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motyl.dev Weekly #8: Week 16 (Apr 13 – Apr 19, 2026)

📖 From The Blog

Mermaid Diagrams in Markdown: Dark Mode Done Right

How I added auto-colored, dark-mode Mermaid diagrams to my markdown tooling — and what I learned about fighting a library that really wants to be light-themed.

15.04.2026

Building an Eval System for My Autonomous AI Agent

My AI agent on the NAS was losing focus in multi-turn conversations. Before fixing the context pipeline, I needed a way to measure if changes actually help. Here is how I built a practical eval system and what it taught me.

04.04.2026

Running an Autonomous AI Agent on a Home NAS: The Full Setup Story

How I deployed a bash-based AI agent on a QNAP NAS that listens on Telegram, dispatches tasks to Claude Code in Docker, and runs 24/7, no cloud required.

30.03.2026

My First AI Skill: Building a Telegram Bridge for Claude Code

How I built an AFK Telegram Bridge skill for Claude Code that lets you manage AI agent sessions from your phone — and what I learned about vibe coding along the way.

05.03.2026

AI Didn't Kill Programming — It Just Killed the Boring Parts

After 20 years of writing code by hand, I've embraced AI as my new pair-programming partner. Here's why the fundamentals haven't changed since Uncle Bob was punching tape.

24.01.2026