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Lars Winstand

Love AI agents Love robots MD, PhD

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I stopped trying to make my agent fully autonomous and made it ask my phone first
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I stopped trying to make my agent fully autonomous and made it ask my phone first

#ai #agents #n8n #python
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If your agent touches health data, do the boring part first
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If your agent touches health data, do the boring part first

#ai #automation #healthtech #devops
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I thought creative AI needed better prompts, but it actually needed 4-step LLM routing
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I thought creative AI needed better prompts, but it actually needed 4-step LLM routing

#ai #llm #automation #devops
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I think the best OpenAI API alternative for customer email is a 4-step draft workflow, not an “AI employee”
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I think the best OpenAI API alternative for customer email is a 4-step draft workflow, not an “AI employee”

#ai #api #automation #developers
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I looked into OpenAI OAuth for OpenClaw, and the scary part isn’t what most people think
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I looked into OpenAI OAuth for OpenClaw, and the scary part isn’t what most people think

#openai #oauth #agents #devops
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The moment an OpenClaw prompt should become a skill, script, or n8n job
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The moment an OpenClaw prompt should become a skill, script, or n8n job

#ai #automation #n8n #devops
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My Telegram bot stopped replying after OpenClaw 2026.6.1 — it was a full disk, not GPT-5
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My Telegram bot stopped replying after OpenClaw 2026.6.1 — it was a full disk, not GPT-5

#devops #ai #openclaw #debugging
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The first browser-agent workflow teams will actually run at scale is way smaller than the demos
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The first browser-agent workflow teams will actually run at scale is way smaller than the demos

#ai #automation #devtools #api
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I got excited about free Nemotron and Kimi too, then my 24/7 agent started falling apart
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I got excited about free Nemotron and Kimi too, then my 24/7 agent started falling apart

#ai #automation #devops #api
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I finally understood why always-on agents wreck finance workflows when 1 bot can see every account
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I finally understood why always-on agents wreck finance workflows when 1 bot can see every account

#ai #automation #llm #devops
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My fix for hallucinating case notes was weirdly boring: stop stuffing context and split the job in two
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My fix for hallucinating case notes was weirdly boring: stop stuffing context and split the job in two

#ai #llm #openai #devops
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My OpenClaw agent started writing nonsense and the real fix was a kill switch, not a better prompt
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My OpenClaw agent started writing nonsense and the real fix was a kill switch, not a better prompt

#ai #devops #automation #openclaw
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I read the 51-comment OpenClaw thread asking for a killer use case and the answer was way more practical than I expected
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I read the 51-comment OpenClaw thread asking for a killer use case and the answer was way more practical than I expected

#ai #automation #developers #openai
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I think I found the first real reason to build AI agent workflows in OpenClaw
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I think I found the first real reason to build AI agent workflows in OpenClaw

#ai #automation #agents #openclaw
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I read the 69-comment OpenClaw thread on cheap AI models so you don’t have to
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I read the 69-comment OpenClaw thread on cheap AI models so you don’t have to

#ai #llm #openclaw #devops
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I thought the cheap model would save my OpenClaw bill, then I watched $100 disappear in 2 days
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I thought the cheap model would save my OpenClaw bill, then I watched $100 disappear in 2 days

#ai #llm #agents #openclaw
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I thought the OpenClaw ADHD thread was a joke, then it taught me when agent delegation is worth 5x cost
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I thought the OpenClaw ADHD thread was a joke, then it taught me when agent delegation is worth 5x cost

#ai #agents #automation #openai
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I found the r/openclaw thread with 27 upvotes where someone gave an agent a real iPhone and now I can’t stop thinking about it
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I found the r/openclaw thread with 27 upvotes where someone gave an agent a real iPhone and now I can’t stop thinking about it

#ai #automation #openclaw #ios
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Codex vs Claude stopped being the wrong question once I split my coding agent into a worker and an advisor
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Codex vs Claude stopped being the wrong question once I split my coding agent into a worker and an advisor

#ai #llm #devops #productivity
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I kept tracking AI agent pricing by model and missed the Slack channel that was burning the budget
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I kept tracking AI agent pricing by model and missed the Slack channel that was burning the budget

