17h • General discussion
AI Developer Accelerator — Coaching Call - February 03
Meeting Purpose
Key Takeaways
- Secure AI Agents: Treat agents like coworkers with separate identities (email, GitHub) and use GitHub as a mandatory PR-based approval pipeline for all agent work, including code and documentation.
- Iterate with AI, Deploy with Code: Use AI agents to rapidly prototype and validate processes. Once a workflow is deterministic, convert it to a script (e.g., JavaScript) for faster execution and lower token costs.
- "Software on Demand" is the New Default: Build custom tools to replace SaaS subscriptions, even for small costs. This creates perfectly tailored, single-user software that eliminates vendor lock-in.
- Navigate Corporate AI with Governance: In regulated industries like banking, prioritize governance (e.g., SOC 2), align projects with leadership's success metrics, and provide free services to security teams to build rapport.
Topics
Project Updates & Demos
- Frank Labs (Ty): An AI team that augments business functions (SDR, support, finance) using a hybrid model: Local: Mistral 7B on an EC2 instance. API: GPT-4O for core functions. RAG: Provides business-specific context. Guardrails: A "council" of independent agents (security, prompt injection) self-checks outputs, inspired by the "five thinking hats" method. Lead Gen Stack: Perplexity, Hunter, Apollo, and Clay (for ICP grounding).
- Worksheet Automation (Morgan): Process: Markdown → HTML → PDF. Method: Prototyped with Claude Skills, then converted to a JavaScript app. Result: Execution time reduced from 30–90s (skills) to ~3s (script).
- CSV to Static Site (Mitch): Goal: Enable non-technical team members to generate static HTML sites from CSV data. Proposed Solution: A Claude Skill that calls a deterministic JavaScript function, deployed via Claude's Codex tool.
- OpenClaw Security Framework (Patrick): Core Principle: Treat the agent as a coworker with a separate identity. Identity Isolation: Dedicated Gmail, calendar, and GitHub accounts. GitHub PRs are the mandatory approval pipeline for all work. Access Control: Web UI is disabled; access is via SSH tunnel only. Primary interaction is via Telegram. Memory Externalization: All decisions are logged to an Obsidian Vault, synced via GitHub, for full auditability. Tech Stack: Ubuntu 24.04 VM on Proxmox; Claude Code is used as a tool for coding tasks.
- AI Developer Friction (Juan): Challenge: New agentic workflows create friction with traditional development teams. Solution: Consultants can introduce these methods as outside experts, bypassing internal resistance.
Technical & Strategic Discussions
- Multi-Tenancy (Paul G.): Strategy: Add a tenant_id foreign key to all relevant Supabase tables. Access Control: Use a server-side data access layer with a dedicated role, not RLS.
- Google ADK (Hemal): Consensus: Google ADK is not production-ready due to API and IAM issues. Recommendation: Use alternatives like LangGraph or LangChain.
- AI in Banking (Anna): Challenge: A new role as a solo AI specialist in a bank. Advice: Governance: Prioritize compliance (e.g., SOC 2). Alignment: Align projects with leadership's success metrics. Strategy: Provide free services to security teams to build rapport.
- Local LLMs for Privacy (Paul G.): Challenge: Analyzing sensitive data locally. Solution: Use local tools like LLM Studio or Warp with models like GPT-OSS-20B or Gemma 14B.
Next Steps
- Morgan: Share the LLM conversation template for multi-tenancy setup in the School community.
- Patrick: Continue developing the AI-driven documentation platform and share updates.
- Mitch: Test the Claude Codex tool for automating CSV-to-static-site generation.
- Anna: Research local LLM tools for a market research project and prepare for a new AI role by studying banking governance.
Action Items
- Post multi-tenancy research to School notes for Paul G. & Shah - WATCH (5 secs)
- Post GitHub profile link in chat for Anna - WATCH (5 secs)
- Build FreshBooks invoice replacement; cancel FreshBooks - WATCH (5 secs)
- Evaluate Codex for CSV→HTML deployment; report back to team - WATCH (5 secs)
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AI Developer Accelerator — Coaching Call - February 03
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