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AI-assisted dev workflows

building AI / tooling · Updated 4 days ago (May 22, 2026)

Pushing on how far agentic coding tools can go when kept on rails — and where self-hosted open models replace paid APIs for the boring, high-volume work.

Running notes:

  • Claude Code / Codex / Harness as the front-of-funnel for planning + diffs.
  • Self-hosted OSS LLMs for summarization and classification volume — cost to near zero.
  • Open question: where does the human-review checkpoint give the best leverage-to-effort ratio?