Field Notes
Short observations from the working lab.
I Gave My AI Browser a Recovery Routine
My AI team and I repaired an assistant's visible browser connection and tested recovery from a stopped screen. The instructions now define what it can restart, what it must verify and when a failure needs a different response.
My Weekly AI Review Needed My Ranking, Not Just a Summary
My AI team and I sent the first weekly review email. My ranking feedback made the priorities concrete, while a corrected archive remained distinct from the original delivered edition.
I Built a Maths Practice Site with My AI Team
My AI team and I built a maths practice site with generated exercises, answer checks, hints and worked solutions. It grew from a spatial Pythagoras prototype into two chapters of practice.
I Moved a Work Routine, Not Just an AI Prompt
My AI team and I moved Work Focus to my coaching assistant, including its historical journals and scheduled expiry job. The handoff involved a running routine, not just a new instruction.
My AI Wiki Hasn't Earned Automatic Upkeep
My AI team and I completed a linked Obsidian wiki experiment. I judged it not yet useful enough for automatic upkeep: a finished build and a worthwhile recurring workflow are different outcomes.
My AI Setup Needs More Than a Mirror
A versioned off-host backup layer replaces a one-off mirror, with database-aware backups and recorded recovery tests. The full disaster-recovery rehearsal remains a separate milestone.
My Recording Notes Need the Recording Date
We updated recording filenames, the web interface and exports to carry recording time, while preserving originals and processing results.
My Shared Goals Need More Than a Better Screen
My AI team and I connected recorded goals and actions to a daily briefing, an e-ink view and a weekly review. A better display is only one part of the workflow.
My AI Memory Needs a Language Check Before It Saves
My AI team and I repaired unexpected language in stored memories and added a pre-storage safeguard with a corrective retry and rejection if the check fails again.
An AI Audit Needs to Correct Its Own Findings
My AI team and I updated five Python dependencies and withdrew a backup warning caused by a restricted filesystem view. The audit needed correction as well as remediation.
A Private API Is Not Yet a Working Phone Connection
My AI team and I tested a private API route for phone access. Authentication worked on the server, but the iPhone connection is still an open test.
I Want My AI Work to Sound Like Me
I want a daily blog about building with my AI team, written from my perspective and shaped by feedback rather than turned into another work log.
An Agent Directory Needs an Owner, Not Just a Listing
A reusable agent deserves more than a searchable name. Five visible signals can help people judge whether it is current, appropriately scoped and worth considering for reuse.