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Mike Coughlin retweeted
We're hiring across a bunch of roles at Vectoral
You'll be at the forefront of stopping some of the worst things in AI.
Willing to go above and beyond to build a team of exceptional people.
If you think that's you, DM me or apply here: jobs.ashbyhq.com/vectoral
Mike Coughlin retweeted
the coolest part about this imo is the ability to introspect the factory
i love the the efficiency and cost per PR screenshots
Mike Coughlin retweeted
Today, we're announcing @ref_tools open beta. Ref is your team’s shared space to decide what agents build before any code gets written.
We’ve raised $4M from @villageglobal, @Daybreak_Fund, @tmrohan, @RitualVC, @tonigemayel @barrald @wesmckinn and @bentossell.
Every engineering team is battling the same problem. I call it Velocity Sickness. It's the disconcerting feeling that you're moving fast but not having the impact you expect. It's affecting individuals, teams and especially leaders.
It looks like:
- Too many PRs to merge.
- Brainfry and burnout.
- Engineers running in different directions.
- Critical decisions being made by agents.
The last one is the most dangerous.
At its core, software engineering is about two things: (1) what decisions matter for my system? and (2) making those decisions. When you let agents make critical decisions, you lose ownership of your system and product.
You solve these problems with Ref.
Learn more: ref.tools/blog/ai-broke-code…
Mike Coughlin retweeted
Had an awesome time chatting with @wesbos about the token reseller market. He just dropped a great video on the topic. Recommend everyone go check it out.
youtube.com/watch?v=09UELaUh…
Mike Coughlin retweeted
Most UI sounds still feel cheap because they’re just MP3s.
built synthesised tactile feedback that generates on the fly. crisp clicks, satisfying toggles, proper error tones.
2kb. zero files. zero dependencies.
cuelume-site.pages.dev/
Glad we have you on it, @MattLenhard !
Mike Coughlin retweeted
Open protocols like MCP pull monolithic AI stacks apart into competitive markets
MCP's real unlock is composition across apps, not one server per client
New from Adam Jones (@AnthropicAI) & Tadas Antanavicius (@pulsemcp) on how MCP shape's production
asimovaddendum.substack.com/…
Really nice piece on Advanced MCP Patterns from my MCP Sensei @tadasayy and @domdomegg
pulsemcp.com/posts/effective…
I teamed up with @domdomegg from @AnthropicAI to write up what we think are some advanced MCP usage trends and opportunities - ones you can put into practice today.
My favorite takeaways from our writeup:
(1) Claude Tag <> Slack is just the first example of adding an “MCP harness” to a surface we already love using (Slack). And there’s nothing stopping us from DIYing our own bridges for everything else, today.
Interesting offering to pair with Flint already does well
Introducing Flint Ads Agent: we optimize your Google Ads spend for you.
Our agent figures out what’s costing you conversions, using our comprehensive data and optimization engine. Then, it executes the fix for you, and learns from the results.
@BoomPopHQ 10x’ed conversions with it.
Mike Coughlin retweeted
CONFIG: Dylan Field (aka @zoink), Founder & CEO of @Figma says: "You have to actually think."
"There's a world where a lot of people are letting AI think for them... & they're tricking themselves into believing they're thinking, themselves."
"Especially when the AI is sycophantic & it's telling you you're so great, & you're such a genius, but then giving you what it wants to do.. that's no longer your idea. That's no longer your intention."
"Use AI as a tool to learn, a tool to understand the world better, a tool for leverage to get the non-critical stuff done faster."
Live from Config 2026, San Francisco
Everything we announced at Config, all in the canvas
→ Figma Motion
→ Code Layers
→ Weave tools
→ Generative plugins
→ Shader effects and fills
xitter.cf/figma/status/206986122…
Mike Coughlin retweeted
A new playbook on @pulsemcp defines the standards for team collaboration on agent skills.
The guide provides a technical walkthrough on using MCP to synchronize agentic workflows and manage shared capabilities across a multi-agent environment. It is a key resource for those building the next generation of collaborative AI infrastructure.
Full playbook available at: bit.ly/4fjVNo0
Mike Coughlin retweeted
The top MCP question from enterprise leaders right now:
"How do I curate an approved list of servers for my org?"
With 13,000+ MCP servers out there and new ones shipping daily, "just let people install things" isn't a strategy.
So we teamed up with @tadasayy and @grumpygrowthguy from @pulsemcp to build a curated catalog of trusted MCP servers purpose-built for Speakeasy customers rolling out MCP at scale.
Production-grade, vetted, enterprise-ready. 🤝
Mike Coughlin retweeted
This is really neat but it’s not a design tool as much as it’s a design _production_ tool.
The practice of design is mostly about what comes before production.
There’s no doubt in my mind that all parts of software production will become automated very soon. Writing code, making web pages, putting pieces of a design system together etc.
And that’s fine. I think few people actually enjoy this kind of production work. Wouldn’t it be better if we spent our precious time in life on what is more meaningful?!
At the core, the practice of design is methodical; like architecture, not like art. In a nutshell: We find constraints, form comprehension of the whole and propose solutions that honor those constraints. First after that do we enter some form of production phase, usually prototypes first, learn about some constraints that were hidden before, loop back, prototype and then build the production-grade “final” artifact.
These last few tasks are quickly losing value because AI tools can do it much faster (not yet better though) than humans. It’s simply just what has the best RoI for a business.
Some companies and individuals will continue to spend human time on certain parts of the “production line” as a market differentiator, but it will cost them a relatively high price compared to competitors.
Anyhow, I still haven’t seen a tool better than Figma that supports the actually-interesting part of the design process.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Figma focused their products on that, maybe separating “products for production” of “products for ideation & exploration.” The latter would obviously still leverage AI, but not to do the work for me but rather to support my efforts the way a therapist helps me live a better life (not living my life for me.)
Mike Coughlin retweeted
Replying to @bcherny
Hey, thank you! As a Claude Code user and an API user that wants to see Anthropic be more generous and transparent with usage limits, it sucked seeing some slop cannons abuse subscriptions and ruin it for the rest of us.
As we all work to push AI forward, I keep thinking of this awesome teaser for Interstellar: youtube.com/watch?v=nyc6RJEE…


























