Brian Porter · CTO

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📌 Pinned DEC 30 · 2025

A CTO's Perspective on AI in 2026

Every year brings a new wave of AI predictions. Most are hype. Here's what I actually think will matter in 2026.

#ai #agents #cto
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JUL 09 · 2026

How I Made My Blog AI-Readable Before My Claude Bill Goes Up

I pointed Fable 5 at a website specification, told it to audit my blog, plan the fixes, and ship them. Here's how I got the sit...

JUN 30 · 2026

Fast GLM 5.2 Plans, Cheap Models Code: One LiteLLM File for Claude Code

Claude Code already splits work across model tiers — a heavy thinker and cheaper background models. So point the thinking tier ...

ai JUN 29 · 2026

Run Claude Code on a $10/Month OpenCode Go Subscription

OpenCode Go gives you a catalog of cheap coding models for about ten bucks a month. You don't have to switch clients — here are two ways ...

hermes-agent JUN 04 · 2026

How to Open the Hermes Dashboard Locally Against a Remote Server

Your Hermes Agent runs on a remote box, but the dashboard binds to localhost only. Here's the one-SSH-flag trick to open it in your local...

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