Technical deep dives at the
interface of AI and software.
Connect Tableau Server to Claude Code via MCP + PAT
Wire Claude Code into Tableau Server using the official MCP server, authenticated with a Personal Access Token — list workbooks and views from chat.
Give Claude Code system-wide memory with CLAUDE.md
Put your KPIs, role, and writing style in one file at ~/.claude/CLAUDE.md and Claude Code reads it on every prompt — across every project.
Connect Claude Code to Slack with the official plugin
Install the official Slack plugin for Claude Code with one command, then post to channels and read threads from any session — no custom MCP server needed.
Connect Claude Code to BigQuery in 2 steps with MCP
Wire Claude Code into BigQuery with Google's prebuilt MCP toolbox in two steps — list datasets, inspect schemas, and run SQL from any session.
Connect Cursor to BigQuery with Google's MCP toolbox
Wire Cursor into BigQuery via Google's prebuilt MCP toolbox, merging it into ~/.cursor/mcp.json with jq so existing servers stay intact.
Install gcloud on macOS Apple Silicon in 5 steps
Install the Google Cloud CLI on macOS Apple Silicon in 5 steps, then sign in twice — once as yourself, once for Application Default Credentials.
Cat breed detector with Llama 3.2 Vision on Cloudflare
Step-by-step tutorial: build a Cloudflare Worker that runs Llama 3.2 11B Vision on Workers AI and returns structured JSON cat-breed predictions.