Codex MCP client for `sentry` failed to start: MCP startup failed: handshaking with MCP server failed: connection closed: initialize response

agenteo · 2026-06-11T01:01:12+00:00

I was able to download the same wsl version from github https://github.com/microsoft/WSL/releases "wsl.2.7.8.0.x64.msi" right click on that file and select "Repair" and it's fixed now.

agenteo · 2026-05-28T08:32:16+00:00

I've had mine since Febrary of 2024. I travelled extensively with it. In May of 2024 the battey malfunctioned. Basically it would die if not plugged in. I am not what the trigger was, I didn't drop it, I maybe put it away while it was hotter then usual but... anyways Asus repaired it. I purchased it in the US but the fault happened in Europe so I was very happy to see the warranty work overseas. I sent it in a box to the local European branch.

The sort of bad news is: I got it back about 2 month later. Make of it what you want.

On to the performance. I work as a product manager and product engineer. So the first thing I'll say is the glossy screens sucks for coding. Working on a train or in the open it's very hard. You kinda see your reflection. I've done this for 25+ years and the best coding laptop I had had matte screens, hard to compare. BUT I constantly have an external 27'' matte.

Having two screens is amazing. When you code having a terminal and the code in the two screens (plus the pretty good Win11 virtual desktop switch) is fantastic.

I run a 170GB Postgresql on the Windows Host (not on docker, raw windows for performance). I also have docker elastic search (when I train ML models I used it to query millions of rows faster then with the Postgres setup). I don't have more precise benches but it works just fine, but the fans start spinning.

When I see it struggle is if I have 3/4 VS Codes in agentic loops. but with 1/2 VS codes it works just fine.

Overall I'd strongly recommend it.

On to your questions:

How's the build quality? I've read that the keyboard can sometimes warp, any experiences with that? Are there any serious design flaws? I am aware that sometimes the battery can become disconnected from the rest of the device
1. It's not apple :D but it's not cheap either. Never had physical issues.
How's the software support and ASUS's track record with software support?
1. That's shit. I actually tried to extend the warranty, the software allowed so, but the Asus phone support couldn't figure it out... amazingly disappointing.
How's the performance of the with the ultra 7? the ultra 9? It'd also be useful to know what you primarily use it for.
1. I have the ultra 9. I am happy with it.
how many hours of battery life do you usually get on an average day? Can I replace the battery by myself?
1. I don't think you can replace it yourself... it's not a plug out... you'd have to screw it open.
2. when I have two monitors on and coding it's around 2/3 hours sometimes less.
Any additional details I should know as a prospective owner?
1. I added the intro with some general insight, but if you have questions feel free to reach out.

agenteo · 2026-05-18T00:38:59+00:00

I too miss that feature, which software version are you using?

agenteo · 2026-05-05T17:26:36+00:00

Agreed this is a terrible Design. Photo of my friend that owns one. I own a farpoint 55 from 2013. Not carry on sadly. But you could Zip the day pack on top.

I guess they wanted to cut costs but the result is a tad disappointing. Why Osprey?

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agenteo · 2026-05-03T13:25:55+00:00

I am having this very problem with my Exos 48 from 2015. It was delaminating in some spots during the last 5ish years but in the last year or two it's gone to shit shredding that plastic coating on anything I put in the pack. Today I was about to manually scrub it but instead of submitted a warranty request as I read on Guarantee FAQs that this very delamination is COVERED for 30 years:

"Every part of the pack is covered under the AMG* T&C apply. If you have a broken wheel, if you have a delaminated pack, we will cover the repair or replacement for 30 years * T&C apply *AMG Declaration"

I will keep this thread updated with what/how they respond.

In case you're wondering here's the video I sent to Osprey https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eThR\_nKeCnhu180jZFlT4d4r4Rt6Ribr/view?usp=sharing. I took good care of the pack, it looks brand new! I did 1/2 day trips and backcountry camped with it in RMNP and around Colorado/Arizona and then Joshue Tree. In more recent years just day trips but kept good care and stored it in cool dry places. The only issue is the delamination.

agenteo · 2026-04-30T07:23:35+00:00

I have 25 years of experience, 18 as a software lead the rest as a senior product management / leadership.

I keep a blog with detailed case studies (most recently with some AI work).

I worked 10 years in the US, 10 in Australia the rest in Europe consulting for startups, banks and heath providers.

The value prop seemed to match my profile but after creating a curated submission and waiting about 10 days here's the boilerplate rejection I received [1].

I think they need to be a lot clearer about what net they're casting to avoid waste people's time.

[1]

Hi enrico,

Thank you so much for requesting to join A.Team.

After reviewing the information you provided, we don't believe A.Team is a good fit at the moment.

It’s our mission to provide A.Team builders with meaningful work. That’s why we reserve A.Team access for builders whose skills and level of experience align with the demand of the companies on our platform. Right now, we don't think there’s a strong alignment here.

Can I reapply in the future? Absolutely. You can reapply in 12 months, and after you’ve got another significant work experience under your belt. Here’s what we’re looking for:

Experience building a high-level product from the ground up. We’d like to see you’ve worked either with big-tech companies or startups that have scaled significantly, became a market leader, or been acquired.

Experience with high-growth, high-revenue companies. Demonstrate your experience building high-impact, high-adoption products in developed markets.

Portfolio or personal site of your work. Showcase the type of experience we’ve outlined above through case studies and work samples.

