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Mar 19, 2026 · 2 min read

Building a Personal Operating System for AI-Assisted Development

This series documents the design, architecture, and lessons learned from building POS (Personal Operating System). A file-based workflow that turns a …

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Mar 19, 2026 · 7 min read

What Still Needs Work (POS Part 5)

Following our discussion on Cross-Tool Compatibility in Part 4, this final post takes an honest look at the system’s current limitations. What …

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Mar 19, 2026 · 5 min read

Cross-Tool Compatibility and the Handoff Protocol (POS Part 4)

After exploring Context Management in Part 3, it’s time to look at how this context moves between different AI tools. The Vendor Lock-in Trap …

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Mar 19, 2026 · 5 min read

Context Management (POS Part 3)

Building on Part 2’s deep dive into the Skill System, this post tackles the challenge of managing what those skills can “see.” The …

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Mar 19, 2026 · 9 min read

The Skill System (POS Part 2)

In Part 1: The Problem and the Architecture, we established the file-based foundation of the Personal Operating System. Now, let’s look at how …

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Mar 19, 2026 · 8 min read

The Problem and the Architecture (POS Part 1)

Every AI coding tool I’ve used has the same fundamental limitation. It forgets everything the moment a session ends. That sounds like a minor …

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Jan 29, 2023 · 1 min read

My New Website

I have been through several iterations of my personal website over the past 15 years. Started with a WordPress blog, which changed a number of times, …

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