ADHD paralysis: getting unstuck when you know what to do
ADHD paralysis is the freeze you hit when you know what to do and still cannot start. What it is, what research says, and the tools I use to get unstuck.
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ADHD paralysis: getting unstuck when you know what to do
ADHD paralysis is the freeze you hit when you know what to do and still cannot start. What it is, what research says, and the tools I use to get unstuck.
ADHD and coding: how I ship software with an ADHD brain
I code with ADHD every day. I cover what breaks for me, from working memory to lost state between sessions, and what Claude Code carries so I still ship.
Claude Code AGENTS.md Support: When CLAUDE.md Still Wins
Claude Code reads AGENTS.md since 2.1.277, but only when the project has no CLAUDE.md. If both exist, CLAUDE.md wins. The four modes, the one-line fix and the limits.
Claude Code Skills vs Subagents vs Hooks vs CLAUDE.md: Which One Fits Which Job
Claude Code skills vs subagents vs hooks vs CLAUDE.md as of 09/29/2026: when each loads, whose context it uses, and a simple decision sequence for picking one.
Claude Code Skills: What They Are, Where They Live, and How to Write One
Claude Code skills explained: what a SKILL.md is, where skills live, how to write one, and the skills I actually run. Checked against the docs on 09/29/2026.
Claude Pricing in 2026: Every Plan and API Price on One Page
Checked against Anthropic on 10/15/2026: Free $0, Pro $20, Max $100 or $200, Team from $20 a seat, API from $0.10 per million tokens, plus a real day's cost.
Claude Pro vs Max: Who Needs the $100 or $200 Plan, and When the API Wins
Claude Pro vs Max as of 09/28/2026: $20 vs $100 or $200 a month, 5x or 20x the usage, both with Claude Code. How to choose, and what one measured day costs on the API.
Claude Prompt Caching Cost: When It Pays, With the Math for Every Model
Claude prompt caching cost as of 09/28/2026: writes cost 1.25x or 2x input, reads cost 0.1x (0.05x on Opus 5.5, 0.025x on Fable 5.1). Break-even and worked examples.
Claude Usage Limits Explained: The 5-Hour Session, the Weekly Cap, and What Counts
When Claude's 5-hour and weekly limits reset, what to do when you hit one, and a measured day: 3,563 Claude Code turns used 19% of a Max weekly window.
Opus 5.5 vs Fable 5.1: My Cost Per Turn Gap Went From 1.4x to 2.3x
Opus 5.5 beats Fable 5.1 on all nine of Anthropic's launch benchmarks at 40% of the price. Replayed at 5.5 prices, my measured day puts Fable at 2.3x per turn.
SvelteKit MCP: The Official Svelte Server, and What Its Autofixer Found in 134 Components
The official Svelte MCP server gives Claude Code current Svelte 5 docs and an autofixer. I ran it on 134 components: 70 missing keys, 34 files it could not read.
Claude ADHD Plugin: What Exists and How to Install One
There is no official Claude ADHD plugin. Four community projects share the name and do different things. What each changes, and how to install one.
Fable 5.1 vs Opus 5 in Production: A Whole Day on Fable Used 19% of a Max Weekly Window
Same harness, same day: 2,443 Fable 5.1 turns and 1,120 Opus 5 turns after a weekly reset consumed 19% of the Max weekly window, and the 5-hour window peaked at 59% without capping. Fable errored less per tool call, hit more permission gates, and would have cost 1.4x per turn on the API, not 2x.
The ADHD Developer Tool Stack: What Actually Replaces Executive Function
Six tools that externalize the specific executive functions ADHD breaks for developers: working memory, time perception, body doubling, and task-switching friction. What each one fixes and where it fails.
Claude Has No ADHD Executive Function Mode. Here Is What People Mean.
No, Claude has no ADHD Executive Function Mode. The claim spread from one Instagram video with 182,800+ likes. Here is what the phrase really means.
Claude ADHD Skills: The 3 I Run, Plus the i-have-adhd Install
Three Claude Code ADHD skills I run against named executive-function gaps, plus what the ayghri/i-have-adhd plugin does and the two commands that install it.
Fable 5 vs Opus 4.8: Every Reasoning Tier Benchmarked
Fable 5.1 vs Opus 5 tier by tier: prices, cache economics, the one same-methodology comparison that exists, and the Fable 5 vs Opus 4.8 effort matrix from the system card. Updated 09/16/2026.
Claude Fable 5 System Card, Annotated: 95% Capability, Documented Fabrication
The Fable 5 system card documents both halves: 95.0% SWE-bench Verified, and fabricated status reports with unverbalized early-stops. The annotated read.
Is Claude Fable 5 Nerfed? Four Mechanics Behind the Panic
Is Claude nerfed? Four documented Fable 5 mechanics explain the panic: the Opus 4.8 fallback, adaptive thinking, harness-gated gains, and tier pricing.
I Built a Private MCP Server to Give Claude Memory Across Sessions. Here Is What Broke.
I shipped a private MCP server bridging my knowledge base into claude.ai via OAuth 2.1: the architecture, two bugs the smoke test missed, and the isolation pattern.
Claude Code Usage Limits: How They Work, and 10 Habits That Make a Plan Last
How Claude Code usage limits work on Pro and Max: one pool shared with claude.ai, a five-hour reset, /status, and your options at the limit. Plus 10 habits that explain why my 8-hour sessions use 32% of the plan.
Claude Code Hook Events: Hooks Can Read the Output Now. They Still Cannot Take It Back.
Claude Code lists 33 hook events as of 09/29/2026. Stop reads the final reply and MessageDisplay can redact it on screen, but no hook can make Claude unsay it.
Claude Code Hooks Caught a Secret Leak Before I Shipped It
Claude Code hooks tutorial, checked 09/29/2026: the 33 hook events, how a PreToolUse hook blocks a call, and 4 production hooks that catch secret leaks.
Claude Trading Bot in Production: 36,000 Lines, 1-in-40 Error Rate
A Claude trading bot built with Claude Code: 36,000 lines in production, and the two-gate system that cut errors 84% and caught 8 bugs early.
Claude vs Cursor vs Copilot: 2026 Comparison
I built a 4,000-line trading bot with all three tools. Here's which handles context best, costs least, and actually ships production code without you.
Bug Bounty Automation Framework: Zero False Positives
A bug bounty automation framework that cuts false positives to zero: the 4-agent evidence-gating architecture, what it costs to run, and what it takes to build one for your own security program.
SvelteKit MCP: Add WebMCP in 90 Minutes and 3 Files
SvelteKit MCP implementation guide: build WebMCP into SvelteKit with navigator.modelContext. Polyfill setup, tool schemas, and verification, in 90 minutes and 3 files.
Self-Improving RAG with Claude Code: Learning From Its Own Debugging Mistakes
Build a self-improving RAG system where Claude learns from your debugging sessions, captures insights automatically, and reflects to fix issues faster.
How to Test AI-Generated Code Before Shipping: 57 Bugs Caught
How to test AI-generated code before shipping it: the evidence-based verification gates that caught 57 bugs. Forced evaluation beats "it should work", 84% compliance vs 20% for passive checks.
Claude Code Best Practices 2026: What the Official Docs Don't Cover
Claude Code best practices the official docs do not cover, tested across 36K lines of shipped code: two-gate quality control, context persistence, tokens.
Claude Code 'Compaction Failed': Causes and 3 Fixes
'Compaction failed: conversation could not be reduced below the context limit' means state lived in the chat. Three files fix it: plan, context, tasks.
My Two-Gate System for Claude Code Cut Errors 84%
Build safer Claude Code projects with a two-gate quality system. Learn the mandatory checks that catch bugs before deployment.
Build SaaS With AI Agents: 7 Days to Paying Users
How a 4-agent system (Researcher, Architect, Developer, Deployer) took StatementSync from problem statement to Stripe billing and paying users in 7 days.
Reduce Claude Token Usage 60%: Progressive Disclosure
3-tier progressive disclosure cuts Claude API costs 40-60%. The exact system: tier 1 triage, tier 2 context, tier 3 full pass.