Marco Pfeiffer
@marco.zone
Web Developer since ~2008 (professionally since 2011).
Sometimes posting new findings, projects and ideas here.
Working at hauptsache.net in Hamburg.
Sometimes posting new findings, projects and ideas here.
Working at hauptsache.net in Hamburg.
TIL Claude Code handles cross-project feature porting really well. Just reference the source folder and it'll ask for read permission. Game changer when you're juggling multiple smaller codebases.
December 17, 2025 at 10:06 AM
TIL Claude Code handles cross-project feature porting really well. Just reference the source folder and it'll ask for read permission. Game changer when you're juggling multiple smaller codebases.
Claude Code now has plugin discovery – cool! But I expected plugins to be more than just wrapped MCPs. Something like preconfigured agents, sensible defaults, actual workflows.
Here is an example of a good plugin:
Here is an example of a good plugin:
GitHub - samber/cc-caffeine: ☕️ Prevents your computer from sleeping while Claude Code works hard
☕️ Prevents your computer from sleeping while Claude Code works hard - samber/cc-caffeine
github.com
December 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Claude Code now has plugin discovery – cool! But I expected plugins to be more than just wrapped MCPs. Something like preconfigured agents, sensible defaults, actual workflows.
Here is an example of a good plugin:
Here is an example of a good plugin:
I want to like Safari. I really do. But "click link, nothing happens, no error" is not a feature.
December 15, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I want to like Safari. I really do. But "click link, nothing happens, no error" is not a feature.
iOS 26.1 update on a family member's phone: 4h install time, lost wallpaper, phantom "blocked" contacts that can't be unblocked. Thought waiting for the .1 release was the safe choice. Apparently not.
December 11, 2025 at 10:06 AM
iOS 26.1 update on a family member's phone: 4h install time, lost wallpaper, phantom "blocked" contacts that can't be unblocked. Thought waiting for the .1 release was the safe choice. Apparently not.
Finding GDPR-compliant LLM hosting with current models is harder than it should be. Anyone tried Nebius Token Factory?
December 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Finding GDPR-compliant LLM hosting with current models is harder than it should be. Anyone tried Nebius Token Factory?
Anthropic rounds prices on their page now. Result: Haiku 3.5 input tokens are apparently free 🎉
December 8, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Anthropic rounds prices on their page now. Result: Haiku 3.5 input tokens are apparently free 🎉
Tried Apple's Stage Manager today. Sometimes you can drag apps into a stage, sometimes you can't. In my head it's "Spaces but more obvious." In reality it's "Spaces but things randomly don't work."
December 3, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Tried Apple's Stage Manager today. Sometimes you can drag apps into a stage, sometimes you can't. In my head it's "Spaces but more obvious." In reality it's "Spaces but things randomly don't work."
Also tried Comet Browser - it's Chrome with Perplexity built in, plus adblock, split tabs, and Google-free sync. UI feels cluttered and not very customizable though. And handing my entire browser to Perplexity feels odd, although I previously gave Google everything...
December 2, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Also tried Comet Browser - it's Chrome with Perplexity built in, plus adblock, split tabs, and Google-free sync. UI feels cluttered and not very customizable though. And handing my entire browser to Perplexity feels odd, although I previously gave Google everything...
Gave Zen Browser a shot after Safari kept breaking on me. The vertical tabs are growing on me, even though I'm a multi-window person (which is still buggy). Didn't expect SMS 2FA autofill to work outside Safari though.
December 2, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Gave Zen Browser a shot after Safari kept breaking on me. The vertical tabs are growing on me, even though I'm a multi-window person (which is still buggy). Didn't expect SMS 2FA autofill to work outside Safari though.
Claude API now has programmatic tool calling. When this hits MCP, things will get interesting.
www.anthropic.com/engineering/...
www.anthropic.com/engineering/...
December 1, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Claude API now has programmatic tool calling. When this hits MCP, things will get interesting.
www.anthropic.com/engineering/...
www.anthropic.com/engineering/...
Anyone else getting "too good to be true" vibes from modern tools?
n8n's community edition, Perplexity's free Pro years, Affinity going free... I love it, but I'm also preparing for the rug pull.
n8n's community edition, Perplexity's free Pro years, Affinity going free... I love it, but I'm also preparing for the rug pull.
November 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Anyone else getting "too good to be true" vibes from modern tools?
n8n's community edition, Perplexity's free Pro years, Affinity going free... I love it, but I'm also preparing for the rug pull.
n8n's community edition, Perplexity's free Pro years, Affinity going free... I love it, but I'm also preparing for the rug pull.
n8n’s approach is gutsy — open sourcing their tool but trusting users’ll stick to their hosted version. I like that. Bitwarden does something quite similar, too.
November 25, 2025 at 10:06 AM
n8n’s approach is gutsy — open sourcing their tool but trusting users’ll stick to their hosted version. I like that. Bitwarden does something quite similar, too.
Tried sticking with Safari for a while because I really want to like it… but man, it’s such a relief to be back on a Chromium browser. Every macOS release breaks it in new ways — right now new tabs have a 10% chance of just... not opening.
November 24, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Tried sticking with Safari for a while because I really want to like it… but man, it’s such a relief to be back on a Chromium browser. Every macOS release breaks it in new ways — right now new tabs have a 10% chance of just... not opening.
