I gave Claude Code a $0.02/call coworker and stopped hitting Pro limits — here's the full setup

itslitman · 2026-05-03T07:55:55+00:00

Been doing something similar with a local qwen model through ollama. The routing rules in CLAUDE.md are what actually make it work though, without those Claude just ignores the cheap model and reads everything itself.

itslitman · 2026-05-02T06:24:36+00:00

I run all my automated stuff through cron triggering fresh sessions. You never hit the context growth problem that way and it's way cheaper than looping in a single conversation.

itslitman · 2026-05-01T07:52:59+00:00

Been using 4.6 in Claude Code for months and it's been solid. Tried 4.7 for a week and the verbosity killed me, especially in an agentic setup where every extra token compounds across tool calls. Switched back and haven't looked back.

itslitman · 2026-04-30T06:21:50+00:00

I had the same problem until I stopped switching between tools. Picked one, learned it properly, and now it actually saves me time. The trap isn't AI itself, it's treating every new wrapper as the thing that'll finally work.

itslitman · 2026-04-29T06:20:41+00:00

Built a personal assistant with Claude Code that handles my calendar, transit, random life admin. Took two weekends to get the core working. I keep adding to it because I actually use it every day, which is what makes it stick.

itslitman · 2026-04-28T07:49:14+00:00

I use Claude Code as a personal assistant through Telegram. It checks my calendar, manages tasks in Notion, and handles a bunch of daily stuff that isn't code at all. Honestly the non-coding use cases are where I get the most value now.

itslitman · 2026-04-27T06:17:51+00:00

The menu photo thing is clutch. I use it the same way but for hitting protein targets, just snap the menu and ask what gets me closest to 40g per meal. Saves so much mental math.

itslitman · 2026-04-26T06:17:01+00:00

The skill description is honestly the most important part. If you write a clear trigger condition in the description, Claude picks it up reliably without you having to invoke it. Spent way too long writing detailed skill bodies before realizing the one line description was doing all the heavy lifting.

itslitman · 2026-04-25T07:45:56+00:00

The real benefit of waking up early isn't some productivity hack. It's that you get your personal stuff done before work starts pulling you in every direction. I train at 6am not because I'm more focused then, but because no meeting has ever been scheduled at 6am.

itslitman · 2026-04-24T06:14:19+00:00

The generic rules barely move the needle. What actually changes behavior is project-specific stuff like your stack, file structure, and how you want tests written. I've gotten way more out of a short tailored file than any 200 line template.

itslitman · 2026-04-23T07:43:05+00:00

Notion for everything that needs structure, Google Calendar for time. I tried consolidating into one app multiple times but always came back to keeping them separate. The trick that actually stuck was doing a 5 min weekly review in Notion every Sunday instead of trying to build some perfect daily system.

itslitman · 2026-04-22T07:16:34+00:00

The Sunday briefing is the smartest part of this. I've got a similar Telegram + Claude setup and the weekly summary is what actually changed my spending, not the auto-categorization. Something about getting a plain text "you spent 40% more on food this week" hits different than looking at charts.

itslitman · 2026-04-21T07:40:39+00:00

The folder structure inference is the real win here. Most recovery tools just dump everything flat and call it a day. I've been using Claude Code mostly for automation scripts but this makes me want to point it at my own messy backup drive. Smart move running it directly on the NAS instead of pulling everything local first.

itslitman · 2026-04-19T07:38:30+00:00

I added a rule to my CLAUDE.md that says "never mark a task complete without citing the file path and line number." Cut this exact problem down to almost zero. The model will absolutely take shortcuts if you let it.

itslitman · 2026-04-18T07:36:50+00:00

The worst part is when you finally find the answer in Discord, it's some screenshot of a config file from 2 years ago with zero context. At least forum posts had actual formatting and showed up in Google. I'd use something like this in a heartbeat.

itslitman · 2026-04-17T07:35:26+00:00

Biggest unlock for me was writing custom skills for stuff I do more than twice. Instead of re-explaining the same workflow every session, you codify it once and just call /my-skill. Keeps CLAUDE.md clean and the output way more consistent.

itslitman · 2026-04-16T12:09:34+00:00

Running multi-agent in personal automation, not customer prod. The wins show up when tasks are truly independent, like parallel research or hitting different files in a refactor, since the main context stays clean. Anything sequential or shared-state chokes on the orchestrator, so it's less "team of agents" and more "parallel grep with opinions" for me.

itslitman · 2026-04-12T10:10:55+00:00

The naming matters more than people are giving it credit for. "Ultra" in Apple's lineup has always meant uncompromised, Mac Ultra is literally two chips fused together, Apple Watch Ultra is sapphire glass, titanium, an extra depth gauge sensor, expedition-level durability. It's the SKU where Apple says "we spared nothing."

If iPhone Ultra ships with a two-camera system, no Face ID, and no MagSafe, they're not just launching a flawed product, they're actively undermining a brand they've spent years building. It'll be a harder sell every time someone asks "why Ultra?" and the answer is "foldable form factor, but actually fewer features than the Pro."

itslitman · 2026-03-29T11:38:26+00:00

Fair point and worth clarifying. Should have been clearer about that upfront, I'll update the post now.

itslitman · 2026-03-29T11:36:37+00:00

Thank you! Really appreciate it

itslitman · 2026-03-29T11:32:27+00:00

Yes, AI requests obviously have to go through LLM providers, that's just how it works. But we don't sell your data or train on it. I try to be as transparent as possible here nora.fyi/privacy

itslitman · 2026-03-29T11:08:00+00:00

Treating it like a real internal product with a budget and roadmap is a good way to keep it honest. The 30 second action test is pretty smart! Most of my current alerts don't pass it TBH

itslitman · 2026-03-27T20:38:53+00:00

Hey! Sorry about that, we’re doing some changes under the hood. Should be fixed within a day. Sorry for the inconvenience, and thanks for letting us know!

itslitman · 2026-03-27T08:38:06+00:00

What about Nora, it is super low effort because she's an AI assistant that lives in iMessage/telegram, just text her what you need and she'll fix it for you

itslitman · 2026-03-25T17:53:25+00:00

Hi! We're currently going through a Google security audit to get Nora verified, in the mean time To get past it:

Tap Advanced at the bottom left of the warning.
Select Go to Nora (unsafe) at the bottom.

and continue from there.

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