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Software DevelopmentDevonAug 1, 2026·10 min

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.

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

Running Cyrus on a Linux box at home so Claude Code picks up my Linear tickets. Setup was easy. Billing and repo access took the real time.

Jun 2026 · 6 min

My Personal Single Pane of Glass Dashboard

A local-only dashboard for GitHub, calendar, Linear, Claude Code usage, and system stats on a second monitor. No build step, no database, no auth.

May 2026 · 3 min

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AI Coding Zen and the Art of Context Management

What I've learned about keeping Claude Code productive on real projects: clear the context often, keep state in markdown files, and match the model to the task.

Aug 2025 · 6 min

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Managing Home and Work GitHub Accounts from the Same Machine

Keep your personal and work GitHub identities separate with SSH config tricks that route keys automatically.

Mar 2025 · 2 min

Updates to 10MinuteMail: Mobile-Friendly and Faster

10MinuteMail is faster and mobile-friendly now - a complete overhaul to match modern web standards.

Nov 2024 · 3 min

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