<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>backnotprop</title><description>ai, security, other thoughts</description><link>https://backnotprop.com/</link><item><title>50 First Dates with Mr. Meeseeks</title><link>https://backnotprop.com/blog/50-first-dates-with-mr-meeseeks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://backnotprop.com/blog/50-first-dates-with-mr-meeseeks/</guid><description>AI literacy is not where it needs to be. This post explains how today&apos;s AI actually works using Lucy and Mr. Meeseeks.</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mike Ramos</author></item><item><title>Context Monorepos</title><link>https://backnotprop.com/blog/context-monorepos/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://backnotprop.com/blog/context-monorepos/</guid><description>Own your context. A context monorepo is a structured repo of docs, examples, and agent guidelines that makes launching agents across real codebases actually work.</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mike Ramos</author></item><item><title>Please Do Not A/B Test My Workflow</title><link>https://backnotprop.com/blog/do-not-ab-test-my-workflow/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://backnotprop.com/blog/do-not-ab-test-my-workflow/</guid><description>Anthropic is silently A/B testing Claude Code&apos;s plan mode on paying users. This isn&apos;t a consumer app. Stop treating it like one.</description><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mike Ramos</author></item><item><title>File System as Claude Code&apos;s Memory</title><link>https://backnotprop.com/blog/file-system-as-memory/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://backnotprop.com/blog/file-system-as-memory/</guid><description>Claude Code stores conversations as JSONL files on disk. This is already a memory system. We just need to read it.</description><pubDate>Sat, 20 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mike Ramos</author></item><item><title>Plannotator</title><link>https://backnotprop.com/blog/plannotator/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://backnotprop.com/blog/plannotator/</guid><description>Interactively annotate AI agent plans with a visual UI. Built for Claude Code and OpenCode.</description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mike Ramos</author></item><item><title>Simplifying Git Worktrees</title><link>https://backnotprop.com/blog/simplifying-git-worktrees/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://backnotprop.com/blog/simplifying-git-worktrees/</guid><description>Worktrees are tracked copies of your repo. They exist so you can work on multiple things without anything overlapping.</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mike Ramos</author></item><item><title>Steer Agents with Socrates and Meeseeks</title><link>https://backnotprop.com/blog/steer-agents-with-socrates-and-meeseeks/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://backnotprop.com/blog/steer-agents-with-socrates-and-meeseeks/</guid><description>Drop the documentation overhead. Steer coding agents with strong planning cycles and the right context up front.</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mike Ramos</author></item><item><title>Hooking OPA into Coding Agents</title><link>https://backnotprop.com/blog/hooking-opa-into-coding-agents/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://backnotprop.com/blog/hooking-opa-into-coding-agents/</guid><description>We built Cupcake to enforce OPA/Rego policy on Claude Code hooks. Then we tested it with Trail of Bits and learned where it actually stops helping.</description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><author>Mike Ramos</author></item></channel></rss>