Recipes
Real workflows from working engineers. Each recipe stacks 1+ tools end-to-end and lists honest limitations — not just the happy path.
Setting a sane budget for AI coding tools as a working engineer
Stop guessing — concrete monthly numbers for solo devs, small teams, and consultancies.
Build a multi-agent team in OpenCode (or Claude Code) for your project
Architect → Developer → Tester → Reviewer chain. Same pattern works in both.
Air-gapped AI coding: Cline + Ollama on your laptop
Zero data leaves your machine. Run Qwen 3 Coder 32B locally; let Cline orchestrate.
When to reach for Cursor vs Claude Code (decision tree)
Both tools are great. They're great at different things. Here's how to pick in 30 seconds.
Migrating from GitHub Copilot to Cursor: 30-minute checklist
Move your config, key bindings, and ignore patterns. Keep Copilot for one week as backup.
Aider as a pre-commit hook: AI fixes your lint before you push
Wire Aider into pre-commit so failed linters/types auto-fix on commit. Zero wait, zero context-switch.
Claude Code + Linear MCP — turn tickets into PRs in one slash
Wire Claude Code's MCP support to Linear so /feature pulls a ticket, implements, opens a PR, and links back.