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Live at JSNation in Amsterdam, Scott, Wes, and CJ break down Cloudflare’s acquisition of VoidZero, the company behind Vite, Vitest, Rolldown, and Oxc. They dig into why this is genuinely exciting, not scary, covering what it means for the open source tooling you already use, Cloudflare’s growing tip-to-tail stack, and why infrastructure might be the one thing LLMs can never sherlock
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax! Live from JS Nation Amsterdam
00:35 The Big News: Cloudflare Acquires VoidZero
01:06 First Reactions: Is This a Good Thing?
01:57 Vite+ Overview: Who’s Using It
03:07 Why Would Cloudflare Want This?
03:38 The Void Framework: Cloudflare’s Vite Plugin
04:31 VoidZero’s Void Hosting Product (Built on Cloudflare)
04:53 Cloudflare Now Has Everything: Tip to Tail
05:57 What Cloudflare Is Still Missing (Auth)
06:20 Infrastructure as the Last LLM Frontier
07:27 Vendor Lock-In: The Trade-Off Worth Making?
08:09 Wrangler is Bad.
09:00 Vite’s Impact on Web Dev
09:22 AI Acquiring Engineers: What It Says About the Industry
10:10 Behind the Scenes: Who Knew Before the Announcement
10:40 Recap: Everything Stays Open Source, MIT Licensed
11:06 The $1M Vite Ecosystem Fund
11:35 Wrap Up
12:14 Brought to you by Sentry.io
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Scott and Wes sit down with Jake Archibald from Mozilla to unpack how web standards actually get made at Firefox. From browser features and developer feedback to the drama around the Prompt API. They discuss Interop 2026, the future of web APIs, and what it’s really like shaping the web after a career spanning both Google and Mozilla.
Show Notes
00:00 The Importance of Sunscreen
02:29 Welcome to Syntax!
04:35 Transitioning from Google to Mozilla
06:00 Brought to you by Sentry.io
06:43 Mozilla’s Current Position and Development Priority
HTML Sanitizer API
08:35 Feature Implementation and Developer Feedback
13:12 JPEG XL and AVIF: The Future of Image Formats
18:06 Balancing User Features and Web Standards
20:56 Navigating the AI Translation Dilemma
23:03 Understanding the Prompt API Controversy
32:56 Rethinking the Future of Prompt APIs
39:00 Exploring Local Models and User Control
44:04 The State of Firefox DevTools
45:42 Browser Stability and Developer Editions
47:39 Introduction to the Heading Offset API
51:14 Interop APIs and Their Importance
Headingoffset & Headingreset attributes
54:10 Developer Feedback and Browser Features
Developer Signals
58:05 Animating Display None and Its Challenges
01:00:44 HTML and Canvas: Opportunities and Concerns
01:04:01 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs
Sick Picks
Scott:
Wes:
Jake:
Clues by Sam
Shameless Plugs
Scott:
Wes:
Jake:
Bluesky
Mastodon
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LinkedIn
YouTube
X
Insatgram
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Scott and Wes sit down with Ben Vinegar, former Syntax GM and founder of Modem.dev, to geek out over terminal-maxxing, from SSH-based development and tmux workflows to AI-powered coding agents. Ben also demos two of his open source tools: Hunk, a slick terminal code reviewer with 4k+ GitHub stars, and TermDraw, a terminal-based diagramming tool that posts directly to your agent.
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
00:49 Introduction to Modem and AI Project Management
01:40 Exploring Terminal Usage and Productivity
04:26 Setting Up Remote Development Environments
08:38 The Power of TMUX in Development
11:20 What makes TMUX splitting different?
12:46 Integrating AI with Terminal Workflows
14:56 The Future of Terminal Applications
17:31 Balancing GUIs and Terminal Interfaces
getfresh.dev
Ben’s talk at AI Engineer Miami
24:39 Navigating Development Tools and Environments
26:44 The Balance of Security and Convenience in Coding
30:27 Cautionary Tales: The Risks of YOLO Mode
33:53 Innovative Tools for Enhanced Coding Experience
34:09 Hunk: Terminal code review.
41:39 TermDraw: A New Way to Visualize Code and Ideas
46:22 The Dynamics of Open Source Contributions
48:31 Visualizing Code: Tools and Techniques
50:54 Podcasting and Editing Processes
State of Agentic Coding.
