How to build your own AI developer tools with Claude Code | CJ Hess (Tenex) | How I AI (private feed for valley-holder-7z@icloud.com)

CJ Hess, an AI engineer at 10x, shares his insights on leveraging Claude Code and custom-built tools to enhance AI engineering workflows. He emphasizes Claude Code's superior intent understanding and steerability, which allows him to create personalized development ecosystems. Hess introduces "Flowy," a tool he developed for generating UI mockups and flowcharts from JSON files, streamlining the planning process. He details how he iteratively trains Claude Code using skills to interpret and refine these mockups. Hess also uses Codex to review Claude's code, identifying potential code smells and areas for refactoring, ensuring code quality and maintainability. The discussion highlights the shift towards individual customization in AI engineering, where developers can build tools tailored to their specific needs and workflows.

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Part 1: AI Tooling, Intent, and Workflows

Part 2: Environment Setup and Custom Tool Building

Part 3: Practical Demonstration and AI-Driven Development

Part 4: Code Evaluation and Future Outlook

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How to build your own AI developer tools with Claude Code | CJ Hess (Tenex)

How I AI (private feed for valley-holder-7z@icloud.com)

Part 1: AI Tooling, Intent, and Workflows

Claude Code's Steerability and Intent Understanding for AI Tool Development

Customizing AI Engineering Workflows and Solving Dev Tooling Problems with AI

Part 2: Environment Setup and Custom Tool Building

AI-Assisted Environment Setup and the Evolution of UI/UX Design with AI

Building Custom Dev Tools and Skills for Claude Code

Part 3: Practical Demonstration and AI-Driven Development

Demonstrating Flowy: Creating a Spinning Wheel Feature with AI-Generated Mockups

AI-Driven Development: From Mockups to Functional Features with Minimal Planning

Part 4: Code Evaluation and Future Outlook

Model-to-Model Evaluation: Using Codex to Review and Refactor Claude's Code

AI-Generated Worlds and Prompting Techniques for Better AI Communication

How to build your own AI developer tools with Claude Code | CJ Hess (Tenex)

How I AI (private feed for valley-holder-7z@icloud.com)

Part 1: AI Tooling, Intent, and Workflows

00:00Claude Code's Steerability and Intent Understanding for AI Tool Development

Claude Code's Steerability and Intent Understanding for AI Tool Development

00:47Customizing AI Engineering Workflows and Solving Dev Tooling Problems with AI

Customizing AI Engineering Workflows and Solving Dev Tooling Problems with AI

Part 2: Environment Setup and Custom Tool Building

06:15AI-Assisted Environment Setup and the Evolution of UI/UX Design with AI

AI-Assisted Environment Setup and the Evolution of UI/UX Design with AI

11:13Building Custom Dev Tools and Skills for Claude Code

Building Custom Dev Tools and Skills for Claude Code

Part 3: Practical Demonstration and AI-Driven Development

15:26Demonstrating Flowy: Creating a Spinning Wheel Feature with AI-Generated Mockups

Demonstrating Flowy: Creating a Spinning Wheel Feature with AI-Generated Mockups

27:29AI-Driven Development: From Mockups to Functional Features with Minimal Planning

AI-Driven Development: From Mockups to Functional Features with Minimal Planning

Part 4: Code Evaluation and Future Outlook

36:31Model-to-Model Evaluation: Using Codex to Review and Refactor Claude's Code

Model-to-Model Evaluation: Using Codex to Review and Refactor Claude's Code

45:14AI-Generated Worlds and Prompting Techniques for Better AI Communication

AI-Generated Worlds and Prompting Techniques for Better AI Communication