AI Agents
I Used 50% of my Codex Sub in 36 Hours
I didn't get faster by chatting faster. I got faster because I stopped juggling every Codex session myself and let Claude dispatch a crew of them instead.
Neil Blackman
Neil Blackman writes Plain Text, a field journal about crossing from writing and Salesforce administration into AI engineering, agent systems, and building software with words.
AI Agents
Same Model, Different Harness
I set out to test a harness I had built. What I found is that the system you wrap around an AI can matter more than the AI inside it. Short answer: The model gets the headlines, but the harness — the system you build around the model — quietly decides what
AI Agents
The Brain, The Job, The App
A plain-language explanation of AI agents as the relationship between a model's brain, a defined job, and the app surface where work gets done.
AI Writing
Storyweaver
Storyweaver showed that AI writing tools are most useful when they preserve context and help the writer stay in flow.
GitHub Wasn't For Me, Until It Was
GitHub stopped feeling like developer territory once AI made branches, commits, and diffs useful as a safety net for learning in public.
AI Engineering
Same Brain, Different Tool
Working with AI is less about vibe coding and more about operating a capable system with context, constraints, judgment, and durable workflows.
agentshelf
Rough Edges
The rough first version of AgentShelf mattered because it turned years of Salesforce automation, flow design, and LLM experimentation into a working product direction.
Words and Code
Hello, is this thing on
Plain Text begins with the path from English degree to Salesforce admin to AI engineer, and how words became the bridge into building software.