AI coding, coding-agent notes, and LLM reviews by AI Kai (hqman, @hqmank). Tested with Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, and agents.https://hqman.me/en-ushttps://hqman.me/blog/grok-bot-runtime-source-maps/https://hqman.me/blog/grok-bot-runtime-source-maps/A source-map mistake exposed enough of Grok Bot 0.18.0 to reconstruct its runtime, prompts, tools, and model routing.Mon, 24 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/codex-chatgpt-pro-workflow/https://hqman.me/blog/codex-chatgpt-pro-workflow/Use Codex as project lead and independent verifier while ChatGPT Pro handles focused engineering tasks through a browser-based collaboration loop.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/codex-usage-reset-rate-limit-fixes/https://hqman.me/blog/codex-usage-reset-rate-limit-fixes/OpenAI found several causes behind faster Codex usage drain and plans a full paid-user reset. Builders are already planning what to run next.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/cursor-origin-ai-code-hosting/https://hqman.me/blog/cursor-origin-ai-code-hosting/Cursor Origin combines Git hosting, review, collaboration, and agent-focused conflict handling in a beta platform designed for parallel coding agents.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/deepseek-codex-integration/https://hqman.me/blog/deepseek-codex-integration/Configure Codex to use DeepSeek models with DeepSeek's official setup script, verify the result, and restore your previous configuration.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/deepseek-harness-agent-runtime/https://hqman.me/blog/deepseek-harness-agent-runtime/DeepSeek Harness separates models, tools, sessions, permissions, and interfaces into plugins that builders can replace and combine.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/deepseek-v4-flash-review/https://hqman.me/blog/deepseek-v4-flash-review/A hands-on look at DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731, its vendor-reported agent benchmarks, and the coding tasks where I would use it.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/gpt56-model-selection/https://hqman.me/blog/gpt56-model-selection/A practical decision guide for choosing a GPT-5.6 model and reasoning effort level based on task difficulty, speed, and iteration cost.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/loopx-control-plane/https://hqman.me/blog/loopx-control-plane/LoopX keeps goals, evidence, ownership, quotas, and handoffs stable across long-running agent sessions without replacing the agent runtime.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/maximize-claude-code-sessions/https://hqman.me/blog/maximize-claude-code-sessions/Practical Claude Code habits that reduce context noise, protect prompt cache reuse, and keep recurring work in smaller sessions.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/modlens-vision-text-models/https://hqman.me/blog/modlens-vision-text-models/Use ModLens to route screenshots and image files through a configured vision engine, then return structured evidence to a text-only coding agent.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/qwen38-local-mac/https://hqman.me/blog/qwen38-local-mac/Install an Unsloth GGUF build of Qwen3.8-27B with Ollama or llama.cpp, then choose a quant that leaves enough unified memory for the runtime.Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/llm-inference-handbook/https://hqman.me/blog/llm-inference-handbook/Same model, different inference stack, wildly different latency and cost. Modular's handbook covers VRAM math, KV cache, batching, and serving.Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/codex-voice-multi-folder/https://hqman.me/blog/codex-voice-multi-folder/A practical look at ChatGPT Voice and multi-folder projects in Codex, including their workflow benefits, limits, and setup details.Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/kimi-k3-production-backend-audit/https://hqman.me/blog/kimi-k3-production-backend-audit/A hands-on Kimi K3 backend audit across 68K lines of FastAPI code, including query fixes, measured results, and the full task cost.Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/product-photos-interactive-3d/https://hqman.me/blog/product-photos-interactive-3d/How img2threejs turns product photos into editable Three.js code for interactive web demos without a traditional 3D model file.Sun, 26 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/kimi-k3-inside-codex/https://hqman.me/blog/kimi-k3-inside-codex/A step-by-step setup for running Kimi K3 inside the Codex app through CC Switch, with routing details and model-picker caveats.Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/loop-to-graph-engineer/https://hqman.me/blog/loop-to-graph-engineer/Prompt, context, harness, loop, graph: five stacked layers that move reliability out of the model and into the system around it.Tue, 21 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/agent-server-setup/https://hqman.me/blog/agent-server-setup/A DigitalOcean migration that used to take half a day. I set up SSH, described the target state, and Codex did the rest.Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/gpt-live-learning/https://hqman.me/blog/gpt-live-learning/GPT-Live can listen and talk at the same time. Drop a Skill or article into ChatGPT and interrupt until the workflow actually clicks.Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/gpt56-sol-file-deletion/https://hqman.me/blog/gpt56-sol-file-deletion/On July 10, GPT-5.6 Sol deleted a tester's home directory after a failed $HOME expansion. How the incident happened, and three layers of defense.Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/grok-45-opus-level-release/https://hqman.me/blog/grok-45-opus-level-release/SpaceXAI released Grok 4.5 for coding and agents. It is in Cursor on all paid plans, with launch discounts through July 14.Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/hy3-openrouter-free/https://hqman.me/blog/hy3-openrouter-free/Tencent open-sourced Hy3, a 295B MoE with 21B active parameters. OpenRouter is running it for free until July 21.Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/pxpipe-token-hack/https://hqman.me/blog/pxpipe-token-hack/A local Claude Code proxy that renders bulky text as images so Fable 5 bills pixel tokens instead of 92k-character tool dumps.Sat, 04 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/mineru-ocr-local/https://hqman.me/blog/mineru-ocr-local/Convert PDFs to Markdown with LaTeX formulas and extracted images on your own machine. MinerU runs offline with OCR for 109 languages.Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/fable-5-sonnet-5-builder-update/https://hqman.me/blog/fable-5-sonnet-5-builder-update/Fable 5 reopens on July 1 and Sonnet 5 is the new default. Usage, pricing, and why the cheaper sticker can still cost more.Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/headroom-context-governance/https://hqman.me/blog/headroom-context-governance/Headroom sits between your agent and the model, classifying and compressing tool output before it fills the context window.Tue, 30 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/visual-flow-gif/https://hqman.me/blog/visual-flow-gif/A small skill that extracts system structure from an article, writes a JSON spec, and renders an animated GIF with Python and Pillow.Sun, 28 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/cloudflare-temporary-accounts/https://hqman.me/blog/cloudflare-temporary-accounts/Wrangler --temporary gives an agent a 60-minute Cloudflare account, a live workers.dev URL, and a claim link. No OAuth, no MFA, no human click.Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/gpt55-reasoning-throttle/https://hqman.me/blog/gpt55-reasoning-throttle/Third-party GPT-5.5 clients can cap reasoning at 516 tokens. You pay full price and may get a weaker answer.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/codex-ssd-disk-wear-fix/https://hqman.me/blog/codex-ssd-disk-wear-fix/A practical guide to checking Codex's SQLite log writes, blocking the unwanted inserts, and protecting your SSD without deleting conversation history.Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/glm-52-vs-opus-48-frontend-test/https://hqman.me/blog/glm-52-vs-opus-48-frontend-test/A head-to-head frontend test of GLM 5.2 against Opus 4.8, plus Design Arena rankings, pricing, and the caveats that still matter.Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/codex-record-replay/https://hqman.me/blog/codex-record-replay/Codex Record and Replay watches a Mac workflow once, turns it into an editable Skill, then reruns it with new inputs. macOS only, not in the EU.Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/doubao-agent-skills/https://hqman.me/blog/doubao-agent-skills/A leaked Doubao skill pack shows 25 modular skills and 283 files organized around real work objects, not one giant agent.Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/agent-loop-templates/https://hqman.me/blog/agent-loop-templates/loops.elorm.xyz packages 40 agent loop templates by category so you can copy a kickoff prompt into Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, or Gemini CLI.Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/fable-5-system-prompt/https://hqman.me/blog/fable-5-system-prompt/Claude Fable 5 lasted about 72 hours. The leaked system prompt is still public, and you can load it onto another model.Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/humanizer-skill/https://hqman.me/blog/humanizer-skill/Humanizer is an open-source agent skill that catches 33 AI writing patterns. Pair it with your own voice samples and ship cleaner drafts.Sat, 13 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/fable-5-one-shot-globe/https://hqman.me/blog/fable-5-one-shot-globe/One screenshot and one prompt. Fable 5 rebuilt a production-looking Three.js globe dashboard in a single pass.Thu, 11 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/claude-fable-5/https://hqman.me/blog/claude-fable-5/Claude Fable 5 leads on hard coding benchmarks, but the cost is high. Send the hard work to it and keep everyday tasks on cheaper models.Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/loop-engineering-14-step-roadmap/https://hqman.me/blog/loop-engineering-14-step-roadmap/A practical roadmap for deciding whether to build an agent loop, then adding automation, state, verification, tools, and security controls in the right order.Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/loop-engineering-next-layer/https://hqman.me/blog/loop-engineering-next-layer/Peter Steinberger and Boris Cherny both say the job is designing loops, not writing prompts. Feedback, stop conditions, and token cost decide if it works.Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/codex-goal-completion-contract/https://hqman.me/blog/codex-goal-completion-contract/Use Codex goals as completion contracts with explicit outcomes, verification, constraints, iteration rules, and safe stop conditions.Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/codex-industry-plugins/https://hqman.me/blog/codex-industry-plugins/OpenAI repositioned Codex for knowledge work with role-specific plugins, hosted Sites, and Annotations. Non-developers are growing fastest.Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/minimax-m3/https://hqman.me/blog/minimax-m3/MiniMax M3 launched with 1M context, near-Opus coding scores, DeepSeek-like API pricing, and two ways to try it immediately.Mon, 01 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/codex-storage-cleanup/https://hqman.me/blog/codex-storage-cleanup/A read-only Codex prompt that turned macOS System Data into a prioritized storage map, with 180 GB reclaimable on a 1TB Mac.Tue, 26 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/codex-self-audit-workflow-community/https://hqman.me/blog/codex-self-audit-workflow-community/How Codex can review your recent work, find repeated manual workflows, and turn the best ones into reusable skills, agents, or automations.Mon, 25 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/3d-medical-teaching-model-4-steps/https://hqman.me/blog/3d-medical-teaching-model-4-steps/Rebuild a classroom-ready 3D anatomy viewer with AI-generated images, 3D reconstruction, GLB compression, and a coding agent.Fri, 22 May 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://hqman.me/blog/self-improving-company-ai/https://hqman.me/blog/self-improving-company-ai/YC partner Tom Blomfield's framing: make company knowledge machine-readable, then run loops that sense, decide, act, and improve overnight.Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT