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Build to Launch

If Your Computer Keeps Overheating While Using AI Tools, This Is Why
From 797 Processes to 15: A Step-by-Step Fix for Mac Overheating, High RAM Usage, and Runaway MCP Servers
 • Jenny Ouyang
How to Use Hermes Agent to Get More From the AI You Already Pay For
The step-by-step setup, exact prompts, and 3 real tests I used before giving it a permanent place in my stack.
 • Jenny Ouyang
How to Grow Your Substack Growth with Claude Workflows
Eight workflows, one MCP: digest your inbox, size a niche, study top creators, draft and schedule notes in your voice, and improve conversion.
 • Jenny Ouyang
Open-Source LLMs in 2026: What's Actually Open, and How to Pick One
Most open-weight LLMs aren't open source. A builder's map to who ships open models in 2026, what they cost, where they run, and when to skip closed.
 • Jenny Ouyang
Obsidian + Claude Code: How to Build a Second Brain that Remembers, Connects, and Runs Itself
Build a second brain with Obsidian and Claude, it remembers your work, links itself, answers across your history, and get smarter over use. By the end…
 • Jenny Ouyang

June 2026

LLMs Don't Read, They Parse: How to Format So AI Actually Uses Your Words
LLMs parse text by structure and position, not prose. How to format prompts, CLAUDE.md, and posts (Markdown, XML, JSON) so AI follows and cites you
 • Jenny Ouyang
Claude + Canva MCP: Make Repeatable On-Brand Designs on a Free Plan
Use the Canva MCP to make Claude build editable, on-brand infographics, carousels, and social posts on a free Canva plan. No Canva Pro, no design…
 • Jenny Ouyang
I Taught the Substack Author MCP to Reverse Engineer Article Covers
The multi-step agent approach to cover consistency fails at every handoff. FastMCP's Image type fixes it at the source.
 • Jenny Ouyang and Alejandro Aboy
Claude Code /loop: How to Keep It Running Until the Work Is Done
The loop that stops Claude from faking the finish — writing, coding, and research, with real prompts and a starter kit.
 • Jenny Ouyang
The 4 Best Research MCPs for Claude (and the Job Each One Owns)
I tested across 15 platforms (Reddit, Amazon, YouTube, Hacker News, and more), with the real runs, real costs, and the free tier that actually holds for…
 • Jenny Ouyang
3 Levels of Claude Workflow Stack That Close the Knowledge Work Loop
LinkedIn VOC research, Visual generation, and a deployed product page in 10 minutes, plus 9 workflow prompts to expand from each level for your…
 • Jenny Ouyang
This MCP resolves 99% of your search problems. And it can pay you money.
How I accidentally built an AI agent that earns me $0.002 per run. And what the pay-per-result means for anyone using and building AI tools right now.
 • Jenny Ouyang
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