Writing

Notes on building interfaces and the decisions behind them, plus experiments with AI agents and self-hosting.

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  1. 10 min read

    Building Ultima: a design system you can make your own

    Why I built Ultima for StyleX, and how Theme Studio lets you give its components your product's look.

  2. 9 min read

    When anyone can generate UI, what is a design system for?

    How I document design decisions so people and AI agents can apply them in product work.

  3. 4 min read

    How I’m building with AI agents right now

    The models and bots I’m using, how I turn ideas into tickets, and how much freedom I give my agents.

  4. 8 min read

    Building my own agent skills felt boring. So I gamified it.

    Why I gave my coding-agent workflows a fantasy theme, and how I use them to build software.

  5. 7 min read

    My self-hosted NAS: Docker, VPN failures, and safe updates

    A tour of my home infrastructure, from Docker stacks and VPN failures to digest-pinned updates and AI-assisted operations.