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A journal of AI app development. Each entry: what I built, why, what broke, what I learned, and how AI helped bring it to life.

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Building an AI-Powered Video Clipper with an AI Co-Developer

June 15, 2025

Building an AI-Powered Video Clipper with an AI Co-Developer

Journey with me as I transformed a Python notebook for AI video clipping into a full-fledged, modular Streamlit application, leveraging an AI partner for 100% of the code refactoring, service creation, and UI development. Discover the power of an AI-First approach to building practical tools!

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Local PR Buddy For Better Code Insights Before You Push

June 13, 2025

Local PR Buddy For Better Code Insights Before You Push

Meet Local PR Buddy: Your AI co-pilot for Git! Get descriptions, reviews, improvement suggestions, and answers about your code changes locally, before you even create a Pull Request. Shift left and code smarter!

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From Fragile to Fortified: The n8n Production Playbook

June 10, 2025

From Fragile to Fortified: The n8n Production Playbook

Transform your n8n workflows from fragile prototypes to production-powerhouses. Master the four pillars: Security, Retries, Error Handling, and Version Control.

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code2prompt & Context7 are My Essential Duo for Supercharging AI Development in Google AI Studio

June 4, 2025

code2prompt & Context7 are My Essential Duo for Supercharging AI Development in Google AI Studio

Discover how code2prompt (for your codebase context) and Context7 (for external library docs) are my go-to tools for providing targeted information to LLMs like Gemini in Google AI Studio, enabling remarkably effective AI-First development.

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From CLI to Electron GUI - A SDLC Workflow Reimagined

June 3, 2025

From CLI to Electron GUI - A SDLC Workflow Reimagined

Discover how the Python 'ai-sdlc' CLI was transformed into SDLC a user-friendly graphical module in our Electron desktop app, by Google Gemini in under a days work. A look at AI-driven re-implementation and future integrations.

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Hyper-Efficient SEO Audits: A Workflow with Crawl4ai, LLMs, AI-Crafted Instructions, and Python

June 3, 2025

Hyper-Efficient SEO Audits: A Workflow with Crawl4ai, LLMs, AI-Crafted Instructions, and Python

Discover a powerful workflow combining Crawl4ai, Python, and LLMs (guided by AI-crafted System Instructions) to conduct rapid, insightful SEO audits. Uncover website strengths, weaknesses, and the truth behind expertise claims.

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n8n Community Spotlight: Unpacking the Popular 'AI Powered RAG Chatbot for Your Docs' n8n Workflow

June 2, 2025

n8n Community Spotlight: Unpacking the Popular 'AI Powered RAG Chatbot for Your Docs' n8n Workflow

Discover why the 'AI Powered RAG Chatbot for Your Docs' n8n workflow is a community favorite! Learn how it uses Google Drive, Gemini, and Qdrant to unlock your document knowledge.

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Top 10 Things to Know About Ollama to Get Up and Running Like a Local AI Power User

June 2, 2025

Top 10 Things to Know About Ollama to Get Up and Running Like a Local AI Power User

Unlock local AI! Master Ollama with these top 10 tips for installation, model management, customization, API use, RAG, and more. Become a local AI power user and supercharge your AI-First development.

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Level Up Your Vibe Coding with these 6 Essential Resources for AI Consultants & Developers

June 1, 2025

Level Up Your Vibe Coding with these 6 Essential Resources for AI Consultants & Developers

Boost your AI-First development with these 6 essential resources! Master vibe coding with MCPs, GitHub trends, rule directories, expert guidance (workflows.diy), boilerplates, and n8n automation.

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NVIDIA GPUs + Ollama for Unstoppable Local AI

May 31, 2025

NVIDIA GPUs + Ollama for Unstoppable Local AI

Unlock peak local AI performance! Discover why NVIDIA GPUs and Ollama are the dream team for AI-First developers, enabling private, powerful applications like my AI-built Desktop Assistant and n8n workflows.

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The Evolution of "Fluid Dev" and How Conversational AI (could be) the New IDE

May 29, 2025

The Evolution of "Fluid Dev" and How Conversational AI (could be) the New IDE

Discover 'Fluid Dev,' where conversational AI like Google Gemini transforms into your primary development environment, accelerating coding and shifting traditional IDEs to a supporting role. Embrace the future of developer velocity.