Podguy: Agent-driven post-production workflow for video podcasts
56:23 Introducing Modem: A Product Intelligence Platform
01:01:39 Connecting Feedback to Product Development
01:03:15 Sick Picks
Sick Picks
Ben: Nirvanna: The Band - The Show - The Movie, Timecrimes
Shameless Plugs
Ben: https://modem.dev/
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On this episode, Scott and Wes dig into the messy reality of modern front-end work, from struggling to find skilled devs and navigating team chaos to questioning code quality, testing, and even whether AI is stealing the joy of programming.
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax
01:06 The Challenge of Finding Skilled Front-End Developers
05:11 Understanding Design Mode and Its Applications
10:33 Navigating Team Dynamics and Code Quality
12:37 The Importance of Testing Strategies
13:39 Learning and Growing as a Developer
18:11 Consolidating Multiple Animation Libraries
21:16 Draw UI with Code Only
22:38 Avoiding Interview Scams
26:40 Embracing Change in Tech Careers
32:21 Why People Don’t Do Software Updates
41:04 AI Kills my Joy of Programming
49:18 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs
Sick Picks
Scott:
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Wireless Carplay Adapter
Wes:
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Scott:
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Wes:
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Scott and Wes react to the freshly released State of AI 2026 survey, covering everything from skyrocketing AI adoption and the rise of coding agents to the pain points, job security fears, and big philosophical questions developers are wrestling with right now.
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
00:06 Introduction to the State of AI in Web Development
02:47 Survey Insights: AI Coding Adoption and Sentiment
06:55 Models and Providers: Usage and Sentiment Analysis
09:14 Paid Agent Usage: Who’s Paying for What?
11:31 Agents and Assistants.
15:21 Personal Experiences with AI Tools
20:33 Paid Agent Usage
22:36 Programming Languages: Trends in AI Coding
23:54 Image Generation Tools: A Shift in Usage
26:48 The Evolution of Image Generation Tools
28:44 The Future of Video Generation
29:42 AI in App Development
30:54 Code Review Tools
31:27 Brought to you by Sentry.io
34:59 AI’s Role in Code Generation and Review
35:50 The Financial Impact of AI Tools
38:03 Local AI: Trends and Misconceptions
41:28 AI Risks and Pain Points
45:13 User Sentiment Towards AI
48:44 The AI Bubble: Current Perspectives
50:52 Survey Insights and Future Directions
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Scott and Wes sit down with Alex Sexton and Amadeus De Marzi from Pierre Computer to dig into the gnarly performance challenges behind building blazing-fast code review tools, covering virtualization, progressive rendering, and why GitHub’s UI feels so sluggish. They also chat about how major AI coding tools like Claude, Codex, and Cursor are adopting Pierre’s diffs library, plus the role of web components, benchmarking, and what it takes to build “VS Code 2.0.”
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
04:00 The Need for Better Infrastructure
05:53 Understanding Diffs and Trees
diffs.com
Trees by the Pierre Computer Co
08:16 Performance Challenges in Code Review
10:49 Virtualization Techniques for Smooth Scrolling
15:04 In-Page Find and Virtualization Limitations
17:00 Browser Limitations and Content Visibility
19:29 Progressive Rendering and Syntax Highlighting
23:05 Tools and Techniques for Performance Testing
33:35 Optimizing Performance with AI
36:31 Mastering Auto Research for Efficiency
42:00 Exploring Web Components and State Management
44:05 Innovations in Rendering and Virtualization
49:12 Business Insights and Future Directions
53:58 Sick Picks
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Wes and Scott talk about the foundational decisions that make AI-assisted coding actually work—database schemas, validation, routing, CSS structure, and more. They explore why consistency matters more than specific tools, and how a little upfront planning can keep agents from turning your codebase into chaos.
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
03:19 Planning your database schema before AI touches it
06:08 Picking a validation strategy that won’t drift
07:18 Mapping your routing structure and auth flow
08:48 Brought to you by Sentry.io
10:52 Locking in your CSS methodology and UI framework
13:31 Choosing how your client and server communicate
15:03 Creating a folder structure agents can follow
16:16 Don’t be afraid to switch up your AI setup later
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Wes and Scott talk about whether AI can actually create good design, or if it just remixes the same patterns over and over. They dig into AI-generated UX, design systems, YouTube thumbnails, Google’s design.md spec, programmatic design, and the tools designers are actually using today.
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
03:20 Can AI actually make you creative?
08:52 Why AI-generated YouTube thumbnails all look the same
10:34 Can good design be extrapolated from patterns?
13:46 Google’s design.md and AI steering documents
16:57 Can AI make good UX?
