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Patcherly: AI That Catches and Fixes Production Bugs Before You Do
Patcherly watches your live websites and apps, detects errors, drafts a custom fix, and - only with your approval - applies it safely, backing up automatically, testing the patch and…
How to Connect Google Analytics and Search Console to Your AI Tools
Guide: How to Connect Google Analytics and Search Console to Your AI Assistant (Cursor, Claude, VSCode)
Repo Visualizer: watch how your codebase evolved over time
Patcherly started as my university dissertation. A small demo. A handful of files. Designed to prove a concept. 8 months later it’s an enterprise-grade application. Hundreds of files.…
AI persistent memory: MemPalace setup guide for Claude, LM Studio, Cursor & VSCode
Step-by-step guide to installing MemPalace and connecting it to Claude Code, Claude Desktop, LM Studio, Cursor, and VSCode. Give your local AI a searchable, persistent memory - no API key,…
Use AI to Read & Write Excel Files, without leaking sensitive business data
The real productivity shifts small and medium businesses are missing out on: ask your custom local AI to go through your last year's invoices, summarise payments, and produce an Excel…
Safely use AI at work, without sending sensitive data outside your Business
Sensitive Data & AI: How to build your own private AI to help your productivity at work, and stay privacy compliant without sending data to commercial LLMs like OpenAI, Anthropic…
Enterprise Webhook Architecture: Building Systems That Don’t Break at Scale
Naive webhook handling breaks under load. Proper architecture (queues, retries, idempotency, monitoring) is essential for reliable integrations at scale.
The Custom App Decision: When Build Beats Buy (And When It Doesn’t)
The "buy is cheaper" assumption is often wrong when you factor in hidden costs (customization, switching, dependency). A decision framework helps you figure out what's right for your situation.
Why your WooCommerce and CRM are out of Sync
Integration failures aren't plugin failures—they're architectural failures. Naive webhook/plugin approaches break under load. Proper middleware architecture is worth the investment.
Why Most WooCommerce Stores Leave 30-50% of Revenue on the Table
Your WooCommerce store can do more than it's doing. Custom extensions, checkout optimization, and intelligent inventory sync unlock hidden revenue: how enterprise retailers use custom WooCommerce development to win.
Why Your WordPress Site is Slow
The hidden cost of generic WordPress solutions and how to fix it: most WordPress sites rely on bloated plugins and weak integrations. Here's why custom WordPress development matters for enterprise…
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