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Mon, 30 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://edgelesslab.com/blog/writing-prompts-that-survive-production https://edgelesslab.com/blog/one-file-memory-system You shouldn't have to re-explain your stack every session. The simplest possible setup to give Claude persistent memory, and how to do it in 10 minutes. Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://edgelesslab.com/blog/one-file-memory-system https://edgelesslab.com/blog/mcp-servers-unix-pipes-of-ai The Unix philosophy changed software forever: small tools, composable via pipes. MCP does the same thing for AI agents. Here's why that matters. Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://edgelesslab.com/blog/mcp-servers-unix-pipes-of-ai https://edgelesslab.com/blog/generative-art-pen-plotters Pen plotter art isn't screen art printed on paper. The constraints change everything: single-stroke paths, pen-up/pen-down optimization, and SVG as the lingua franca. Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://edgelesslab.com/blog/generative-art-pen-plotters https://edgelesslab.com/blog/building-ai-agent-infrastructure-solo How I built a multi-agent system with MCP servers, vector memory, and autonomous trading, all running 24/7 from a single VPS. Sat, 21 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://edgelesslab.com/blog/building-ai-agent-infrastructure-solo https://edgelesslab.com/blog/how-claude-code-memory-works Claude forgets everything between sessions. Here's how file-based memory fixes that, and why it changes how you work with AI. Sat, 21 Mar 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://edgelesslab.com/blog/how-claude-code-memory-works