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Use AI as the Hammer and KISS Your Way to Fast, Disposable Problem-Solvers

May 28, 2025

Use AI as the Hammer and KISS Your Way to Fast, Disposable Problem-Solvers

Stop building mansions to hang a picture! Discover how to use AI as your 'hammer' for quick, simple, and disposable solutions, embracing the KISS principle for everyday coding problems.

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AI-Built & User-Ready in Less than 60 minutes - Gemini Codes the Image Reorder & Renumber App

May 27, 2025

AI-Built & User-Ready in Less than 60 minutes - Gemini Codes the Image Reorder & Renumber App

Discover how the Image Reorder & Renumber app (ImageSortAndSave.com) was built entirely by AI (Google Gemini), offering a powerful client-side solution for organizing and downloading your images. An AI-First development case study.

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Unlocking the Full Potential of n8n with Community Tips, Custom Workflow Techniques, and Avoiding Common Pitfalls

May 26, 2025

Unlocking the Full Potential of n8n with Community Tips, Custom Workflow Techniques, and Avoiding Common Pitfalls

Leverage insights from the n8n Reddit community! This post covers tips on reliable workflows, custom nodes, AI integration, data handling, HTTP errors, multi-tenancy, and more to enhance your n8n skills.

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Building Transparent & Fast AI Workflows in Google Sheets (For NON-Coders!)

May 25, 2025

Building Transparent & Fast AI Workflows in Google Sheets (For NON-Coders!)

Unlock rapid, transparent AI workflow development! Learn how Google Sheets & Apps Script, supercharged by AI code generation (even if you can't code!), can connect to OpenAI, Gemini, WordPress, Mailchimp, and more.

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My Evolving AI Power Stack: 30+ Tools Shaping Modern AI Solutions & Workflows

May 24, 2025

My Evolving AI Power Stack: 30+ Tools Shaping Modern AI Solutions & Workflows

Explore my updated arsenal of 30+ essential tools – from local LLMs on NVIDIA GPUs, versatile model access via OpenRouter & Perplexity, to n8n automation, NotebookLM, Vue3/Nuxt3, and core dev stacks – that power modern AI application development.

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How Workflows, Agents, MCP, and n8n are Building Smarter AI

May 24, 2025

How Workflows, Agents, MCP, and n8n are Building Smarter AI

Go beyond simple prompts. Discover how AI Workflows, Agents, the Model Context Protocol (MCP), and n8n are creating the next wave of intelligent, interconnected AI applications. Learn how n8n orchestrates it all.

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To RAG or Not to RAG? Navigating Million-Token Context Windows in Modern AI

May 24, 2025

To RAG or Not to RAG? Navigating Million-Token Context Windows in Modern AI

With LLMs boasting million-token context windows, is RAG still necessary? Explore when to 'just stuff it in' versus when advanced RAG techniques are crucial for truly intelligent AI.

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Why Nailing Your User Story is Non-Negotiable Before You Build

May 24, 2025

Why Nailing Your User Story is Non-Negotiable Before You Build

Don't let 'dev-before-design' sink your project! Learn why a solid user story is your best investment for efficient n8n workflows and AI-driven development. It's about solving the right problem, first.

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Tooling the AI Revolution with n8n: Why Codability & Integrability Are Your AI-First Pillars

May 23, 2025

Tooling the AI Revolution with n8n: Why Codability & Integrability Are Your AI-First Pillars

AI is here. Succeed with an AI-First approach using n8n. Discover how Codability & Integrability in tools are crucial for developers orchestrating AI-driven automation.

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OpenRouter: Your Key to AI Polyamory & Mastering Your LLM Harem

May 23, 2025

OpenRouter: Your Key to AI Polyamory & Mastering Your LLM Harem

Tired of LLM monogamy? OpenRouter.ai is your gateway to AI polyamory, making it a breeze to date, evaluate, and deploy a whole harem of AI models!

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Building PlantDex: An AI-Assisted MVP Journey with Vue 3, Supabase & Pinia

May 22, 2025

Building PlantDex: An AI-Assisted MVP Journey with Vue 3, Supabase & Pinia

Discover how PlantDex, a plant cataloging app, was built from the ground up using an AI-First approach with Vue 3, Pinia for state, and Supabase for the complete backend. A deep dive into AI-assisted development, a robust tech stack, and achieving a feature-rich MVP.

