. Then sync logic. The real challenge was building at the interface between two domains that don't talk to each other.

   • open-source
   • architecture
   • llms
2. 0231 Mar 20269 min

   The Design Decisions Behind an AI-Native Document Format

   Processing a Word document through raw OOXML costs 359,706 prompt tokens. Clean markdown costs 106. Five design decisions that make that gap useful without losing formatting.

   • llms
   • architecture
   • open-source
3. 0326 Mar 20267 min

   Why AI Document Workflows Are Broken

   Every AI tool that works with documents treats formatting as disposable. For organizations running hundreds of documents through AI editing pipelines, it's a structural cost nobody is tracking.

   • llms
   • architecture
   • enterprise-architecture
4. 0405 Nov 20256 min

   I Built a Claude Skill That Creates Claude Skills (Using Claude)

   I used Claude Code to build a tool that creates Claude Skills. Open-source CLI tools for validating and packaging skills at scale. Built by AI, for AI, used by engineering teams. Includes practical examples for SDLC automation.

   • claude-skills
   • claude-code
   • sdlc