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10MinuteMail · Software DevelopmentDevonSep 11, 2026·11 min

I Edge-Cached the 10MinuteMail Home Page and LCP Didn't Move

Two ways to make 10MinuteMail's home page faster, one A/B test, and an LCP number that came out identical both ways.

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FullAuto: Wiring ccmagic’s auto-ticket into Cyrus

Wiring ccmagic's auto-ticket into a self-hosted Cyrus container so a labeled Linear issue comes back as a merged PR. Three things broke along the way, and they're all in here.

Aug 2026 · 10 min

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auto-ticket: Letting Claude Code Run a Ticket End to End (and When You Shouldn't)

A ccmagic skill that runs a ticket from branch to merge with no human in the loop. What it does, how it's kept from merging garbage, and the cases where I wouldn't use it.

Jul 2026 · 9 min

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FullAuto: Wiring ccmagic’s auto-ticket into Cyrus

auto-ticket: Letting Claude Code Run a Ticket End to End (and When You Shouldn't)

Self-Hosting a Linear-Driven Claude Code Agent with Cyrus

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