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Add WebMCP so ChatGPT can use your site without clicking around

What is WebMCP on a live page. Register one Site tool with document.modelContext so ChatGPT Work can use your site without clicking around the interface.

Build AlongMCPWeb DevJavaScriptAI CodingDeveloper ToolsAPI Design1 min read · Aug 29, 2026

The first Antigravity VS Code listing is not Google's

Search antigravity vscode and a clone ranks first. Install Google.google-antigravity, sign in from the Activity Bar, and check the publisher is Google.

Build AlongVS CodeGoogle AntigravityDeveloper ToolsAI CodingGCP1 min read · Aug 29, 2026

Move GPT off Cursor before November 12

Codex vs Cursor after OpenAI dated the Cursor GPT pipe. Install Codex CLI, pin gpt-5.6-sol or Terra, then prove a real coding turn before November 12.

Build AlongAI CodingCLIDeveloper ToolsOpen SourceTrend CommentaryGit1 min read · Aug 29, 2026

Claude Code cache TTL is now a frontmatter field

Claude Code cache TTL is a per-agent frontmatter field. Pin 1h on the idle reviewer, 5m on the chatty explorer, then prove the split with /cost today.

Build AlongClaude CodeAI CodingCLIDeveloper ToolsProductivityCaching1 min read · Aug 28, 2026

MCP elicitation no longer holds a stream

MCP elicitation returns input_required so the Worker request ends. Claude Code shows the form, retries the call, and the isolate is not held while you type.

Build AlongMCPCloudflareClaude CodeServerlessDeveloper ToolsAI Coding1 min read · Aug 28, 2026

A PreModelSwitch hook that blocks a cache-killing model swap

A PreModelSwitch hook that denies a warm /model swap so the cache stays. Prove it with /cost still saying warm, then watch auto fallback walk around it.

Build AlongClaude CodeAI CodingCLIDeveloper Tools1 min read · Aug 28, 2026

Best free coding agent in 2026, ranked and compared

The best free coding agent depends on what free actually means, BYOK forever, a rotating model window, or a paid cloud tier behind a free core, checked live.

Worth UsingAI CodingOpen SourceCLIDeveloper Tools1 min read · Aug 26, 2026

5 examples of software tools that replaced the IDE

5 examples of software tools that stole IDE jobs this year. Keep the editor open. Run Scan, DevTools MCP, jbcontext, a container, and Warp CLI beside it.

Sharper ToolsDeveloper ToolsAI CodingCLIDebuggingReactClaude CodeProductivity1 min read · Aug 25, 2026

Bash allow wildcards match options before subcommands

Bash allow wildcards match options before subcommands. Put the star after git log or git commit. A deny on git push does not close the documented -c hole.

Strong OpinionsClaude CodeAI CodingSecurityDeveloper ToolsCLIGit1 min read · Aug 25, 2026