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A Very 'Just Build It' Holiday


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This week, Federico and John complete their tour of holiday projects with a look at the tools both of them built with the help of Claude Code, Codex, and other tools.

On AppStories+, John pushes Claude Code by building a Safari web extension that integrates with Notion.


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Holiday Coding Projects Continued

Federico’s Projects:

  • HTML tools collection (12+ tools) inspired by Simon Willison’s approach
  • MacStories Markdown Preview tool
  • MarkdownFixer (Python in browser via Pyodide)
  • Custom MCP servers for: Feedbin, Readwise Reader, YouTube Transcript, and Raindrop
  • Home automation tools: NAS Control, Roon Visualizer, Custom TV Remote (LG webOS + Philips Hue Sync Box)
  • Notion tools: DailyNote Append, DailyNote Viewer, Notion Clippings web app, YouTube Watch Queue
  • Liquid Glass CSS design guide for web apps
  • Using Claude Code vs OpenAI Codex comparison
  • Remote coding workflow with Termius and Pushover notifications
  • John’s Projects:

    • MacStories Common (shared code library)

    • Podcast production tools (loudness matching, transcription improvements)

    • Obsidian plugins for sending to Matter and Readwise Reader

    • Article Highlights tool

    • Notion OAuth integration

    • Reviving Blink app (Objective C to Swift/SwiftUI conversion)

    • Other Tools and Services Mentioned

      • GitHub
      • Cloudflare Workers
      • Tailscale
      • Secure Shellfish
      • FFmpeg
      • Wispr Flow

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