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The Part a Person Actually Feels

Latest · Journey · Jun 27, 2026

The Part a Person Actually Feels

How three of us shipped Merlin Agent from an empty repo to a signed, notarized v1.0 on real desktops. The design system, the details nobody sees, and why making something feel like someone cared is the actual work.

Probably the Best Work I've Done. Here's the Story.

Product · May 6, 2025

Probably the Best Work I've Done. Here's the Story.

A few weeks at Merlin AI building an Agentic Chrome extension with a small team. From prototype to MCP, this is how it came together and why it changed how I think about building AI products.

The Day I Realized Shipping Isn't Finishing

Product · Apr 5, 2025

The Day I Realized Shipping Isn't Finishing

Early in my career at Merlin AI, I shipped a feature called Prompt Enhancer. What happened next taught me that the craft isn't finished when you ship it—it's finished when someone else feels it.