19:37 Brought to you by Sentry.io
21:03 Can good design be programmatic?
23:57 Can AI optimize design for outcomes and conversions?
27:40 Should designers use AI to enhance their work?
32:41 The AI design tools people are actually using
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Scott and Wes are joined by Jonny Burger, creator of Remotion, to talk about the explosion of programmatic video, going from 125k to 800k installs per day, and how AI and a new HTML-in-Canvas Chrome spec are changing the game. They dig into monetization, the wild world of video slop, motion graphics workflows, and the new Media Bunny tool.
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
Remotion has skills!
02:20 Monetization Strategies and Sustainability
Remotion Pro
04:40 The Impact of AI on Video Creation
07:46 User Demographics and Use Cases
09:49 The Future of Video Editing Workflows
13:14 HTML in Canvas: A Game Changer
16:17 Technical Challenges and Innovations
18:44 Brought to you by Sentry.io
19:09 The Future of Remotion and Community Feedback
22:59 Rendering CSS Animations and Performance Optimization
27:05 The Underworld of Video Slop
29:12 Transition to Media Bunny
remotion.dev/docs/mediabunny/
33:50 Motion Graphics Workflow
39:42 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs
Sick Picks
Jonny: ENTTEC DMX to USB Interface
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Scott and Wes break down the “Mini Shai-Hulud” supply chain attack that compromised TanStack and other popular npm packages through a clever GitHub Actions cache poisoning exploit; a self-propagating worm that stole credentials and persisted through Claude Code hooks and VS Code tasks. They also cover how developers can protect themselves using pnpm’s security defaults, dev containers, and other practical defenses.
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
00:25 Understanding the Shai-Hulud Worm
Post Mortem of Shai Hulud Attack
02:47 Mechanics of the Attack: GitHub Actions and Cache
How the attack happened
Who Was Involved in the Attack
Several npm latest releases are compromised
Socket.dev
Step Security
05:44 Brought to you by Sentry.io
06:09 Propagation and Impact of the Worm
09:30 Preventative Measures for Developers
Dead Man’s Switch
12:33 The Role of Package Managers in Security
Block Exotic Subdeps
18:39 Using Dev Containers
Why You Should Use Dev Containers
Scott Tolinski’s Security Review
20:57 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
Sentry has Skills!
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Scott and Wes chat all things agent skills for web developers, sharing their favorites for everything from CSS animations and HTML generation to logo extraction, marketing copy, and video creation. Whether you’re just getting started with AI-powered development or looking to level up your workflow, this episode is packed with practical skills you can put to use today.
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
01:33 Hot Tip Skill
05:55 CSS Motion Systems
08:17 Agent Browser Skill
09:30 HTML Skill
12:01 Extract Logos Skill
13:34 Dex Task Skill
14:50 Remotion and Hyper Frames Skills
Syntax Episode 550 with Remotion
16:22 Discussion on AI and Design Skills
18:50 Marketing Skills and Copywriting
23:01 Final Thoughts and Resources
24:10 Brought to you by Sentry.io
Sentry Skills
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In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about LLM usage-based pricing, security risks from malicious code in interviews, staying current in a fast-moving dev landscape, a new CSS linter, managing Node environments and tooling without losing your mind, and more!
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
01:17 Copilot’s new usage-based pricing and the end of cheap AI
Model multipliers for annual Copilot Pro and Copilot Pro+ subscribers
08:53 Why Syntax dropped clever ad transitions
10:33 Debugging issues on the Syntax website with Sentry
12:51 Brought to you by Sentry.io
13:01 Getting hacked through a fake recruiter and malicious repos
Adib Hanna’s hacking story
scammer.md
DeskPad
17:57 How to catch up after stepping away from dev
25:10 React components vs native browser APIs
32:41 New CSS linting tools and Project Wallace updates
csskit
36:06 How to interview developers in the age of AI
41:21 Managing Node, package managers, and dev environments
46:59 Sick picks + shameless plugs
Sick Picks
Scott:
ZEISS Lens Care
KeyboardCleanTool
Wes: Amaran Halo 100x
Shameless Plugs
Syntax YouTube Channel
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Scott and Wes tackle the all-too-real stress of crunch time as a web developer—how to handle looming deadlines, avoid sloppy shortcuts, and stay methodical when everything feels like it’s falling apart. They share practical tips on planning, communicating, cutting scope, asking for help, and preventing the chaos from happening again next time.
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
02:53 The Importance of Planning and Organization.
05:16 Slow Down, Take a Step Back.
06:05 Identifying and Managing Tasks.
