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Production Infrastructure for Claude API — 8 Things You Need Between 'It Works' and 'It Holds Up'
There is a much bigger gap than you'd think between a working Claude API call on your laptop and a service that survives real users. Here are the eight pieces of infrastructure I now consider non-negotiable, learned the hard way.
Claude API "Spanner Temporarily Unavailable" — A Field Guide to Handling It in Production
The first time the Claude API returned 'Spanner temporarily unavailable', I genuinely could not tell if the bug was on Anthropic's side or mine. This guide unpacks what the error actually means, the three-tier retry strategy I now run in production, and the metrics I added to my monitoring after three real incidents.
Indie Developer's Claude API SaaS Launch Blueprint — A 90-Day Roadmap from Idea to Paying Customers
A complete 90-day roadmap for building an indie Claude API business: idea validation, Stripe integration, SEO, subscription pricing tests, and the operational and emotional discipline that makes it last. Drawing on twelve years of solo app development and the new realities of AI APIs.
Claude Code Context Window Mastery — 7 Production Patterns to Stop Sessions From Stalling
Most slowdowns and silent quality drops in Claude Code on large repos come from context window management, not from model limits. This guide walks through seven patterns I rely on in production, with measurement scripts and runtime rules.
Claude Code Hooks: A Complete Field Guide to All 8 Hook Types and How to Pick the Right One
Claude Code hooks are powerful, but most people give up before figuring out which event does what. Here's the field guide I wish I had when I started — six months of running hooks in production, distilled.
Anthropic IPO 2026 — A Builder's Roadmap in 7 Practical Lenses
Most Anthropic IPO coverage is written for investors. This piece reframes the same news through the eyes of a solo developer shipping with Claude — what it means for API pricing, model cadence, and the contract terms you should pay attention to.
Claude API Revenue Models Compared — Pay-per-Use, Subscription, One-Shot, and Revenue Share for Indie Developers
When you build something with Claude API to make money, the hardest decision is rarely the API itself — it's the pricing model. This guide compares the four most common models from an indie developer's point of view.
What Is Claude Mythos? Inside Anthropic's New Product Spec and How to Use It
Anthropic quietly rolled out something called 'Claude Mythos.' Here's what it actually is, when to reach for it, and what I learned after spending a week with it in real projects.
When `claude --resume` Won't Restore Your Previous Session — A Practical Troubleshooting Guide
When Claude Code's --resume or --continue stops bringing back your last conversation, the cause almost always falls into one of four buckets. Here's how to walk through them in five to ten minutes.
Using Claude Code in a pnpm Monorepo — Combining --filter with dlx
Running Claude Code in a pnpm monorepo? It often touches files in packages you didn't ask about. Here's how to scope work properly with --filter, when dlx is dangerous, and what to put in .claude/settings.json so confirmation dialogs stop interrupting you.
Production-Grade Hallucination Defense for Claude API: A Multi-Layer Architecture
Prompt engineering alone is not enough to suppress hallucinations in production. After a real customer incident, I rebuilt the system around four defensive layers — input grounding, tool-use escape hatches, citations, and post-hoc verification. This is the implementation playbook.
Replay-Driven Testing for Claude API: A Production Pattern for Recording and Replaying Responses
A production-grade design for stabilizing Claude API tests by recording and replaying real responses. Covers cassettes for Messages, Streaming, Tool Use, CI integration, and incident replay.