topic · building with ai

5 articles on building with ai. a topic cluster on ctrlsze.

• The best free Claude Skills on GitHub right now

  claude skills dropped in october 2025 and the ecosystem is already useful. here's which ones — official and community — are actually worth installing.

  20.05.26

• Why I built this site from scratch instead of using Framer or Lovable

  Why I had Claude build this site from scratch instead of using Framer or Lovable — the admin backend is the real product, and hosted builders quietly own the part that matters.

  17.05.26

• Building the cursor reveal: a small interactive flourish for a quiet site

  Why I built the cursor reveal on ctrlsze.studio's homepage, how I worked out the interaction in plain English before writing any code, and what makes a small effect like this earn its keep.

  05.05.26

• Seven things I wish I knew before starting my tech company

  What I'd tell myself on day one — about emails, domains, business registration, free tiers, legal pages, and the AI workflow that would have saved me months.

  04.05.26

• How I set up a studio site and product subdomain on Vercel and Cloudflare in a weekend

  A practical playbook for shipping a studio site with a product subdomain using Next.js, Vercel, Cloudflare, and Claude. Real timelines, real prompts, no fluff.

  03.05.26