Automation

Jun 2, 2026 Product Thinking 24 min read

Product Thinking (4): Self-Healing Systems — Teaching Machines to Fix Themselves

The philosophy and engineering of systems that detect, diagnose, and fix their own failures — from watchdog anti-patterns to autonomous improvement engines.

Apr 23, 2026 Claude Code Hands-On 40 min read

Claude Code Hands-On (6): The SDK, GitHub Integration, and Claude in CI

The SDK turns Claude Code from a CLI into a library. GitHub Action makes it answer @claude on PRs. Together they let you put Claude inside the same CI pipeline that already runs your tests — without giving up control.

Apr 22, 2026 Claude Code Hands-On 42 min read

Claude Code Hands-On (5): Hooks, or How to Stop Worrying About Yolo Mode

Hooks are the shell scripts that run before and after every tool call. PreToolUse can block. PostToolUse can format, lint, log. Five hooks I use on every repo, and the one anti-pattern that bites everyone.

Apr 15, 2026 OpenClaw QuickStart 18 min read

OpenClaw QuickStart (8): Heartbeat, Cron, and Getting Pinged at 7am

Heartbeat patrols and Cron timers — configs for daily briefings and weekly reports.