OrangeBot.AI Blog
Long-form guides on Claude Code skills, AI tools for developers, Hacker News reader alternatives, and how the privacy-first browser utilities at /tools compare to paid SaaS. Curated by Shen Huang. New posts ship weekly.
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AI Tools for Developers in 2026: A Sane Person's Guide
How to navigate the 2026 developer tools explosion without losing your weekend. Categorize by workflow, free vs paid trade-offs, privacy-first browser tools, and 36 free utilities at OrangeBot.
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The Best Claude Code Skills for DevOps (2026 Picks)
Hand-picked 10 most-installed Claude Code skills for cloud, Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD, and observability work — with install commands and when each fits.
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The Best Hacker News Readers in 2026 (Compared)
Six of the best Hacker News readers compared head-to-head — daily digest aggregators, dev-focused new-tab pages, AI summarizers, and the official site. Pick by reading style, not by hype.
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Claude Code Skills: The Complete Guide (2026)
Everything about Claude Code skills — what they are, how to install them, the top skills by install volume, and how to write your own. Based on a 2,000-skill index.
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Gemini vs Claude for Coding (May 2026): A Real Head-to-Head
Claude 4.7 Opus vs Gemini 3 Pro on real coding tasks — context window, tool-use depth, agentic loops, pricing, and the workflows where each one wins.
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How to Export Any Substack to RSS (No Account, No Scraping)
Every Substack publishes a public RSS feed at /feed. Here is how to find it, validate it, and pipe it into Feedly, OrangeBot, Reeder, or your own scripts.
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How to Extract Audio from a Zoom Recording (MP4 → MP3 in 60 Seconds)
Pull just the audio track from a Zoom MP4 recording. Three methods: ffmpeg one-liner, browser-based extraction, and Zoom's hidden audio-only download — with privacy trade-offs.
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RSS vs Newsletter vs Aggregator: Pick the Right Tool for Your Reading Habit
Three ways to consume tech news in 2026. The right pick depends on your rhythm, your trust threshold, and your tolerance for inbox spam. A practical decision guide.
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Claude Skills vs MCP: When to Use Which (With Token-Budget Math)
A clear decision framework for choosing between a Claude Code skill and an MCP server. Includes a worked context-cost analysis showing why 21 MCP tools can burn 13K tokens before you type.
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Daily Tech Newsletter Alternatives (2026): When to Subscribe, When to Aggregate
Five alternatives to Morning Brew / TLDR / Pragmatic Engineer-style daily tech newsletters — RSS digests, aggregator sites, AI summaries. Pick by reading style, not by hype.
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Free vs Paid Image Compressors: When to Pay (2026)
An honest comparison of free image compressors (TinyPNG, Squoosh, ImageOptim, OrangeBot) and paid CDN services (Cloudinary, Imgix). Pick free for one-off, pay for batch or production traffic.
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How to Create a Claude Code Skill (Annotated Walkthrough)
A complete walkthrough of writing your own Claude Code skill — manifest structure, trigger design, scope choices, helper scripts, and how to publish to the skills.sh registry.
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How to Pick a PDF Compressor (Without Leaking Your File)
What actually shrinks in a PDF, how to choose compression level, online vs desktop options, and why uploading a sensitive PDF to a free site is a security incident waiting to happen.
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