A First Agent That Reads One Inbox Over MCP
Connect a Nexo agent to Apple Mail over MCP and triage an inbox read-only by construction, where a fail-closed allow-list makes send and delete impossible.
Writing on software design, Ruby on Rails development, and AI convergence.
Where I share what I'm exploring in software development, Ruby on Rails, AI, and everything in between.
Agent is Model plus Harness: Getting to Know Nexo
Building a read-only email triage agent with Nexo, the new Ruby AI agent harness, one capability at a time across a multi-post series.
Testing GLM-5.2 on a Real Rails Upgrade
I used GLM-5.2 via Ollama Cloud and Oh-My-Pi to drive a Rails 6.1 to 8.1 upgrade — removing Node, moving to SQLite, and what the open model got right.
Building Modern Rails UI Without a JavaScript Framework
How Hotwire — Turbo Frames, Streams, full-page morph, and Stimulus — covers most of what a JavaScript framework was required for, and which tool to reach for.
Fragua: The AI Harness I Wanted for Rails
Why I'm building Fragua — a Rails app that orchestrates AI agents through the whole arc of building software, with the work kept visible throughout.