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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

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

Claude channels from Telegram without granting root

Claude Code channels let Telegram hit a live local session. Launch it in Manual mode, skip-permissions stays off, and deny the git push on the laptop.

Build AlongClaude CodeAI CodingDeveloper ToolsMCPSecurityCLI1 min read · Aug 25, 2026

A Claude Code dev container is the sandbox you skipped

A claude code dev container puts the CLI in Docker so bash cannot see the host home. Persist login with CLAUDE_CONFIG_DIR, then rebuild and prove isolation.

Build AlongClaude CodeAI CodingDeveloper ToolsCLIDockerVS CodeSecurity1 min read · Aug 25, 2026

A Claude Code status line that shows weekly remaining

A Claude Code status line that prints 5-hour and weekly remaining from stdin JSON. Paste one jq command, mock-test the invert, and stop guessing the week.

Build AlongClaude CodeAI CodingCLIDeveloper ToolsProductivity1 min read · Aug 25, 2026

Claude Code vs Warp Dev is a category error

Claude Code vs Warp Dev is a category error. Warp is the terminal. Claude Code is the CLI. Keep both in one Warp tab, or switch the agent on purpose now.

Strong OpinionsAI CodingClaude CodeCLIDeveloper ToolsComparisonProductivity1 min read · Aug 25, 2026