The 12-Factor Agent: Best Practices for Building Reliable LLM Applications
Dex from HumanLayer outlines 12 essential principles for building reliable AI agents. These best practices resonated deeply with my own agent development experience.
The Groff Dev Blog
Matthew Groff's musings on full-stack web software engineering and more.
Pydantic AI + Vercel AI SDK: My Favorite Tech Stack for Building AI Agents
How and why I combine Pydantic AI with Vercel AI SDK to build AI agents. Learn to connect Python Pydantic AI backends to TypeScript frontends with streaming, tool calling, and MCP servers. Example GitHub repo included.
Announcing My First eBook: Build Your First MCP Server
Today I'm excited to announce the release of my first eBook - a beginners guide to building Model Context Protocol servers that wrap existing APIs for AI agents.
Building a Simple MCP Server with Bun - Easily Wrap Any Existing API
Learn how to create a complete MCP server in a single TypeScript file using Bun. This tutorial shows you how to wrap the Petfinder API with OAuth authentication, making it perfect for both humans and LLMs to understand and modify.
YouTube Short - Recommended Tech Stacks for LLM Development
My recommendations for tech stacks that work well with LLMs: React (Vite/Next), TypeScript, Python, Tailwind, Shadcn, and Ruby on Rails.
Is Your AI Agent Vulnerable?
Overview of the Jira “Agent Flayer” attack and practical steps: disable auto-run, inventory/approve MCP servers (e.g., Atlassian MCP), avoid untrusted ticket routes.
YouTube Short - When GPT-5 Needs A Little Nudge
A quick demonstration of how sometimes GPT-5 needs a little encouragement to follow instructions properly.
Agentic Coding Assistants: August 2025 Recommendations
Practical recommendations for working with Agentic Coding Assistants code effectively in August 2025: planning with GPT-5, when to code with GPT-5 vs Claude, watching chain-of-thought, and choosing stable tech.
GPT-5 First Impressions
Early notes from using GPT-5 in Cursor: stricter user rules needed and performance tradeoffs between default and fast modes.
GPT-5 Launch Highlights
OpenAI launches GPT-5 with 400K context window, competitive pricing, and claims to be the best coding model today. Here are the key highlights and comparisons with Anthropic's offerings.
Automating PRDs to GitHub Issues: How Reasoning Models Saved Me a Ton of Time
Learn how to leverage reasoning models like o1 or o3-mini to generate comprehensive PRDs and automatically convert them into actionable GitHub issues.
Cursor Tip: Using o3-mini and Claude 3.5 Sonnet Together
How to effectively combine o3-mini and Claude 3.5 Sonnet in Cursor for optimal coding workflow.
Running DeepSeek R-1 Distilled Locally: A Game Changer
My experience running the DeepSeek R-1 distilled Qwen 32B model locally on a single RTX 4090, and how it compares to cloud-based alternatives.
Reality Check: Distilled Models ≠ Full Model
Understanding the performance gap between distilled and full versions of DeepSeek R1, and why it matters.
U.S. AI Policy Changes and the $500B Stargate Announcement
Major shifts in U.S. AI policy and a massive new infrastructure investment signal changing priorities in artificial intelligence development.
2025 Prediction
What will be the hot AI topics in 2025?
LLama 3.2 Released
Meta released Llama 3.2 and its ready for edge and mobile devices, along with a new vision model.
When to Code, When to Use LLMs: Striking the Right Balance for Efficiency
Learn how to efficiently balance traditional coding with the use of Large Language Models (LLMs) to solve problems effectively. Discover strategies to optimize processes like web scraping, saving time and resources by knowing when to code and when to leverage AI.
Free Download! Knowledge Graphs - Article + LLM = Cypher Queries
Getting a Cypher Query from an Article using a Large Language Model.
Extracting Insights from Articles using Groq and Llama 3.1
I will explain how and why I use Groq and Llama 3.1 to extract insights from articles.
SALTE: Semi-Autonomous Linux Task Executor
Comparing Ollama w/ Mixtral vs GPT-4 vs Claude 3 Opus for my command line application SALTE: Semi-Autonomous Linux Task Executor
Ingesting PDFs using OpenAI GPT-4 Vision
Being smart about how we ingest PDFs is crucial. Here's how I used OpenAI's GPT-4 Vision to convert them to Markdown.
Crafting a Typescript NPM package with Bun - Function Agents
Here's how I crafted a Typescript NPM package with Bun called Function Agents.
Crafting an Email-based AI Customer Service System Using Azure Functions & GPT-4
Explore how the synergy of Azure Functions, Node.js, and OpenAI's GPT-4 can revolutionize email customer support. Dive into the step-by-step process of building a responsive AI Customer Service Agent.
OpenAI Chat Completion's API Function Calling - JavaScript Example
A code example of how to use the new Chat Completion Function Calling API with JavaScript (Bun and Express)
Introducing Next-Rails CLI
I made an npm package called next-rails that gives the power and syntax of the Rails CLI to Next.js applications.
Step by Step: Create a Chatbot with OpenAI & Next.js & Postgres For Free
Learn how to create a chatbot with OpenAI, Next.js, and Postgres for free.
How to store and query your own data using OpenAI Embeddings and Supabase
Learn how to store and query your own data using OpenAI Embeddings and Supabase
Bridging the Gap Between Next.js and Rails: Introducing the next-rails npm Package
In this post, I introduce next-rails, a new npm package I developed to bring the efficiency of Rails-like features to Next.js, aimed at improving your full-stack development experience.
How to Run an AI Scraping Hub for Under $10 a Month
By taking full advantage of generous free tiers of cloud services, you can run a scraping hub for under $10 a month.
Scraping with Cloudflare Workers and OpenAI
How and why I made a scraper with Cloudflare Workers and OpenAI's API
Scraping with Next.js and React Server Components
How I made a web scraper using a React Server Component in a Next.js app.
Creating a Live Estimation App with ChatGPT - Part 2
Prompting ChatGPT to help me create a Live Estimation App with Next.js and Supabase.
Creating a Live Estimation App with ChatGPT - Part 1
Prompting ChatGPT to help me create a Live Estimation App with Next.js and Supabase.
Ask Anything from your Bash Terminal with OpenAI.
Interact with OpenAI's GPT-4 model directly from your bash terminal for quick answers to your questions.
Leveraging Git Hooks in Monorepos with Mookme.
An advanced Git hook solution for monorepos, similar to Husky.
Eliminating Unnecessary Rerenders in React.
useMemo, useState, useEffect, and useReducer are all you need to eliminate all unnecessary rerenders in React.
Creating a custom React Hook for clicking outside the component.
How I revived a four-year-old React Class Component and turned it into a React Hook.
How to make a GraphQL API with Ruby on Rails.
Explaining step by step how to make a GraphQL API with Ruby on Rails.
Creating a GPT Test Generator Bun App with AI Assistance.
Learn how I built a GPT Test Generator Bun app with ChatGPT.
Save Time Writing Unit Tests with ChatGPT and Cypress.
Copying and pasting to ChatGPT to generate Cypress Component Tests.
How To Make An Apollo Server With Bun.
Apollo Server used to be exclusive to Node.js, not anymore. Here's how to make an Apollo Server with Bun.
How To Make An Express Server With Bun.
Express used to be exclusive to Node.js, not anymore. Here's how to make an Express Server with Bun.
How To Make A GraphQL Server With Bun.
Using Honojs with Bun to host a GraphQL Server.