Claude’s Secret Agents

Claude’s Secret Agents

I’ll often ask one Claude session to be the coordinator so he can stay on top of the big picture, track the other sessions’ work, and answer questions they might have. The term was Claude’s idea. No matter what words or phrasing I used, he’d always refer to himself as “the coordinator.” I finally decided…

It’s Not Claude’s Fault

It’s Not Claude’s Fault

When I first started using Claude Code, he didn’t know how to estimate his token usage—or, more importantly, how many tokens he had left in a session. He could estimate his usage, but without knowing when he’d hit auto-compaction, or what the total token limit was, that was only marginally useful. A couple of months…

Whoa, Nellie!

Whoa, Nellie!

I created Nellie, a custom ChatGPT, last April. In addition to my day job and being my mom’s tech support and CFO (hi Mom!) I was working on five anthologies, all in different stages. I use Notion to track detailed publication tasks, and I’m an excellent multi-tasker, but it’s hard to stay on top of…