Pillar 01 · 9 posts
AI How-To
Step-by-step tutorials for specific AI workflows. Practical guides for ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and the broader AI tool stack.
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Model Context Protocol: How MCP Connects AI to Your Tools
Model Context Protocol is the open standard letting AI models call tools, query databases, and read files without writing custom glue code per integration.
How to Keep an AI Agent Reliable When Its Tool Calls Fail
A practical guide for AI builders on designing fault-tolerant tool-calling agents. Retry strategies, fallback chains, error budgets, and observability that keep agents productive.
5 Things Every AI Builder Should Ship Before 2026 Ends
A prioritized checklist of what separates AI builders who ship from those who stall. Five concrete artifacts to get out the door before December 2026.
Build a Daily AI News Brief in 325 Lines of Python
Ship a complete Collect, Synthesize, Deliver AI news pipeline in 325 lines of Python, running on a $5 VPS for under $0.15 per month.
AI Agents Explained: What They Are and How to Build One
AI agents autonomously perform tasks using reasoning, tools, and memory. Learn what they are, how they work, and build your first one with MCP in 2026.
How to build an AI inbox: triage 200 emails in 10 minutes (2026)
A practical walkthrough for triaging a 200-email inbox in under 10 minutes using Claude, an MCP server for Gmail, and a four-bucket system prompt. Real workflow, real prompts.
How to set up your first AI agent with MCP tools (2026)
A practical eight-step walkthrough for setting up your first AI agent using Model Context Protocol servers. Install, test, extend, deploy.
How to build a working app in 7 days using only AI (no dev team)
A day-by-day plan to ship a working web app in seven days using Claude Code, Cursor, Next.js, Supabase, and Vercel. The exact stack and the prompts that move it forward.
How to use Claude for research without hallucinations (2026)
Eight patterns that cut Claude's hallucination rate to near zero on research work: ground truth, retrieval, citation rules, uncertainty flags, browse mode, and double-check loops.
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