#ai #llm #devops #automation
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My browser MCP server stopped fighting LinkedIn the second I stopped making it do login
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My browser MCP server stopped fighting LinkedIn the second I stopped making it do login

#ai #playwright #automation #webdev
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I read the r/openclaw Mac thread so you don’t waste $4k on the wrong LLM box
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I read the r/openclaw Mac thread so you don’t waste $4k on the wrong LLM box

#ai #llm #openclaw #devops
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I thought a family calendar bot should run everything until I realized AI is way better at intake than decisions
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I thought a family calendar bot should run everything until I realized AI is way better at intake than decisions

#ai #n8n #automation #api
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I thought the safest WhatsApp code assistant was the one that knew my whole repo. That was the mistake
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I thought the safest WhatsApp code assistant was the one that knew my whole repo. That was the mistake

#ai #security #developers #openclaw
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I stopped building daily AI digests when I realized they were just prettier spam
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I stopped building daily AI digests when I realized they were just prettier spam

#ai #automation #n8n #devops
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I stopped blaming prompts for agent loops when I realized my agents had a management problem
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I stopped blaming prompts for agent loops when I realized my agents had a management problem

#ai #agents #automation #python
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I stopped letting my AI agent do the final click, and my automations got way more useful
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I stopped letting my AI agent do the final click, and my automations got way more useful

#ai #automation #zapier #n8n
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My fix for OpenAI API quota exceeded wasn’t a better dashboard, it was routing my agents away from the fire
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My fix for OpenAI API quota exceeded wasn’t a better dashboard, it was routing my agents away from the fire

#openai #devops #api #ai
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I think “remember this” is dead — agent memory needs branches, diffs, and rollback now
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I think “remember this” is dead — agent memory needs branches, diffs, and rollback now

#ai #agents #devops #automation
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I finally understood what OpenClaw is good at after reading this 27-upvote Reddit thread
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I finally understood what OpenClaw is good at after reading this 27-upvote Reddit thread

#ai #automation #devops #openai
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I read the 18-comment OpenClaw thread so you don’t have to, and the answer is weirder than I expected
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I read the 18-comment OpenClaw thread so you don’t have to, and the answer is weirder than I expected

#ai #automation #devops #opensource
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r/openclaw had 40 comments about “better alternatives” and the mods are only half right
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r/openclaw had 40 comments about “better alternatives” and the mods are only half right

#ai #agents #automation #api
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I keep seeing people build an AI lead processing agent when they really need a 6-step rules engine
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I keep seeing people build an AI lead processing agent when they really need a 6-step rules engine

#ai #automation #devops #webdev
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I finally get why every serious browser agent demo looks a little cursed
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I finally get why every serious browser agent demo looks a little cursed

#ai #automation #api #developers
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I thought multi-agent orchestration meant agents should talk more — 2 Reddit threads convinced me the opposite is usually better
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I thought multi-agent orchestration meant agents should talk more — 2 Reddit threads convinced me the opposite is usually better

#ai #agents #automation #openai
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I read the r/openclaw thread asking if anyone has a fully working setup and the answer is weirdly yes
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I read the r/openclaw thread asking if anyone has a fully working setup and the answer is weirdly yes

#ai #agents #opensource #devops
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I read the 33-comment Reddit fight about Google Spark vs OpenClaw and the real debate is way weirder
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I read the 33-comment Reddit fight about Google Spark vs OpenClaw and the real debate is way weirder

#ai #llm #automation #opensource
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I think the real AI agent war is who owns your inbox, browser, and calendar
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I think the real AI agent war is who owns your inbox, browser, and calendar

#ai #agents #automation #devops
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I thought we needed another agent framework — turns out we needed a job_id and a boring config folder
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I thought we needed another agent framework — turns out we needed a job_id and a boring config folder

#ai #agents #devops #automation
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I read the OpenClaw thread everyone shared — these 5 fixes cut agent costs to one-third and stopped the loops
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I read the OpenClaw thread everyone shared — these 5 fixes cut agent costs to one-third and stopped the loops

