Productivity

I had become the postman between my agents and the business, so I built a small MCP service that lets agents ask people directly and took myself out of the loop.

AI-assisted app development can boost productivity, but it comes with challenges like inconsistent UI generation, unnecessary duplication, and prompt management issues. By organizing requirements in indexed files, generating standards documentation, and codifying rules with custom prompts, I streamlined my workflow and improved alignment across UI, functionality, and architecture.

Lessons from rebuilding a blog using AI tools — what worked, what didn’t, and why engineering fundamentals matter more than ever.