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Notes from the workshop.
Long-form thinking on AI coding skills, comparisons, and the practical decisions behind Skillwright.
July 1, 2026 · 10 min read
Claude Fable 5, Explained: The Block & the Return (2026)
Claude Fable 5 returned July 1, 2026 after a 19-day US export-control block. What happened, the new safeguards, and what it means for coding in Claude Code.
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June 27, 2026 · 12 min read
Claude Code Subagents: The Complete Guide
What Claude Code subagents are, how the .claude/agents format and frontmatter work, automatic vs explicit delegation, and how they differ from skills and MCP.
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June 26, 2026 · 11 min read
Claude Code Plugins: Install, Build & Share (2026)
How Claude Code plugins work in 2026: the plugin.json manifest, what they bundle (skills, subagents, commands, hooks, MCP), and installing from marketplaces.
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June 25, 2026 · 11 min read
CLAUDE.md: The Complete Guide to Claude Code Memory
What a CLAUDE.md file is, where it lives, the memory hierarchy, @imports, /init, and best practices for instructing Claude Code — the complete 2026 guide.
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June 24, 2026 · 10 min read
Claude Skills Marketplace: Where to Find Skills
Where to find, install, and share Claude Code skills in 2026: plugin marketplaces, the anthropics/skills repo, awesome lists, and how skill distribution works.
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June 23, 2026 · 11 min read
Claude Code vs GitHub Copilot (2026): Which to Use
Claude Code vs GitHub Copilot in 2026: paradigm, pricing, models, agentic editing, IDE coverage, and rules formats compared — plus which fits your workflow.
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June 19, 2026 · 12 min read
What Is Vibe Coding? The 2026 Guide
Vibe coding explained: what it means, who coined it, the best vibe coding tools in 2026, the real risks, and how to do it without shipping AI slop.
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June 18, 2026 · 11 min read
AI Pair Programming: Tools & Workflow (2026)
AI pair programming in 2026: how it differs from human pairing, the best tools, the driver–navigator workflow, and how to keep it productive instead of noisy.
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June 17, 2026 · 12 min read
AI Coding Best Practices: 12 Rules for 2026
Twelve AI coding best practices for 2026: how to prompt, structure rules, review AI output, manage context, and avoid AI slop — from first setup to shipping.
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June 16, 2026 · 11 min read
Claude Skills Examples: 10 Real SKILL.md Files (2026)
Ten practical Claude Code skill examples with full SKILL.md — code review, TDD, security, commit conventions, and more, ready to drop into .claude/skills.
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June 15, 2026 · 11 min read
Windsurf vs Cursor (2026): Which to Use
Windsurf (now Devin Desktop) vs Cursor in 2026: paradigm, pricing, models, rules formats, and JetBrains support — an honest comparison to help you pick.
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June 14, 2026 · 11 min read
GitHub Copilot vs Cursor in 2026, Compared
GitHub Copilot vs Cursor in 2026: price, models, autocomplete, agent mode, and rules formats compared — plus which fits solo devs versus enterprise teams.
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June 13, 2026 · 11 min read
Prompt Engineering for Coding (2026 Guide)
Prompt engineering for coding in 2026: patterns that work, why context beats clever prompts, reusable prompt files, and when to graduate to rules and skills.
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June 5, 2026 · 13 min read
Claude Code Skills: The Complete Guide to SKILL.md
What Claude Code Skills are, how the SKILL.md format and frontmatter work, how skills are triggered, and how to create your own — with examples for 2026.
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June 4, 2026 · 13 min read
Cursor Rules: The Complete 2026 Guide (.cursorrules + .mdc)
Everything about Cursor rules in 2026: the legacy .cursorrules file, the new .cursor/rules .mdc system, the four rule types, globs, and best practices.
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June 3, 2026 · 11 min read
AGENTS.md: One File for Every AI Coding Agent
AGENTS.md is the cross-tool standard for instructing AI coding agents. What it is, which tools support it, the format, and how it compares to CLAUDE.md.
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June 2, 2026 · 12 min read
SKILL.md vs CLAUDE.md vs .cursorrules vs AGENTS.md
Five formats, one job: instructing your AI. Which format your rules should live in, how they differ, and how to keep them in sync across every tool.
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June 1, 2026 · 10 min read
Convert .cursorrules to CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md & Copilot
A complete mapping for porting your .cursorrules to CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md, and copilot-instructions.md — field by field, with a one-source-of-truth workflow.
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May 30, 2026 · 10 min read
Manage AI Coding Rules Across Cursor, Claude & Copilot
Running Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf, and Copilot? Here's how to keep one source of truth for your AI rules instead of four files that silently drift apart.
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May 28, 2026 · 12 min read
Cursor Rules Examples: Best .cursorrules by Stack (2026)
Curated .cursorrules and .cursor/rules examples for Next.js, React, Python, TypeScript, Go, and more — the rules that actually matter, and why.
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May 26, 2026 · 11 min read
GitHub Copilot Instructions: The Complete Guide
Write effective copilot-instructions.md and .instructions.md files: repo-wide vs path-specific instructions, applyTo globs, AGENTS.md support, and fixes.
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May 24, 2026 · 10 min read
Windsurf Rules (.windsurfrules): The Complete Guide
How Windsurf rules work in 2026: the .windsurfrules file, the .windsurf/rules directory, activation modes, character limits — plus the Devin Desktop rebrand.
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May 22, 2026 · 11 min read
Context Engineering for AI Coding Agents
Context engineering is the new prompt engineering. How rules, skills, memory, and MCP shape what AI coding agents actually do — and how to do it well.
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May 20, 2026 · 11 min read
Cursor vs Claude Code: Which to Use in 2026
An honest Cursor vs Claude Code comparison: paradigm, pricing, models, agentic editing, and rules formats — plus why most power users end up running both.
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May 18, 2026 · 13 min read
Best AI Coding Tools in 2026, Compared
The best AI coding tools in 2026 — Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, and Windsurf/Devin — compared on price, models, paradigm, and real workflow fit.
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May 6, 2026 · 9 min read
SKILL.md vs .cursorrules vs Windsurf rules vs Copilot instructions
Four formats for the same job. Where each one wins, where they diverge, and the hidden cost of running all four. Includes a comparison table and real syntax examples.
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