08:35 The Role of Communication in Project Management.
11:24 Cutting Features and Managing Expectations.
14:52 The Balance Between Perfectionism and Productivity.
16:42 Getting To Work.
19:31 Updating Tools and Issues As You Go.
22:34 Asking for Help.
25:29 Prevention.
30:22 Communicate Clearly.
32:57 Brought to you by Sentry.io.
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Wes and Scott celebrate 1000 episodes of Syntax, reflecting on how the podcast started, the team behind it, memorable moments, listener stats, inside jokes, and how the show has evolved over time—from early recordings and sponsors to supercuts, spooky episodes, and what’s next.
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
02:01 Intro to Kaitlin
03:08 Intro to Randy
06:16 Intro to CJ
09:01 Intro to Niki
10:08 Who “yaps” more, Wes or Scott?
10:28 Brought to you by Sentry.io
18:37 Wes’ supercuts app
24:04 How Syntax got started
28:04 Joining Sentry
29:47 The 6-7 compilation
30:42 The original Syntax doc
38:44 Dead Nuts supercut
38:58 Kaitlin’s journey from Level Up to Syntax
45:30 Where new listeners should start
46:41 The Wordle episode and viral moments
48:24 Most popular Syntax episodes
48:40 The Halloween episodes and spooky stories tradition
50:57 Listener stats by country
55:22 First sponsors and early monetization
57:30 Who edited the early Syntax episodes?
59:25 Will there be a Syntax conference?
01:01:33 How many guests have been on Syntax?
01:02:58 Evolution of Syntax intros
01:07:54 More Syntax supercuts
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Scott and Wes break down what makes CSS truly manageable—from preventing style leaks and embracing fluid layouts to choosing the right methodology, whether that’s utility CSS, component-scoped styles, or CSS modules. They also dive into practical tips like leveraging CSS variables, layers, scoping, and tooling to keep your stylesheets clean and scalable.
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
01:31 Understanding CSS Manageability
01:44 This CSS doesn’t leak to other parts of website.
03:41 This CSS is easy to maintain.
05:54 This CSS is reusable.
06:10 Global Solutions Instead of Local Solutions.
07:12 Flexibility and Adaptability in CSS
09:36 Fluid Typography and Responsive Design
fluid-type
12:09 Variables and Consistency in CSS
13:40 Brought to you by Sentry.io.
14:14 Values vs Variables.
Project Wallace.
18:19 Choosing the Right CSS Methodology
18:48 Utility CSS and Atomic CSS
22:35 Exploring StyleX and Other Approaches
Syntax Ep 650.
25:14 Panda CSS.
25:37 Component Scoped CSS: A Preferred Approach
29:08 The Evolution of CSS Modules
34:03 Global CSS: Best Practices
Josh Comeau’s CSS Reset.
Scott’s Graffiti UI.
38:22 Harnessing CSS Variables
41:33 Understanding CSS Layers
43:52 The Power of CSS Scoping
46:16 Enforcing CSS Standards with Tools
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Wes and Scott talk about making AI coding more reliable using deterministic tools like fallow, knip, ESLint, StyleLint, and Sentry. They cover code quality analysis, linting strategies, headless browsers, task workflows, and how to enforce better patterns so AI stops guessing and starts producing maintainable, predictable code.
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
Losing two clients in one week
04:49 Code quality tools
jscpd.dev
knip.dev
fallow.tools
wallace
14:11 Finding and using components
Storybook AI
17:28 Brought to you by Sentry.io
17:42 Finding bugs
Sentry CLI
Spotlight
19:55 Formatting and linting
Vite+
ESLint
StyleLint
clint
25:41 Headless browsers
agent-browser
chrome-devtools-mcp
Lightpanda
32:11 Tasks and todos
dex
beads
33:32 Docs
Context7
34:22 TanStack Code Mode
36:01 Getting AI to use these tools
38:18 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs
Sick Picks
Scott: Leaf Two Razor
Wes: Puzzles
Shameless Plugs
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Scott and Wes dig into a huge batch of community-submitted projects, from JSON tools and CSS editors to AI agents, view transitions, and everything in between. It’s a rapid-fire showcase of what developers have been building, including picks like Arrow JS, Sugar High, Drift, and a whole lot more.
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
Wes’ Bluesky Post
Wes’ X Post
01:20 JSON-Alexander.
02:43 FFF - Fastest File Search.
04:44 View Transitions Toolkit.
08:06 Agentation and Svelte Agentation.
11:21 CSS Studio.
