Origin-Story

The Day I Realized Terminal UX for AI Is Really About DX

Models get the headlines. DX is the hard part: making an AI assistant feel native in the terminal without breaking muscle memory. Here are the surprisingly classic UX principles behind Aye Chat.

Retrospecting: idea behind my own AI-powered terminal

A personal retrospective on the origins and development of Aye Chat, an AI-powered terminal tool.

The Day I Stopped Babysitting an AI: Building the Optimistic Workflow

The story of how frustration with approval-seeking AI assistants led to Aye Chat’s ‘optimistic workflow’ - where the AI acts first and you review after, backed by an instant undo button.