AI at work
Claude, ChatGPT and local models applied to real work: the setups, the automations, and where a person still decides.
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Claude Duet so far: the proactive part works, the filing does not yet
A few weeks with Claude Duet in a consultancy. The morning nudge and one-tap tasks work. Getting the output into client folders and Outlook drafts does not yet.
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See your Claude Code usage by client
A Claude Code skill that reads the session logs on your computer, groups them by client, prices them at API rates and builds a report. Mac and Windows.
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Name a Claude Code session after the client
How to name a Claude Code session automatically. A small hook titles each session after its client folder, so your session list reads like a client list.
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How we use Claude in a one-person consulting business
A working tour of Claude Code in a small consultancy: OneDrive as the file system, VS Code as the desk, and the automations that keep the business running.
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Running GPT-OSS locally: AI you own, not rent
A capable open-weight model runs on a 16 GB laptop with one Ollama command. What a local model is good for in a small business, and what it is not.
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