<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Masala Geek Notes</title><description>Notes on AI, tech, building, and small tools.</description><link>https://masalageek.com/</link><item><title>AI image generation is closer to directing a scene than writing a prompt</title><link>https://masalageek.com/notes/agnesai-e27-image-generation/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://masalageek.com/notes/agnesai-e27-image-generation/</guid><description>I tried AgnesAI after watching the demo at E27 Echelon. Here is what made the difference between images that looked AI-generated and ones that held together.</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The documentation backfill run</title><link>https://masalageek.com/notes/documentation-backfill-workflow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://masalageek.com/notes/documentation-backfill-workflow/</guid><description>AI-assisted coding creates documentation debt faster than any team can pay it down manually. A structured workflow changes the economics of catching up.</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>I described what I wanted. Claude designed the workflow.</title><link>https://masalageek.com/notes/dynamic-workflows-content-strategy/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://masalageek.com/notes/dynamic-workflows-content-strategy/</guid><description>Dynamic workflows in Claude Code let you describe an outcome and hand off the process design. Here is what that actually looks like in practice.</description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Everyone needs their own tools now</title><link>https://masalageek.com/notes/personal-tools-os/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://masalageek.com/notes/personal-tools-os/</guid><description>AI is making building more accessible. The interesting question is no longer which app everyone should use. It&apos;s what to build around the way you actually work.</description><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The site is the publishing machine</title><link>https://masalageek.com/notes/site-as-a-publishing-machine/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://masalageek.com/notes/site-as-a-publishing-machine/</guid><description>A personal website should make the next note easier to publish.</description><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why Masala Geek exists</title><link>https://masalageek.com/notes/why-masala-geek/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://masalageek.com/notes/why-masala-geek/</guid><description>A small home for notes on AI, tech, building, and useful personal tools.</description><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Markdown is the source. HTML is the review layer.</title><link>https://masalageek.com/notes/markdown-html-source-review/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://masalageek.com/notes/markdown-html-source-review/</guid><description>The Markdown vs HTML debate misses the point. They serve different jobs in an AI-assisted workflow. One is for agents, one is for humans.</description><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Most shared agent skills won&apos;t fit your workflow</title><link>https://masalageek.com/notes/shared-agent-skills/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://masalageek.com/notes/shared-agent-skills/</guid><description>Skills are process, and process is local. What to look for before adopting a skill someone else built.</description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The most useful agent skills are boring</title><link>https://masalageek.com/notes/boring-agent-skills/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://masalageek.com/notes/boring-agent-skills/</guid><description>Real agent adoption starts with the unglamorous parts. The repeatable workflow wrappers that sit inside the normal software cycle.</description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Claude Design: the ingest is the product</title><link>https://masalageek.com/notes/claude-design/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://masalageek.com/notes/claude-design/</guid><description>Most reviews of Claude Design focus on the outputs. The practitioner signal is the opposite. The interesting part is what you feed into it.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Start from the task, not the skill</title><link>https://masalageek.com/notes/create-your-own-skills/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://masalageek.com/notes/create-your-own-skills/</guid><description>The easiest way to overcomplicate a custom skill is to start from the word &apos;skill&apos; instead of the work you already do.</description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Agent skills are just reused prompts</title><link>https://masalageek.com/notes/agent-skills/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://masalageek.com/notes/agent-skills/</guid><description>The language around agentic skills creates complexity where none exists. Strip it back and you find something much simpler. And more useful.</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Human value is not a task list AI hasn&apos;t reached yet</title><link>https://masalageek.com/notes/human-value-not-a-task-list/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://masalageek.com/notes/human-value-not-a-task-list/</guid><description>Defining human value as &apos;what AI can&apos;t do yet&apos; is defensive and shrinking. A stronger definition is needed.</description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>When I would rather ask an agent than hire a person</title><link>https://masalageek.com/notes/agent-vs-human-hiring/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://masalageek.com/notes/agent-vs-human-hiring/</guid><description>The baseline for hiring has changed. If an agent handles the first pass, the human hire has to bring something above execution.</description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The unit of work is changing</title><link>https://masalageek.com/notes/workflow-unit-is-changing/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://masalageek.com/notes/workflow-unit-is-changing/</guid><description>AI agents are not replacing headcount. They are changing the first question a founder asks. From &apos;who owns this?&apos; to &apos;what workflow are we trying to run?&apos;</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What great talent does with the time AI saves</title><link>https://masalageek.com/notes/saved-time-initiative/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://masalageek.com/notes/saved-time-initiative/</guid><description>AI saves time. The real signal is what a person does with it. Finish faster and wait, or reinvest it into something better.</description><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The new red flag is fake AI productivity</title><link>https://masalageek.com/notes/fake-ai-productivity/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://masalageek.com/notes/fake-ai-productivity/</guid><description>Remote teams see only the output, not the day. AI makes it easier than ever to hide weak thinking behind a polished artifact.</description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>