Blog

Building Alayans in public.

This is where we share how we think about AI, workflow automation, and the day-to-day reality behind building Alayans, so you can see what we are learning and where we are headed.

Comparison visual for email sending services.
16 May 2026/7 min read

Why We Moved From Resend to Amazon SES

We started with Resend because it was quick and pleasant to use. We moved to Amazon SES once email volume, cost, and deliverability monitoring started to matter.

Agent sandbox thumbnail showing an AI workspace environment.
16 May 2026/7 min read

How We Give Your AI Its Own Computer

AI agents need a stable place to create files, run scripts, read output, and iterate. Here is how we built Alice's workspace with ephemeral Docker containers and persistent storage.

Thumbnail for my vibe crm blog post.
2 May 2026/8 min read

Vibe CRM: I tried building a basic CRM with Claude Code

I used Claude Code to build a local-first CRM around markdown files, lead folders, and conservative intake routing. The biggest lesson was that input mattered more than the table view.