Doom and Quinn talk about a week of experimenting with Anthropic tools like Claude Code and Cowork, focusing on building “skills” using MCP integrations to query company data (ClickHouse/Metabase) via natural language with guardrails and anomaly flags, while noting the tedious human eval/review step. They discuss using Playwright MCP for visual website iteration and automating WordPress page creation via app passwords, including failures when scaling layouts and the need for tighter process/context. One speaker tests running Claude Code on a Raspberry Pi with remote access challenges and considers alternatives like Tailscale and Claude Code Cloud, plus plans to install Cowork on an upcoming Mac Mini. They also highlight real-world risks: Claude-generated customer support guidance was confidently wrong, and an Amazon bot-driven support experience was frustrating despite solid integrations. The episode closes with advice to lean in, stay curious, and build leverage despite AI’s current rough edges.

00:00 RSA Travel Catch Up

01:11 Building Skills With MCPs

02:09 ClickHouse Data Queries

05:15 Playwright MCP For QA

06:23 Claude As Socratic Coach

08:10 Raspberry Pi Remote Setup

11:37 AI Stack Vision

13:09 Relationships In Negotiations

15:55 AI Support Gone Wrong

21:12 WordPress Automation Lessons

26:58 Lean In To AI

28:38 Wrap Up And Next Week