№ 03 · The pillar

Blueprints.
Build something this weekend.

Short, opinionated guides. From an MCP server to a multi-agent pipeline — each blueprint walks you through one project, end to end, with the boring decisions already made.

beginner·1 steps

Run an Open Model with Ollama

Three commands. A local LLM running on your laptop, with an OpenAI-compatible HTTP API ready to call from anywhere.

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intermediate·8 steps

Build Your Own MCP Server

Build a personal bookmarks server that lets Claude save, search, and organize your links — Node.js, SQLite, and the official MCP SDK.

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intermediate·10 steps

Build a RAG Pipeline from Scratch

Build a document Q&A system with Python, LlamaIndex, and Qdrant — ingest your docs and query them with natural language.

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intermediate·9 steps

Ship an AI Agent with Claude

Build a research agent that searches the web, summarizes articles, and compiles reports — deployed as a REST API.

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intermediate·8 steps

Build a Code Review Bot

Create a GitHub Action that reviews pull requests with Claude — catches bugs and posts inline comments automatically.

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advanced·11 steps

Create a Multi-Agent System

Build a content production pipeline with CrewAI — a researcher, writer, and editor that collaborate to produce articles.

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advanced·10 steps

Deploy Your Own Open-Source LLM

Run Llama 3.1 locally with Ollama, benchmark it, then deploy a production API with vLLM and Docker.

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intermediate·8 steps

Build Your Own AI CLI Tool

Build a terminal assistant called "ask" — answer questions, explain files, generate shell commands, and pipe in data.

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intermediate·9 steps

Build an Agent with Google ADK

Build a research agent with Google's Agent Development Kit and Gemini — custom tools, sessions, and one-command deploy to Cloud Run.

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intermediate·10 steps

Build a LangGraph Agent Team

Build a job application assistant where four AI agents collaborate via LangGraph — analyze postings, tailor resumes, write cover letters, and review everything.

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advanced·9 steps

Build a Claude Code Harness Extension

Build a code-review swarm as a Claude Code plugin — sub-agents, hooks, custom slash commands, an MCP tool server, and a background audit worker, packaged as a publishable plugin.

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advanced·11 steps

Build a Shared-Skills MCP Server

A team snippet library exposed as a remote MCP server: Supabase OAuth 2.1 with dynamic client registration, workspaces with RLS-enforced sharing, and one `claude mcp add` to wire your whole team's saved prompts into Claude.

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advanced·7 steps

Multi-Agent A2A System on Cloud Run

Three ADK agents — orchestrator, researcher, writer — each deployed as its own Cloud Run service and wired together with Google's open Agent2Agent (A2A) protocol.

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beginner·9 steps

Build a Context-Aware RAG App on Google Cloud

Document Q&A end-to-end on GCP — Cloud SQL Postgres with pgvector, Vertex AI for embeddings and Gemini, FastAPI on Cloud Run. Task-typed embeddings, metadata-filtered retrieval, and optional contextual chunking. IAM auth all the way down, no passwords.

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beginner·6 steps

Deploy Gemma as an Open API on Cloud Run

Serve Google's open Gemma 4 on a serverless Cloud Run GPU — one Dockerfile, one deploy command, unauthenticated behind a single HTTPS URL. Then call it straight from a static webpage with streaming, no backend of your own.

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beginner·7 steps·coming soon

Create Your Business Website with AI

Go from idea to live website using AI — no coding required. Design, copy, and deploy in one sitting.

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beginner·8 steps·coming soon

Automate Your Workflow with AI

Connect your tools and let AI handle the busywork — email triage, data entry, and report generation using Make or Zapier.

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beginner·6 steps·coming soon

Build Your Personal AI Assistant

Create a custom AI tailored to your job — with your documents, your tone, and your processes baked in.

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beginner·7 steps·coming soon

Launch a Customer Support Chatbot

Deploy an AI chatbot that answers customer questions using your FAQ and docs — live in under an hour.

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beginner·6 steps·coming soon

Turn Your Docs into a Searchable AI Brain

Upload your company docs or notes and create an AI-powered search interface anyone on your team can use.

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beginner·7 steps·coming soon

AI-Powered Content Pipeline

Set up a system that drafts blog posts, social media, and newsletters from your ideas — with your voice and brand.

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beginner·9 steps·coming soon

Prompt Engineering That Actually Works

Master the frameworks that get consistently great output — structured prompts, chain-of-thought, and few-shot patterns applied to real tasks.

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intermediate·8 steps·coming soon

Create an AI-Powered Slack Bot

Add an AI teammate to your Slack workspace that answers questions, summarizes threads, and triggers workflows.

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beginner·7 steps

Build Your AI-Powered Newsletter

Curate content from your favorite sources and let AI draft, format, and schedule a newsletter — no writing block, no coding.

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beginner·6 steps

Create an AI Study Buddy

Upload your notes and textbooks and get AI-generated flashcards, practice quizzes, and personalized study plans.

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beginner·8 steps

Launch an AI Social Media Manager

Generate on-brand posts, suggest hashtags, plan a content calendar, and schedule across platforms — all with AI.

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beginner·6 steps

Build Your AI Meeting Assistant

Transcribe meetings, extract action items, generate summaries, and send follow-up emails — automatically.

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beginner·7 steps

Design Your AI-Powered Portfolio

Let AI write your copy, suggest layouts, optimize for SEO, and turn your projects into a polished personal site.

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