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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  ## The Eisenhower Matrix Said So We built …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 - …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …