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RAXXO Studios 8 min read

Claude Code's /recap and 1-Hour Caching: April's Quiet Productivity Update

Claude Code's April update added /recap, 1-hour prompt caching, forced 5-minute caching, and 500K-character MCP tool output, none of which made the marketing rounds /recap rebuilds context when you return to a session, configurable in /config or invoked manually 1-hour...

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RAXXO Studios 13 min

Claude's 200+ Connectors Changed How I Use AI

Claude's connector directory crossed 200+ one-click integrations in April 2026, up from 50 in February I tested 12 connectors over a weekend and replaced five...

Claude Code
RAXXO Studios 8 min

Claude Code 2.1.118 Adds Vim Mode, /theme, And Hook MCP

Vim visual mode lands in Claude Code 2.1.118 with v and V selection, plus full operator support over highlighted ranges. /usage replaces /cost and /stats...

Business
RAXXO Studios 8 min

Why I Replaced Notion With 40 Markdown Files

After five years of paying for Notion, I moved my entire studio to 40 markdown files in git. Why the move, how I ported 600...

Claude Code
RAXXO Studios 9 min

How I Run a 15-Repo Studio From One CLAUDE.md File

I run a 15-repo AI creative studio with one CLAUDE.md file as the brain, not 15 different configs|The top-level CLAUDE.md covers rules, brand voice, folder...

Development
RAXXO Studios 8 min

The 6 Git Hooks I Copy Into Every New Repo

Every new repo I start gets the same six git hooks copied in before the first commit lands Pre-commit lint and type-check runs catch noisy...

Claude Code
RAXXO Studios 10 min

Running LLM Evals in Production: The 2026 Guide

Most LLM apps ship with zero evals because engineers confuse demos with quality Three eval types matter: regression, rubric-based, and live production sampling LLM-as-judge works...

Content
RAXXO Studios 8 min

I Automated 90 Percent of My Content Pipeline With 4 Tools

I cut blog publishing from 4 hours to 12 minutes by connecting Claude Code, Shopify API, a syndication engine, and Buffer into one terminal command.

Claude Code
RAXXO Studios 8 min

Claude Code /powerup: Learn Features Without Leaving the Terminal

Claude Code shipped /powerup, interactive lessons built into the terminal. Each takes under 2 minutes and covers MCP, memory, skills, hooks, and more.

Claude Code
RAXXO Studios 8 min

95 Percent of Developers Use AI Weekly. Here Is What the Rest Are Missing.

JetBrains 2026 data: 95% of devs use AI weekly, Claude Code overtook Copilot in 8 months, and solo developers benefit the most. The numbers and...

Claude Code
RAXXO Studios 8 min

The Best AI Coding Tools for Solo Developers in 2026

I shipped 6 products this year with AI coding tools. Here is what works, what costs what, and which tool fits which workflow.

Claude Code
RAXXO Studios 5 min

I Spent 33 Days Configuring Claude Code. Then I Packaged It.

day configuration process resulted in Claude Blueprint: a packaged solution with templates, commands, and structure for AI-assisted work. CLAUDE.md template provides pre-configured brand rules, decision...