Jay Pedersen · Houston, TX · Building in public
BUILD TOOLS. SHIP WORK. KEEP GOING.
Two minutes here is enough to know whether to close the tab or bookmark it. The tools work. The writing has an opinion. The amber button skips ahead for builds worth shipping.
THE WORKBENCH
A free toolkit for getting more out of Claude — count tokens, plan caching, route models, and cut waste. No signup required.
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Take the tools where you already work.
Exact token counts, live cost math, and prompt audits — without leaving the place you work. Free, no API key.
More than a toolbox
THREE MORE INSTRUMENTS ON THE BENCH.
The tools are the front door. Behind them: a live read on what's real in AI, a guided look at where your business stands, and a builder's cost bench — each its own surface, each free to start.
Signal
AI NEWSWhat's actually new in AI — triangulated signal, not press releases. Always free, no account needed.
Open Signal →Lens
ASSESSMENTA guided diagnostic of where your business stands today. Work through the full assessment for free.
Open Lens →Workbench
TOKEN TOOLSToken counts, live cost math, and prompt audits for people who build with Claude. Free — bring your own key.
Open Workbench →NOT SURE WHERE TO START?
Run a 15-minute assessment. Lens identifies gaps in your operations, surfaces the tools built to address each one, and gives you a clear path forward — or a head start on a custom build.
How I think about building
WRITING & BUILD NOTES.
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What Setwhen Taught Me About Building for Other People
Building for yourself is easy. You know what you want, you know what you meant, and you're very forgiving of your own bugs. Building for other people is a completely different sport.
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Design Output Schemas That Stop Wasting Tokens
Every field name, every loose string, every stray property in your structured output is paid for on every call. A tight …
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