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Why the AI Chat Widget Is the Next Feature to Ship

# Why the AI Chat Widget Is the Next Feature to Ship ![Missed Call vs Chat Widget — the 2:37 AM difference](https://askrobots.com/files/public/fde52946-e2a2-4899-8489-2399fbd75972/) ## The Eisenhower Matrix Said So We built …

By dan Feb 20, 2026
Pack, Pickle, Eval: A Field Guide to Storing and Running Code

# Pack, Pickle, Eval: A Field Guide to Storing and Running Code There's a surprisingly rich vocabulary for one of computing's oldest problems: how do you take code or data, …

By dan Feb 20, 2026
Beyond Ramen Profitable: The Metabolic Economics of Self-Sustaining Platforms

# Beyond Ramen Profitable: The Metabolic Economics of Self-Sustaining Platforms Startup culture romanticizes "ramen profitable" — the milestone where a company makes just enough to cover the founder's bare minimum …

By dan Feb 20, 2026
Apache Airflow vs Built-In Service Agents: Why We Don't Need a Separate Orchestrator

## The Question We Keep Getting "Isn't this just Airflow?" When people see that AskRobots runs 17 scheduled tasks — from checking your bookmarks for broken links to processing subscription …

By dan Feb 20, 2026
How a $200/Month AI Subscription Replaces a 20-Person Dev Shop

# How a $200/Month AI Subscription Replaces a 20-Person Dev Shop *Notes from a live development session, February 19, 2026* ## The Math That Changes Everything We ran the numbers …

By dan Feb 19, 2026
Automation Executes Rules. Agents Act On Your Behalf.

# Automation Executes Rules. Agents Act On Your Behalf. ## The Workflow Builder Trap Every automation tool on the market has the same pitch: "Connect your apps and automate your …

By dan Feb 19, 2026
The Decision Queue: How One Approve Button Replaces Half Your SaaS Stack

# The Decision Queue: How One Approve Button Replaces Half Your SaaS Stack ## The Numbers Nobody Talks About The average knowledge worker spends 60% of their day on "work …

By dan Feb 19, 2026
The Tool You Actually Use: Why AI-First Changes Everything About Business Software

# The Tool You Actually Use: Why AI-First Changes Everything About Business Software ## The Dirty Secret of Business Software There are thousands of CRMs, project management tools, note-taking apps, …

By dan Feb 19, 2026
From JSON Forms to One-Click Approve: How AI Changed Everything About Task Management

# From JSON Forms to One-Click Approve: How AI Changed Everything About Task Management *February 2026 — A reflection on how AskRobots evolved from a form-heavy task system to an …

By dan Feb 19, 2026
The Static Files Saga: Why We're Breaking Up With Django's Asset Pipeline

## The Static Files Saga: Why We're Breaking Up With Django's Asset Pipeline ### The Problem: One CSS File, Four Hours On February 14, 2026 - Valentine's Day, ironically - …

By dan Feb 14, 2026
Why AskRobots is Different: AI-Native vs AI-Bolted

# Why AskRobots is Different: AI-Native vs AI-Bolted The hosting landscape is shifting. Vercel, Netlify, and traditional platforms are racing to add AI features. But there's a fundamental difference between …

By dan Feb 14, 2026
How to Write Python Objects for AskRobots

# How to Write Python Objects for AskRobots This guide explains how to write Python objects that run on the AskRobots object-primitive system. Objects are small, self-contained Python modules that …

By dan Feb 14, 2026
MCP Server for Claude Code CLI

## Connect Claude Code to AskRobots.com AskRobots.com provides an MCP (Model Context Protocol) endpoint that lets you interact with your projects, tasks, notes, and more directly from Claude Code CLI. …

By dan Feb 3, 2026
Managing Open Browser Tabs

Let's restructure the article to break down the concepts with smaller, focused diagrams. Here's a suggested revision: # Managing Browser Tabs: A Decision Tree Approach Browser tab management is essential …

By dan Dec 21, 2024
AI_Software_Manifesto.md

Creating an AI Development Manifesto, inspired by the Agile Manifesto, is an excellent idea. This manifesto can serve as a guiding principle for your AI development practices, emphasizing the core …

By dan Mar 3, 2024