I have tested GPT-6 Astra this week. It is a show horse, not a workhorse. Super fun to use and showy, does crazy good stuff, and design-wise it's the most interesting model I've run. But I don't know if I'd use it for a real day to day engineering/product work. It's not as trustw…↗

How to make your automated verification loop better than just QA. Simulate dogfooding with the compound engineering plugin /ce-dogfood command. Read how it works: thinkroom.kieranklaassen.com/d/njrS5TJhis↗

How to build a compounding knowledge base with just markdown files. The Compounding Knowledge Lifecycle in the Compound Engineering plugin explained: thinkroom.kieranklaassen.com/d/Yxr8tfwAVV↗

Claude doesn't do image generation. Except it does—just add a skill that connects Nano Banana Pro to your workspace. github.com/EveryInc/every… You're welcome.↗

Most agent architectures add a reviewer subagent to catch mistakes. You pay the cost twice: once to do the work, again to check it. Claude Skills flip this. They load domain expertise exactly when the agent needs it—during execution, not after. Real-time guidance, zero review ov…↗