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Firmware dev logs with AI in the loop — plus an archive of smart-home teardowns built from public filings.
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A Rule Copied Into Four Files Is a Rule You Can't Fix
One instruction lived in eight files of my agent setup, worded differently in each. The strongest wording won — and my agent invented experiments I never ran.
Latest Dev Logs
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Your Repo's AI-Ready Score Is Its Weakest Pillar, Not Its Average
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Giving a Blind Firmware AI Eyes — Repo Setup for Claude Code
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How to Actually Use AI Coding Agents — 6 Skill-Specific Tips
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The Build Passed, So Why Doesn't It Run — Automating Firmware Tests on Real Hardware
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How I Build Firmware with AI — A Research, Plan, Execute, Test Loop in Practice
From the Teardown Archive
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Deadbolts, Retrofits, and Protocols: Decoding the Aqara Smart Lock Lineup
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Mapping the Unknown: The Robotics Behind Roborock S8
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Privacy at the Edge: An Engineering Analysis of the Aqara G4
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Why the Nanoleaf Matter Bulb Is Network Infrastructure (An Engineer’s Analysis)
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X-Ray Vision: An Engineer’s Analysis of Aqara Hub M3 (FCC ID 2AKIT-HMG01)
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SwitchBot Curtain 3: An Engineer’s Perspective on Silence and Efficiency