13:12 Peon Ping
14:26 Peekdown.
16:03 Dex.
20:22 Content Copilot.
22:16 Opencode Sentry Monitor.
pi-sentry-monitor.
24:56 Arrow JS.
29:20 Comark.
33:19 Silly Software Club.
34:05 Sugar High.
36:04 Drift.
37:19 Fallow.
41:20 Edit Mind.
44:46 Clint.
47:18 Honorable mentions.
47:21 Artemisapp.
49:53 Open Screen.
50:14 CanvidHQ.
52:02 Proxybox Zero.
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Wes and Scott talk about the latest CSS and browser features, including the Grid Lines API for masonry layouts, HTML in Canvas, name-only container queries, CSS random, search-text styling, and more.
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
00:57 Grid Lines API for masonry-style layouts
Introducing CSS Grid Lanes
CSS Grid Lanes browser support
03:25 HTML in canvas and next-gen UI effects
@jaffathecake
@mattrothenberg
11:30 Name-only container queries for scoped styles
Name-Only Containers: The Scoping We Needed
14:37 Brought to you by Sentry.io
15:34 Safari removes haptic feedback workaround
17:38 CSS random for dynamic values
Rolling the Dice with CSS random()
18:49 Styling find-in-page with ::search-text
21:44 Sticky positioning now works in both axes
@una
22:43 Multi-column CSS finally gets usable fixes
Looking at New CSS Multi-Column Layout Wrapping Features
24:41 Border shape improvements and new design options
@una
MadCSS.com
27:09 Why MDN demos need to be better
28:24 Element-scoped view transitions for cleaner animations
@bram.us
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In this episode, Scott and Wes sit down with Tim Neutkens and Jimmi Lai from the Next.js team to dig into the new Adapters API, what it takes to run Next.js across platforms like Cloudflare and Netlify, and how caching and infrastructure choices affect performance. They also go deep on TurboPack’s internals, why Next.js doesn’t run on Vite, and the evolution of bundling in the framework.
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
01:14 Introduction to Next.js and the Adapter Platform
Next.js Across Platforms
02:23 The Adapters API: Features and Community Needs
04:46 Building and Testing the Adapters API
07:37 Infrastructure Requirements for Next.js Apps
11:38 Caching Strategies and Performance Optimization
13:29 The Role of Cache Components in Next.js
17:21 First Steps of Optimizations.
19:48 Blessed Adapters and Community Contributions
22:56 Future Directions and Runtime Support
25:05 Challenges with Different Runtimes and Debugging
26:45 Webpack vs. TurboPack: The Evolution of Next.js
29:45 Why Not Run on Vite?
32:47 Navigating Bundler Challenges
36:59 Building TurboPack: Lessons Learned
41:42 Incremental Compilation and Performance
Episode with ByteDance’s Zack Jackson
43:50 Framework Comparisons and Performance Metrics
46:42 Exploring Future Directions for TurboPack
49:44 TurboPack’s Integration and API Development
52:50 Standardization in Bundler Tools
56:52 TurboPack’s Adoption and User Experience
57:49 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs
Sick Picks
Tim: Acquired Podcast
Jimmy: Hydrangea Coffee
Shameless Plugs
Jimmy: nextjs-across-platforms
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In this potluck episode of Syntax, Wes and Scott answer your questions about AI struggles with CSS and design workflows, learning vs relying on AI, debugging web performance, beginner soldering setups, navigating AI-era job interviews, Figma dev mode, modern API choices, and more.
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
00:55 Why AI struggles with CSS and design workflows
10:50 How much AI should you use when learning to code?
18:41 Debugging performance: tools and team workflows
Ep 585: Fundamentals × What Makes a Website Slow?
Ep 874: Fast Apps - Easy Perf Wins
Ep 897: Making Your App Feel Faster Than It Really Is
Ep 972: These Things Make Your App Feel Like Crap on Mobile
23:52 Brought to you by Sentry.io
26:26 Beginner soldering setup and essential tools
29:54 Preparing for interviews without AI (while jobs require it)
Brendan Falk on AI-native coding interviews
35:16 Thoughts on Figma dev mode and design workflows
39:20 Ice vs Thaw menu bar apps
40:27 Why AI isn’t pushing us toward better APIs
44:54 Vibe rules, skills, and shipping docs for agents
vibe-rules
Optimizing Content for Agents
54:44 Sick Picks + Shameless Plugs
Sick Picks
Scott: Jury Duty
Wes: USB Cable Tester
Shameless Plugs
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