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Notes from the build
Engineering and AI delivery notes from the ToolTwist team how we scope, build, and ship production software.
The AI Replacement Theatre
The headlines say AI is replacing workers. The operational data says something different. What's actually happening at Spotify, Uber, IBM, Salesforce, Google, and Meta.
Read insight2026
8 posts- AI delivery
Job Genie: from AI market research to a working MVP
Using AI to validate the market, choose an architecture, integrate six gateways and payment services, and ship a Flutter MVP for Job Genie an SMS-blaster for last-minute temp recruitment.
- Engineering
Spread-em: designing a distributed file store with AI
How we used Claude to research and build Spread-em a bit-torrent-class distributed storage system for serverless social apps to 60% product readiness in five days.
- Methodology
How We Ship AI-Generated Code That Survives Production
A practical guide for SMB owners, founders, and product leaders who want the speed of AI without the technical debt ToolTwist's Spec-Driven Development framework and its six production guardrails.
- Migrations
Old-gauges: migrating frameworks with AI
Rebuilding Old-gauges an ESP32 IoT SaaS from a messy AWS Amplify/Lambda/DynamoDB stack to Next.js + MySQL, with Claude doing the framework migration in 2 days.
- Company
Engineered by experts, accelerated by AI
How ToolTwist pairs senior engineers with AI tooling to scope, build, and ship production software for enterprises, ISVs, and startups.
- Migrations
ToolTwist website Designer, rebuilt with AI
Reproducing our 20-year-old Java/JSP drag-and-drop website builder hundreds of widget types, thousands of pages in Next.js with an embedded MCP server, to 40% product readiness in 5 days.
- IoT & Firmware
Internet of Things: firmware generated with zero human coding
Using AI to write ESP32 firmware for dual wrist-mounted motion-capture watches Bluetooth sync, haptics, high-rate IMU and GPS to a working MVP in 3 days, with no human coding.
- AI delivery
Motorcycle Motion analytics: replicating a PhD project with AI
Reproducing a 2012 motion-analysis tool originally a PhD's worth of mathematics and months of research in a few days with Claude, including auto-written import adaptors for undocumented binary formats.
2025
2 posts- Company
Rollform Connect goes live
Rollform Connect is live, bringing intelligent manufacturing workflows into production with a platform built to connect teams, data, and factory operations.
- Company
ToolTwist celebrates one year with ICAgile
ToolTwist marked its first anniversary with ICAgile after becoming a member organization, accrediting expert instructors, and delivering its first accredited training.
2024
1 post- Company
GSP-SL v2.0 goes live for Studylane
GSP-SL v2.0 is live, improving the Studylane experience for education agents helping students explore study opportunities in Australia.
2023
1 post- Methodology
100th Agile Philippines Meetup
Agile Philippines marked its 100th meetup on August 30, 2023 with a joint online and in-person gathering hosted by AIA Philippines in Makati City.