Notes from the build
Engineering logs and product thinking from the team building Pier, in the open.
28 June 2026
Getting the most out of a low-cost coding model
A cheaper model handles most everyday work, if you drive it well. Here are the prompting and workflow habits that get the best out of a low-cost coding agent.
26 June 2026
How to debug a failing test with a coding agent
A flaky or failing test hides its cause behind timing and state. Here is how to point a coding agent at the red test and get a reasoned diagnosis instead of a guess.
24 June 2026
Terminal-native coding workflows: shipping without leaving the shell
An agent that lives in your terminal fits the way a lot of developers already work. Here is what changes when the coding agent is a single binary in the shell instead of a panel in an IDE.
22 June 2026
How to run a codebase-wide migration with an AI agent
Renaming an API across forty files or swapping a deprecated library is the work everyone postpones. Here is how to hand the whole job to a coding agent and keep the build green throughout.
20 June 2026
A cheaper alternative to premium AI coding subscriptions
The popular AI coding tools run from twenty to a couple hundred dollars a month, and the heaviest users still hit limits. Here is the case for a low-cost default that does not ration your usage.
18 June 2026
What an AI coding agent actually costs per task
Monthly pricing tells you what you pay, not what each job costs to run. Here is how to think about the per-task cost of an AI coding agent, and why your choice of model swings it so hard.
16 June 2026
Building an India-native terminal coding agent
Why we built Pier on sovereign Indian models, what it does well today, where it's still maturing, and the economics that make a coffee-priced month possible.
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