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Claude Code
Aug 14, 20264 min read

Design it in Claude, build it in Claude Code: how I upgraded my site

I redesigned my portfolio site by splitting the job in two: work out the design in a normal Claude conversation first, then hand the settled direction to Claude Code and let it do the building. Here is how that handoff went, what the upgrade actually covered - Next 16, React 19, Tailwind v4, GSAP, Zod 4 - and the one dependency I deliberately left pinned.

Hansel Lobo
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Claude Code
Aug 14, 20265 min read

Stop copy-pasting your Claude setup: share skills and agents with plugins

If you use Claude Code in more than one repo, you have probably copied a slash command between projects and watched the two versions drift apart. Plugins fix that. Here is what a plugin bundles, the folder layout that trips everyone up the first time, how to keep several plugins in one repo, and how to turn that repo into your own marketplace on GitHub.

Hansel Lobo
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