Your AI App Has a Backup. Can It Actually Recover?
Run a disposable SQLite restore drill that catches wrong business values even when database integrity passes. Includes tested Python code and failure checks.
BY JASON EAD
AI engineering & business applications
Original guides and analysis about coding tools, models, GitHub projects, agents, and creative AI workflows.
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Your AI Art Looks Amazing. Is It Ready for Your Business?
Turn AI artwork into a reviewable business asset with an approved-copy brief, crop checks and a clear human release decision.
Stop Sneaky AI Edits: Review Your Service Catalog Before It Ships
A valid JSON file can still contain the wrong price. Build a read-only Python review that exposes every service-catalog change before an AI-assisted edit reaches your business.
Stop Overfeeding Your AI: Build a Smarter Context Budget
Use tiktoken to preserve required instructions, include whole business records and report omitted context before an AI request.
Build a Local AI Run Review Console With Datasette
Build a local Datasette console to inspect AI workflow records, filter review queues and understand the limits of read-only snapshots and export controls.
Turn AI Project Briefs Into Repeatable PDFs With Typst
Render structured project briefs through a reusable Typst template, preserve review artifacts and test the actual PDF output. Includes complete Python and template code.
Test a Claude Code Formatting Hook With Ruff
Build and locally test a check-only Python formatting hook, separate style feedback from business correctness, and verify Claude integration before relying on it.
Search Business Procedures Locally With FastEmbed
Run a local embedding model over business procedures, return traceable sources and test the questions your library cannot answer. Includes complete Python code.
Prepare Word Documents for AI With MarkItDown
Build a local DOCX-to-Markdown review bundle with source snapshots and hashes. A tested example shows why successful conversion can still lose business context.
Build a Read-Only MCP Service Catalog for Business Agents
Give business agents approved service details through two read-only MCP tools. Build the Python server and test real stdio calls with a fictional catalog.
Turn AI Artwork Into a 12-Second Business Promo With FFmpeg
Build a silent portrait promo from AI artwork and editable campaign copy. Includes a tested FFmpeg renderer, file checks and a fictional business example.
Build a Retryable CRM Handoff for an AI Workflow
Use a transactional outbox and stable action IDs to recover CRM handoffs, with a tested local example that exposes duplicate-task and lost-reply failures.
Give an AI Coding Task Its Own Git Worktree
Separate an AI coding task from unfinished business-app work with Git worktrees, a reusable task prompt and a tested review-to-cleanup example.
Catch AI Routing Regressions That Accuracy Alone Misses
Build a tested Python scorer for AI ticket routing. Use fictional cases, severity weights and strict run checks to catch regressions hidden by overall accuracy.
Build a Duplicate-Company Review Queue With RapidFuzz
Build a local review queue for possible duplicate CRM companies. Includes tested RapidFuzz code, a fictional dataset, threshold results and limits for AI workflows.
Build a Reusable Campaign Hero With AI Art and Editable HTML
Create a campaign hero with AI-generated artwork, editable HTML copy and a responsive layout. Includes the exact prompt, complete source and a tested fictional example.
Turn Business CSVs Into an AI-Ready Weekly Brief With DuckDB
Build a tested local DuckDB workflow that calculates weekly order metrics, produces a reproducible JSON brief and gives an AI assistant a focused business-review task.
Build a Reusable Agent Skill for Business Project Briefs
Package a recurring business-brief workflow as an agent skill, with a reusable template, a worked handoff and checks that keep missing decisions visible.