Setting up personal newsletters with Perplexity is pretty awesome. Not sure if news sites will love it though.
November 24, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Setting up personal newsletters with Perplexity is pretty awesome. Not sure if news sites will love it though.
Sticker Mule really thinks I’d pay 5€ for just one sticker? Tempted, but not that reckless today 😂
November 21, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Sticker Mule really thinks I’d pay 5€ for just one sticker? Tempted, but not that reckless today 😂
Getting déjà vu with Gemini 3.0. 2.5 Pro dominated benchmarks too, but struggled with edge cases in practice. Now 3.0 tops the charts again… let’s see if it actually handles real-world scenarios better this time.
November 20, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Getting déjà vu with Gemini 3.0. 2.5 Pro dominated benchmarks too, but struggled with edge cases in practice. Now 3.0 tops the charts again… let’s see if it actually handles real-world scenarios better this time.
Interesting find: Perplexity Desktop has MCP support 👀
Tested it with my ClickUp server - works for basic queries, but no complex workflows. Makes sense for a search tool though. What would really fit: syncing data sources so it searches my tasks alongside web results.
Tested it with my ClickUp server - works for basic queries, but no complex workflows. Makes sense for a search tool though. What would really fit: syncing data sources so it searches my tasks alongside web results.
November 20, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Interesting find: Perplexity Desktop has MCP support 👀
Tested it with my ClickUp server - works for basic queries, but no complex workflows. Makes sense for a search tool though. What would really fit: syncing data sources so it searches my tasks alongside web results.
Tested it with my ClickUp server - works for basic queries, but no complex workflows. Makes sense for a search tool though. What would really fit: syncing data sources so it searches my tasks alongside web results.
Tried Antigravity's planning mode:
First attempt (Gemini 3): unknown error
Second attempt (Claude 4.5): what planning mode? *applies changes instantly*
Not a great start.
First attempt (Gemini 3): unknown error
Second attempt (Claude 4.5): what planning mode? *applies changes instantly*
Not a great start.
November 19, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Tried Antigravity's planning mode:
First attempt (Gemini 3): unknown error
Second attempt (Claude 4.5): what planning mode? *applies changes instantly*
Not a great start.
First attempt (Gemini 3): unknown error
Second attempt (Claude 4.5): what planning mode? *applies changes instantly*
Not a great start.
My TYPO3 MCP server now has proper setup docs for n8n and manus. n8n is perfect for visual workflow automation, while manus can handle complex multi-step tasks much better than other clients - ideal for bulk content operations.
November 19, 2025 at 10:06 AM
My TYPO3 MCP server now has proper setup docs for n8n and manus. n8n is perfect for visual workflow automation, while manus can handle complex multi-step tasks much better than other clients - ideal for bulk content operations.
Gave Manus AI a shot with my TYPO3 MCP server. Had it create 40-50 news entries - structured everything, wrote docs for missing pieces, generated Python scripts. Painfully slow, but impressive how well it tackles complex workflows.
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Gave Manus AI a shot with my TYPO3 MCP server. Had it create 40-50 news entries - structured everything, wrote docs for missing pieces, generated Python scripts. Painfully slow, but impressive how well it tackles complex workflows.
Just realized Perplexity has had (local) MCP support for nearly 4 months. Somehow completely missed this despite using it regularly. Time to actually explore what you can do with it.
November 18, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Just realized Perplexity has had (local) MCP support for nearly 4 months. Somehow completely missed this despite using it regularly. Time to actually explore what you can do with it.
I completed a complex task with Opus and it performed well. However, almost half of my weekly quota of Opus has been used up. You really have to use that sparingly.
November 14, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I completed a complex task with Opus and it performed well. However, almost half of my weekly quota of Opus has been used up. You really have to use that sparingly.
TIL that SQL BETWEEN is order-dependent. First value must be ≤ second.
I use it so rarely that I never noticed 🤷
I use it so rarely that I never noticed 🤷
November 13, 2025 at 1:31 PM
TIL that SQL BETWEEN is order-dependent. First value must be ≤ second.
I use it so rarely that I never noticed 🤷
I use it so rarely that I never noticed 🤷
ClickUp launched official MCP support. My own implementation is now obsolete, but this is great news – official APIs and support will make the ecosystem way more stable for everyone.
October 23, 2025 at 9:06 AM
ClickUp launched official MCP support. My own implementation is now obsolete, but this is great news – official APIs and support will make the ecosystem way more stable for everyone.
Hetzner dropped prices again. Already the best value out there.
Am I crazy for wanting even smaller options? 1c/2GB at ~€1.69/month would be ideal for single-purpose services. Not everything needs 4GB.
Am I crazy for wanting even smaller options? 1c/2GB at ~€1.69/month would be ideal for single-purpose services. Not everything needs 4GB.
October 22, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Hetzner dropped prices again. Already the best value out there.
Am I crazy for wanting even smaller options? 1c/2GB at ~€1.69/month would be ideal for single-purpose services. Not everything needs 4GB.
Am I crazy for wanting even smaller options? 1c/2GB at ~€1.69/month would be ideal for single-purpose services. Not everything needs 4GB.