#ai #agents #automation #openclaw
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I kept seeing the same OpenClaw mistake: one expensive model for every job
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I kept seeing the same OpenClaw mistake: one expensive model for every job

#ai #openai #automation #devops
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Anthropic changed the rules on June 15 and exposed the biggest lie in agent pricing
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Anthropic changed the rules on June 15 and exposed the biggest lie in agent pricing

#ai #agents #api #devops
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I thought my bot needed a better prompt, but TikTok’s 20 RPM limit and WhatsApp’s service window were the real problem
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I thought my bot needed a better prompt, but TikTok’s 20 RPM limit and WhatsApp’s service window were the real problem

#ai #automation #api #devops
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Self-hosted agents aren’t private if OpenClaw still sends your notes to GPT-5
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Self-hosted agents aren’t private if OpenClaw still sends your notes to GPT-5

#ai #privacy #automation #opensource
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I read the 17-comment r/openclaw thread about talking to OpenClaw and everyone was arguing about the wrong thing
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I read the 17-comment r/openclaw thread about talking to OpenClaw and everyone was arguing about the wrong thing

#ai #agents #automation #devops
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I stopped fighting the Anthropic API rate limit when I realized one model shouldn’t do every job
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I stopped fighting the Anthropic API rate limit when I realized one model shouldn’t do every job

#ai #api #anthropic #devops
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I thought the $1.3M OpenAI bill was the story, then I looked at what 100 agents actually do all day
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I thought the $1.3M OpenAI bill was the story, then I looked at what 100 agents actually do all day

#ai #api #automation #devops
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My agent remembered the whole meeting and still forgot the 5 parts that mattered
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My agent remembered the whole meeting and still forgot the 5 parts that mattered

#ai #agents #automation #devops
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OpenClaw told me it failed its own trust test, and that’s the real story
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OpenClaw told me it failed its own trust test, and that’s the real story

#ai #agents #devops #automation
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I read the 35-comment OpenClaw upgrade meltdown so you don’t have to
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I read the 35-comment OpenClaw upgrade meltdown so you don’t have to

#devops #ai #automation #opensource
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I read the 32-comment OpenClaw fight about GPT 5.5 and I think people are blaming the wrong thing
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I read the 32-comment OpenClaw fight about GPT 5.5 and I think people are blaming the wrong thing

#ai #agents #openai #automation
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I kept seeing people ask if OpenClaw is secure, but the real email risk is way more boring
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I kept seeing people ask if OpenClaw is secure, but the real email risk is way more boring

#ai #security #devops #automation
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I priced out self-hosted AI agents on a mini PC and realized I was about to spend my weekend, not save money
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I priced out self-hosted AI agents on a mini PC and realized I was about to spend my weekend, not save money

#ai #selfhosted #devops #automation
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I kept chasing the cheapest model and realized I actually wanted boring OpenAI API pricing
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I kept chasing the cheapest model and realized I actually wanted boring OpenAI API pricing

#ai #api #automation #openai
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I read the 49-comment OpenClaw meltdown and the real problem isn’t just OpenClaw
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I read the 49-comment OpenClaw meltdown and the real problem isn’t just OpenClaw

#ai #agents #openai #devops
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I thought LLM tool calling would kill glue code and then my lights still wouldn’t turn on
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I thought LLM tool calling would kill glue code and then my lights still wouldn’t turn on

#ai #llm #automation #devops
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I went looking for flashy agents and found 5 boring automations people actually keep
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I went looking for flashy agents and found 5 boring automations people actually keep

#ai #automation #devops #productivity
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I thought Claude Code vs Codex was about model IQ until I watched one prompt eat 53% of a session
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I thought Claude Code vs Codex was about model IQ until I watched one prompt eat 53% of a session

#ai #llm #devtools #agents
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That viral r/openclaw Claude subscription post with 21 upvotes is way less exciting than it sounds
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That viral r/openclaw Claude subscription post with 21 upvotes is way less exciting than it sounds

#ai #openclaw #claude #devops
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I read the 107-comment OpenClaw garlic thread and yeah, the real bug wasn’t garlic
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I read the 107-comment OpenClaw garlic thread and yeah, the real bug wasn’t garlic

#ai #automation #agents #openclaw
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