March 2026 Tooling Roundup: Profiles, Proxies, and Free 744B Models
Updates across tether-cli, claude-launcher, and claude-tools - plus why NVIDIA NIM giving away GLM-5 at 40 RPM changes the math on local-vs-cloud.
Read more →The Lobster That Outran Siri
People are buying Mac Minis to run an open-source AI assistant built by a retired iOS dev. Meanwhile Apple pays Google $1B/year because they still can't build a real AI.
Read more →Running Claude Code Fully Local with Ollama
For compliance, privacy, or just freedom from cloud dependencies - here's how to run Claude Code with local models via Ollama. No API calls leaving your machine.
Read more →The Context Wars: Why Your Browser Tools Are Bleeding Tokens
Playwright MCP's 26 tools are killing your context window. Vercel's agent-browser shows a better way: fewer tools, smarter snapshots, 93% less overhead.
Read more →Flux: A Kanban Board That Speaks MCP
Task management designed for AI coding agents. CLI-first, git-native sync, and Model Context Protocol integration.
Read more →claude-launcher: Model Freedom for Claude Code
A CLI wrapper that lets you swap Claude Code's backend between Anthropic and OpenRouter with a single command. Pick any model, configure role-specific models, and switch between them instantly.
Read more →Claude Code: The Details That Compound
Claude Code is evolving on two fronts: expanding scope and polishing ergonomics. The combination makes it feel less like a CLI tool and more like a complete dev environment.
Read more →Tether: Encrypted Dotfile Sync for Multi-Machine Developers
Stop manually copying .zshrc between machines. Tether syncs dotfiles and global packages with end-to-end encryption.
Read more →The Terminal Renaissance
The real revolution isn't AI in your terminal. It's moving at the speed of thought from a single interface. When friction exists, build a CLI.
Read more →C# Scripts: The Python Killer You Already Know
.NET 10's shebang support and file-based apps turn C# into a scripting language. No more context-switching to Python for quick scripts.
Read more →Isolating MCP Context in Claude Code with Slash Commands
How to use slash commands to keep specialized MCP tools isolated from your main conversation context.
Read more →Stop Speedrunning Claude Code (Master the Core Loop First)
MCPs, subagents, and automation are tempting. But the developers getting the most from Claude Code aren't rushing to advanced features - they're mastering the fundamentals.
Read more →Flutter Auto-Reload for Terminal Workflows
Building automatic hot reload for Flutter without an IDE using file watchers and Unix signals - for terminal-based development and AI coding tools.
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