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October 18, 2026

zaplaunch: Open-Source iOS Launcher for Agents

zaplaunch is now open source under MIT. It's the launcher our coding agents use to open our iOS apps on our phones after every change.

“Run it on my phone.”

March 24, 2026

Claude Code Truncation: Our Open-Source Fix

Claude Code silently truncates MCP outputs past ten lines. Here's the fix we built, why markdown tables are the answer, and why we're giving it away.

March 10, 2026

Comparing Models: The Reference Photo Test

We tested seven AI image generation models on one specific task: turning app screenshots into marketing-ready mockup photos.

March 05, 2026

The Designer's Advantage When Building with AI

Design skills are the advantage in AI-native building. Designers bring the user focus, precise communication, and ownership that pure developers miss.

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Open source, from our workflow to yours

We build apps with AI every day. These are the skills and tools that made it faster.

tortuga-ai/skills

Skills

Reusable workflows for Claude Code and Codex. Check your context cost, compress images, submit to IndexNow, install RevenueCat, update CLAUDE.md, and more.

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tortuga-ai/mcp-fmt

mcp-fmt

A formatting library for MCP servers. Consistent, readable tool output that holds up across Claude Code and Cursor instead of getting truncated.

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