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How Supabase (BaaS) Powers PlantDex's Backend Magic

May 21, 2025

How Supabase (BaaS) Powers PlantDex's Backend Magic

Dive into Backend-as-a-Service (BaaS) and discover how Supabase provided PlantDex with a powerful, scalable, and developer-friendly backend for authentication, database, storage, and serverless functions, accelerating our AI-assisted development.

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15 Power Tips for AI-First Development in AI Studio

May 19, 2025

15 Power Tips for AI-First Development in AI Studio

Elevate your AI-First development with these 15 power tips for Google Gemini 2.5 Pro in AI Studio. Learn to master System Instructions, context, code generation, and multimodal inputs to achieve unprecedented efficiency and near-perfect execution.

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An AI's Near-Flawless Execution

May 18, 2025

An AI's Near-Flawless Execution

How this website was rebuilt in Vue 3 with an LLM delivering near-perfect code, thanks to a strong system prompt and my role as orchestrator. An 'AI First' success story.

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Taming Large Codebases with a Tkinter GUI for code2prompt

May 18, 2025

Taming Large Codebases with a Tkinter GUI for code2prompt

Building a Python Tkinter GUI to simplify using the `code2prompt` CLI for better LLM context generation from large projects.

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🎉 10,000+ Runs! Our n8n Workflow for Essential Multipage Web Scraping with Jina.ai Hits a Major Milestone!

May 18, 2025

🎉 10,000+ Runs! Our n8n Workflow for Essential Multipage Web Scraping with Jina.ai Hits a Major Milestone!

Big news! Our popular n8n workflow, the 'Essential Multipage Website Scraper with Jina.ai,' has been executed over 10,000 times! Discover how this tool solves common scraping headaches by simplifying data collection, converting pages to Markdown, and saving them directly to your Google Drive.

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Spotlight on Impact: My Most Popular n8n AI Automation Workflows by Visitor Count

May 18, 2025

Spotlight on Impact: My Most Popular n8n AI Automation Workflows by Visitor Count

Curious about which of my n8n AI automation workflows are getting the most views? Dive into this post for a ranked list by 'Total Visitors,' showcasing the templates making the biggest splash in the n8n community.

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Crafting a 3D Undersea World with Three.js and Anime.js

May 17, 2025

Crafting a 3D Undersea World with Three.js and Anime.js

Diving deep into Three.js and Anime.js to build an animated 3D aquatic world, complete with interactive creatures and ambient effects.

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My First Quasar App was a "Hello World" Adventure

May 16, 2025

My First Quasar App was a "Hello World" Adventure

Taking the first steps with the Quasar Framework, Vite, and TypeScript to build a not-so-simple "Hello World" SPA.

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Powering My Desktop AI Assistant with Web-Scale Knowledge by Integrating Crawl4AI for RAG

May 15, 2025

Powering My Desktop AI Assistant with Web-Scale Knowledge by Integrating Crawl4AI for RAG

Integrating Crawl4AI into an Electron/Vue3 AI assistant to build a powerful, local RAG system, overcoming Playwright challenges with Docker.

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Migrating My Vanilla JS Site to Vue 3 & Tailwind CSS

May 14, 2025

Migrating My Vanilla JS Site to Vue 3 & Tailwind CSS

Transforming an old-school vanilla JavaScript website into this sleek, modern Vue 3 SPA with a dynamic blog, powered by Vite, TypeScript, and Tailwind CSS.

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My Power Stack for Desktop AI is Electron, Vue, Ollama, FastAPI & Docker

May 13, 2025

My Power Stack for Desktop AI is Electron, Vue, Ollama, FastAPI & Docker

Discover how Electron, Vue 3, local Ollama, FastAPI, and Docker create a formidable stack for Desktop AI Assistants, with a twist: 100% of the app code was AI-generated!

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The Anatomy of a Desktop AI Assistant: Our Tech Stack & Feature Deep Dive

May 12, 2025

The Anatomy of a Desktop AI Assistant: Our Tech Stack & Feature Deep Dive

Explore the tech powering our 'Desktop AI Assistant' (Electron, Vue, Python/FastAPI, Docker, local Ollama & Kokoro TTS) for a truly local, multi-modal AI experience—all coded by AI!

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