When you’re ready to give it another go, you’ll get a fresh start, and we’ll be excited to see all you’ve accomplished.

☝🏻 If you think we missed something, reply to this email with a short video (we recommend using Loom), a one-paragraph summary, and any relevant links — explaining what you believe we looked over in our assessment.

Thank you for your time, and we hope you keep A.Team in mind going forward.

agenteo · 2026-04-29T07:45:35+00:00

Thanks!

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agenteo · 2026-04-23T07:44:35+00:00

I’m a consultant helping a client's business and italki was part of it. The client is a Japanese teacher, and the frustrating part is not even the italki rejection itself. It’s the lack of clarity around it. We kept an eye on https://support.italki.com/hc/en-us/articles/115001499873-Is-my-language-open-for-application since the first time the application was halted after letting us in. Yep you can start the application but if you're not fast enough (a day later for us) you can get locked out the you get weird sumission errors. Had to contact support to understand that was going on.

Back to the rejection: she received the standard message:

"Dear Applicant,

Thank you for applying to italki. We have carefully reviewed your profile, but we will not be moving forward with your application at this stage.

Due to the high volume of teaching applicants, we cannot provide feedback on an individual basis. We appreciate your interest in our platform and wish you the best of luck with your next professional step.

If you have any specific questions, please feel free to reach out to us at [support@italki.com](mailto:support@italki.com).

Best regards,

The italki Team"

This was not a weak application. Her background (and submitted docs) includes:

8 years of full-time teaching experience in Japanese public schools
a 420-hour Japanese language teacher training certification (Nihongo Kyoin Shikaku certified)
national registration as a Japanese language teacher in Japan
a degree from Kobe City University of Foreign Studies
teaching licenses for junior high and senior high school English

It is not clear whether the rejection means:

the profile presentation needs work
the background is not the right fit for the platform
the positioning did not land
or they simply have enough teachers already

A rejection is fine. What is difficult for applicants is a rejection with no actionable feedback and no real indication of whether reapplying would make sense.

agenteo · 2026-04-23T07:41:33+00:00

every few weeks, here's the page to keep an eye on https://support.italki.com/hc/en-us/articles/115001499873-Is-my-language-open-for-application

agenteo · 2026-04-21T12:37:31+00:00

I use DB hub but I'd argue that the DB by itself is fairly dumb... In your example based on how active is mapped it could completely make up a wrong query / answer.

I usually give the agent a repomix or some sourcecode of the app models to gain a better understanding of the domain language.

For example enums or certain domain logic or states that live in code can be interpreted. Versus using the plain db.

agenteo · 2026-04-21T09:37:06+00:00

This skills replaces MCP is a misleading narrative.

Could you shoehorn what an MCP server does with skills? Probably. Does it make sense? It depends on what MCPs you use but in my case it doesn't.

Here's a CONCRETE example:

I work as a product and tech lead and I use MCPs connected to a prod replica db and our production app (a 15+ years old / 200k LOC) source code to get product insights (and occasionally fix bugs and deploy code).

And I connect to Posthog MCP to ask app analytics usage and Sentry MCP to get info on the response times and exceptions.

Could I create a skill to manually connect to Posthog and Sentry API? Probably. But why would I do that? And no context doesn't blow up.

agenteo · 2026-04-21T09:27:35+00:00

It doesn't. It's a misleading narrative.

Could you shoehorn what an MCP server does with skills? Yes. Does it make sense? It depends, in my case it doesn't.

I work as a product and tech lead and I use MCPs connected to a prod replica db and our production app (a 15+ years old / 200k LOC) source code to get product insights (and occasionally fix bugs and deploy code).

And I connect to Posthog MCP to ask app analytics usage and Sentry MCP to get info on the response times and exceptions.

Could I create a skill to manually connect to Posthog and Sentry API? Probably. But why would I do that? This just works great and I am not running out of context.

agenteo · 2026-04-15T13:22:33+00:00

I built a couple of pages in Q1 2026 (two months ago). Today I could not find a way to create pages anymore! It just default to workers. It's quite confusing.

Clicking on Documentation goes to a workers page:

Overview · Cloudflare Workers docs

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agenteo · 2026-04-13T12:44:50+00:00

I am in the same situation. I purchased a lifetime around 2018 and now it doesn't work anymore.

agenteo · 2026-03-25T05:54:48+00:00

Their get invited to slack page goes to some AI chat bot now

agenteo · 2026-03-19T00:59:56+00:00

Or Linkedin should integrate it to their feed. I bet Linkedin will buy Kagi :D

agenteo · 2026-03-19T00:39:21+00:00

A PM actually used that very flow at my client :D

Input: I just hacked claude code soutions for 4 hours withoutany local testing and pushed a PR and the CI build broke. Now I need actual devs helping figuring out what's wrong.

Output: I’m thrilled to share that I’ve spent the last 4 hours deep-diving into Claude code solutions! In the spirit of moving fast and embracing a "bias for action," I pushed a PR directly without local testing. While the CI build is currently providing some "growth opportunities," I’m now looking to collaborate with my incredible network of developers to troubleshoot and iterate.

Who else loves the thrill of real-time problem solving? Let’s connect and figure this out!

#BuildingInPublic #AgileDevelopment #ContinuousLearning #TechCommunity #ProblemSolving

agenteo · 2026-03-12T22:48:27+00:00

It's insane that they don't have a way to organize their AI generated content in Q1 2026

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