Guides

The harness: how we make AI agents build real software

The markdown files that turn a capable model into a reliable team, shown from our own repository.

Stop running everything on the biggest model

Plan with the expensive mind, build with the affordable hands. How we split work across Claude tiers.

Making AI write like a person

The style guide our agents load before touching customer-facing words, tell by tell.

Setting up Claude Code for a small business

Install it, write the one file that teaches it your business, and three tasks that prove it in an afternoon.

Clerk auth in a weekend

What Clerk is, when it's the right call, the happy path for a Next.js app, and the three mistakes everyone makes.

Deploying on Vercel without surprises

Projects, environments, and domains explained plainly, preview deploys as a habit, and the bill-shock traps to avoid.

A QA loop your agents can run

Screenshot, critique, iterate: the verification loop that makes an agent's claim of success worth something.

What connecting Claude to your business data looks like

What it is, what you can ask, and what it takes to set up. Toast is our first hosted connection.

How the $199 templates work

What's in the download, the Claude customization guide, and the done-for-you option.

Five numbers to check every Monday

The short list that predicts whether your week made money.

Reading your P&L without an accounting degree

The five lines that matter, what normal ranges look like, and what to do when one drifts.

Menu pricing that keeps up with your costs

How to cost out a dish, set margin targets by category, and raise prices without losing regulars.

The customer list you already have

Turning receipts and POS data into a usable regulars list, plus simple win-back outreach.

Choosing software your staff will actually use

An evaluation checklist for small business tools, the red flags to watch for, and why fewer systems wins.