Starlette 1.0 has been released, and Simon Willison explores its new features by leveraging Claude’s skill‑building capabilities. He demonstrates how Claude can clone the Starlette repository, generate a comprehensive skill document with code examples, and even create a fully functional task‑management app complete with database, API endpoints, and Jinja2 templates—all generated and tested by Claude itself. The article highlights the practical benefits of integrating an LLM as a coding agent, showcases the new lifespan mechanism, and reflects on the growing popularity of Starlette as the foundation of FastAPI.
Infinite Monitor is an AI-powered dashboard builder that allows users to describe the widget they want in plain English, and an AI agent will write, build, and deploy it in real time. Each widget is a full React app running in an isolated iframe, offering flexibility and customization. Users can drag, resize, and organize these widgets on an infinite canvas for various applications like cybersecurity, OSINT, trading, and prediction markets.
The project supports multiple AI providers and offers features like dashboard awareness, live web search, and a widget marketplace. It prioritizes security with local-first storage and threat scanning.
The project supports multiple AI providers and offers features like dashboard awareness, live web search, and a widget marketplace. It prioritizes security with local-first storage and threat scanning.
Anthropic's AI reliability engineering team is leveraging Claude itself to identify and address issues within the system, but a fully automated approach isn't yet viable. While Claude excels at rapidly analyzing logs and identifying patterns – like detecting fraudulent account creation during a New Year's Eve incident – it frequently struggles with discerning correlation from causation. SREs remain crucial, providing the "scar tissue" of experience to interpret AI findings and prevent misdiagnosis. The article highlights the ongoing need for human oversight, even as AI tools become increasingly sophisticated, and warns against the potential for skill atrophy if reliance on AI becomes too great.
This article discusses the recent wave of AI-driven layoffs in the tech industry, with companies like Atlassian and Block citing AI automation as a key reason. It explores the growing debate between the Model Context Protocol (MCP) and APIs for connecting AI agents, with some developers favoring APIs for their simplicity and efficiency. The piece also highlights the increasing trend of using Mac Minis as dedicated hosts for AI agents, and the rapid growth of platforms like Replit and Claude, indicating a shift in how software is developed and deployed with the aid of AI.
This article details the updates to agent-shell version 0.47.1, a native Emacs mode for interacting with LLM agents powered by ACP. Key improvements include renaming 'claude-code-acp' to 'claude-agent-acp', support for new agents like Auggie, Cline, and GitHub Copilot, and experimental bootstrapped and resumable sessions. Enhancements have also been made to clipboard image handling, status display, image rendering, and table rendering. The update also introduces usage tracking, improved diffs, event subscriptions, and customizable context sources. The author encourages sponsorship to ensure the project's sustainability.
This article discusses how to effectively utilize Large Language Models (LLMs) by acknowledging their superior processing capabilities and adapting prompting techniques. It emphasizes the importance of brevity, directness, and providing relevant context (through RAG and MCP servers) to maximize LLM performance. The article also highlights the need to treat LLM responses as drafts and use Socratic prompting for refinement, while acknowledging their potential for "hallucinations." It suggests formatting output expectations (JSON, Markdown) and utilizing role-playing to guide the LLM towards desired results. Ultimately, the author argues that LLMs, while not inherently "smarter" in a human sense, possess vast knowledge and can be incredibly powerful tools when approached strategically.
Comprehensive guide to prompt engineering techniques for Claude's
latest models, including Claude Opus 4.6, Claude Sonnet 4.6, and
Claude Haiku 4.5. It covers foundational techniques, output
control, tool use, thinking, and agentic systems.
latest models, including Claude Opus 4.6, Claude Sonnet 4.6, and
Claude Haiku 4.5. It covers foundational techniques, output
control, tool use, thinking, and agentic systems.
This article explains the concept of 'skills' in the context of language models, detailing how to create and use them to enhance model capabilities. It covers the file structure, YAML configuration, and integration of scripts for task automation, providing a practical guide for developers.
Anthropic is clashing with the Pentagon over the military's use of its AI systems, particularly regarding autonomous weaponry and mass surveillance. A key point of contention arose when the Pentagon asked if Claude could be used to help intercept a nuclear missile, a request Anthropic resisted, raising concerns about unrestricted AI use and potential risks. OpenAI is also signaling it would take a similar stance.
Examples for common OpenSandbox use cases. Each subdirectory contains runnable code and documentation. Integrations and sandboxes are available for various tools and services like AI models, desktop environments, and web scraping.
