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Hands-on writing about getting the most out of bots: guides, comparisons and retrospectives.
From Managing Code to Managing Sessions to Managing a Middle LayerWhen 6–7 active projects rotate weekly, losing architectural focus leads straight to AI slop. Comparing Claude Projects Coordinator, Grok Bot, Meta Muse, ChatGPT Dots, DeepSeekBot, and OpenClaw.Read more →
DeepSeekBot 1.4.0: Tob, panels and approvalsWhat changed since 1.3.1: easier Bot team management, a flexible workspace, and changes to chat, the CLI and the mobile development app.
Two AI coworkers edit one post: a real group-chat writing workflowOne Bot drafts, another challenges the copy, and a human reviews the result. A Day 0 writing task with actual mentions, revisions and saved files.
What should an AI companion remember? Start with one small preferenceA Day 0 conversation with an original fictional companion: inspect the preference file and separate a passing mood, a lasting request and a made-up shared past.
Blue Archive AI roleplay: a weekend group chat with distinct charactersA Day 0 Personal Agent diary: write separate SOUL files for Yuuka, Shiroko and Hoshino, then follow a small weekend conversation and its corrections.
A personal AI agent with memory and a Bot teamKeep project context in inspectable Git-backed memory, give personal Bots distinct roles, and extend DeepSeekBot with compatible DeepSeek Harness plugins.
A DeepSeekBot test-writing handoff: passing patch, blocked Windows executionDeepSeekBot added eight tests to one small function. All nine passed in our manual run, while its own run failed. Here is what we learned.
Shared AI Bot Permissions: On-Demand Role LookupDesign permissions for a bot serving many people: trusted identity, on-demand natural-language roles, pairing, tool approvals and execution boundaries.
DeepSeekBot (DSB) vs DS Bot (ds-bot): Two DeepSeek Harness Plugins ComparedCompare DeepSeekBot and DS Bot, two independent DeepSeek Harness plugins: installation, Git memory, team coordination, coding, IM connections, permissions and maintenance.
Your first DeepSeek agent task: a checkable briefing from three sourcesWe gave DeepSeekBot three project introductions, then checked and shortened its briefing draft. Here is what happened and a prompt to adapt.
Personal AI Agents Compared for Work and CodingCompare DeepSeekBot, Grok Bot, Meta Muse, Manus Cue and ChatGPT Dots for daily work and coding: memory, cloud computers, permissions, setup and cost.
Remote AI Workspaces with TailscaleKeep an always-on bot on a small VPS and run tasks in a Mac workspace. A real trial explains Codex SSH, T3 sessions, human approvals and new-device setup.
DeepSeek Telegram Bot: the Landscape, the Risks, and the Open-Source PathWant DeepSeek inside Telegram? Start with how third-party bots actually work and where the open-source path leads.
The Open-Source GrokBot Alternative: DeepSeekBot, ComparedGrokBot's always-on agents are convenient but closed and hosted. Here is how DeepSeekBot compares, and a four-step path to a self-hosted, MIT-licensed setup.
Telegram Search Engine Bots: Finding Anything with a BotTelegram hides a whole layer of search-engine bots. This guide covers finding channels, files and answers with them, and dodging the traps.
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- · From Managing Code to Managing Sessions to Managing a Middle Layer
When 6–7 active projects rotate weekly, losing architectural focus leads straight to AI slop. Comparing Claude Projects Coordinator, Grok Bot, Meta Muse, ChatGPT Dots, DeepSeekBot, and OpenClaw.
- · DeepSeekBot 1.4.0: Tob, panels and approvals
What changed since 1.3.1: easier Bot team management, a flexible workspace, and changes to chat, the CLI and the mobile development app.
- · Two AI coworkers edit one post: a real group-chat writing workflow
One Bot drafts, another challenges the copy, and a human reviews the result. A Day 0 writing task with actual mentions, revisions and saved files.
- · What should an AI companion remember? Start with one small preference
A Day 0 conversation with an original fictional companion: inspect the preference file and separate a passing mood, a lasting request and a made-up shared past.
- · Blue Archive AI roleplay: a weekend group chat with distinct characters
A Day 0 Personal Agent diary: write separate SOUL files for Yuuka, Shiroko and Hoshino, then follow a small weekend conversation and its corrections.
- · A personal AI agent with memory and a Bot team
Keep project context in inspectable Git-backed memory, give personal Bots distinct roles, and extend DeepSeekBot with compatible DeepSeek Harness plugins.
- · A DeepSeekBot test-writing handoff: passing patch, blocked Windows execution
DeepSeekBot added eight tests to one small function. All nine passed in our manual run, while its own run failed. Here is what we learned.
- · Shared AI Bot Permissions: On-Demand Role Lookup
Design permissions for a bot serving many people: trusted identity, on-demand natural-language roles, pairing, tool approvals and execution boundaries.
- · DeepSeekBot (DSB) vs DS Bot (ds-bot): Two DeepSeek Harness Plugins Compared
Compare DeepSeekBot and DS Bot, two independent DeepSeek Harness plugins: installation, Git memory, team coordination, coding, IM connections, permissions and maintenance.
- · Your first DeepSeek agent task: a checkable briefing from three sources
We gave DeepSeekBot three project introductions, then checked and shortened its briefing draft. Here is what happened and a prompt to adapt.
- · Personal AI Agents Compared for Work and Coding
Compare DeepSeekBot, Grok Bot, Meta Muse, Manus Cue and ChatGPT Dots for daily work and coding: memory, cloud computers, permissions, setup and cost.
- · Remote AI Workspaces with Tailscale
Keep an always-on bot on a small VPS and run tasks in a Mac workspace. A real trial explains Codex SSH, T3 sessions, human approvals and new-device setup.
- · DeepSeek Telegram Bot: the Landscape, the Risks, and the Open-Source Path
Want DeepSeek inside Telegram? Start with how third-party bots actually work and where the open-source path leads.
- · The Open-Source GrokBot Alternative: DeepSeekBot, Compared
GrokBot's always-on agents are convenient but closed and hosted. Here is how DeepSeekBot compares, and a four-step path to a self-hosted, MIT-licensed setup.
- · Telegram Search Engine Bots: Finding Anything with a Bot
Telegram hides a whole layer of search-engine bots. This guide covers finding channels, files and answers with them, and dodging the traps.