Token Overflow

When your ideas exceed the context limit. Technical articles about AI development, LLM workflows, and production systems.

October 29, 2025 • 12 min read

I Chased the New Thing (MCPs) Until I Saw the Old Thing (Bash) Clearly

I was determined to master MCPs - maintaining 9 servers, troubleshooting constantly. Then I noticed Claude Code's 'fallback' to bash/curl when MCPs failed. That fallback worked better. Every time. Here's what I learned.

June 2, 2025 • 12 min read

Breaking Claude Desktop's Single-Threaded Bottleneck: The 5x Developer Productivity Unlock

Most developers don't realize Claude Desktop's fundamental architectural limitation is capping their productivity at 1x. Here's how AI orchestration workflows unlock 5x gains through delegation architecture.

June 2, 2025 • 10 min read

Creative Destruction: How 'rm -rf ~' Made Me a Better Developer

A catastrophic script deletion destroyed my entire home directory. Forty-eight hours later, I had rebuilt something far more elegant and was already measuring 5x productivity gains. Here's the story of how disaster became the ultimate design catalyst.

April 24, 2025 • 14 min read

Coordinating AI Agents: TaskMaster and Multi-Agent Workflow Management

How TaskMaster evolved from simple task management to sophisticated multi-agent coordination, enabling Claude Desktop and Cursor to work simultaneously without conflicts.

April 19, 2025 • 11 min read

Operational Excellence in AI Development

System resilience patterns, monitoring strategies, and management approaches that keep sophisticated AI development environments running smoothly.

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monitoring

debugging

maintenance

April 16, 2025 • 15 min read

Beyond 'Do It For Me' Platforms: Meta-Prompt Strategy

How sophisticated prompt engineering outperformed automated platforms and revolutionized AI-assisted development workflows through detailed specifications.

April 10, 2025 • 13 min read

Building Resilient AI Memory Systems

How memory architecture evolved from MCP-based to hybrid approaches after experiencing cascading failures, leading to more reliable and accessible systems.

April 7, 2025 • 14 min read

When AI Tools Talk to Each Other: Multi-LLM Integration Lessons

Real-world challenges of multi-LLM orchestration and context management, and why simpler solutions often outperform complex architectures.

April 4, 2025 • 10 min read

Securing Your AI Toolkit: MCP Version Control Strategy

How security-first thinking shaped my approach to managing AI development tools and MCP server version control to prevent potential disasters.

April 1, 2025 • 12 min read

The Hardware Foundation for AI Development

How the right hardware choices enabled a sophisticated AI development environment with M4 Mac Mini, 64GB RAM, and strategic storage decisions.

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hardware

mac-mini

development-environment

memory-bandwidth

March 31, 2025 • 8 min read

AI Development Journey: Building a Sophisticated Development Environment

An overview of building a comprehensive AI development environment from hardware selection to operational excellence, covering six months of real-world implementation.

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development-environment

architecture

tooling

March 19, 2025 • 10 min read

Increasing Upload File Size Limits in Docker WordPress Environments

A comprehensive guide to overcoming file upload size limitations when working with WordPress in Docker containers, especially for site migrations.

March 19, 2025 • 12 min read

Maximizing WordPress AI Integration Through Docker

My journey to find the optimal WordPress development environment for AI integration, evolving from Flywheel Local to Docker with full programmatic access.

January 15, 2025 • 10 min read

CLI-First AI Workflows: Why Simple Beats Complex

How leveraging Claude's native CLI capabilities with standard Unix tools and API calls delivers more power with less maintenance than complex MCP server architectures.

January 14, 2025 • 9 min read

Multi-Agent Orchestration: The Future of AI-Powered Development

Exploring how orchestrated AI agent systems transform complex development workflows through intelligent task delegation, parallel execution, and autonomous coordination.

January 19, 2024 • 5 min read

Why I Chose Astro for My Portfolio Site

The benefits of using Astro for content-focused websites, including performance advantages, the islands architecture, and integration with modern tools.

December 9, 2023 • 8 min read

Modern CSS Techniques for Building Beautiful Websites

Exploring the latest CSS features and techniques that can transform your website design, including CSS Grid, Custom Properties, and Container Queries.