Guides

Long-form, researched guides on working with AI tools and getting them to do the work your way. Each one is kept current rather than published and forgotten, and every number is sourced.

Working with AI

Cowork vs Codex (October 2026): Which is Better for Beginners?

Surfaces, local file access, MCP setup, and what each one actually costs per person once a team uses it daily.

Updated October 2026 · 11 min read
Working with AI

How to Create an MCP Server in 2026: Current Spec, Both Transports, Claude and ChatGPT

The stateless core, stdio and Streamable HTTP, the new authorization rules, and wiring the connector into Claude and ChatGPT. Plus the no-code route.

Updated October 2026 · 14 min read
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How to Use Codex: Setup, VS Code, CLI, Desktop, and Cloud

Install and sign-in, a step-by-step path for Codex in VS Code, what changes on each other surface, and the config layer they share.

Updated October 2026 · 12 min read
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Claude Cowork Tutorial (October 2026)

What Claude Cowork is, who has access, a first task with numbered steps, how to schedule it, and what changed in October.

Updated October 2026 · 14 min read