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Notes from active work
Automation teardowns, implementation notes, and honest measurements from things we have shipped.
- BUILD NOTESAug 24, 2026
Building the /discuss assistant — the model was the easy part
The AI assistant on our own site: a deterministic scoping script, hard spend caps, layered rate limits, deletable transcripts, and a red-team suite that gates every release.
- #ai
- #build-notes
- #assistant
- AUTOMATION TEARDOWNJul 24, 2026
Automation Teardown #3 — professional services
New-inquiry intake for professional services firms: how we'd build the agent, what stays human, and honest sizing on the hours it saves.
- #automation
- #teardown
- #professional-services
- AUTOMATION TEARDOWNJul 21, 2026
Automation Teardown #2 — agencies
The Friday client report for agencies: how we'd build the agent, what stays human, and honest sizing on the hours it saves.
- #automation
- #teardown
- #agency
- AUTOMATION TEARDOWNJul 17, 2026
Automation Teardown #1 — recruiting
Application screening for recruiting and staffing teams: how we'd build the agent, what stays human, and honest sizing on the hours it saves.
- #automation
- #teardown
- #recruiting
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