Archive - Use AI

MCP Tool Design: From APIs to AI-First Interfaces

Why MCPs aren't just API's with descriptions, and how you should design them instead

Jul 1 •

Sjoerd Tiemensma

April 2025

My Current AI & Dev Tech Stack

What tools, models and platforms I use to build and ship automations and projects

Apr 28 •

Sjoerd Tiemensma

March 2025

Build Effective Agentic Workflows: A Practical Framework

A step-by-step guide to building powerful automations, now easier than ever

Mar 30 •

Sjoerd Tiemensma

The USB Port for AI: MCP in Action

How Make.com and MCP create a no-code bridge between AI models and your favorite tools

Mar 20 •

Sjoerd Tiemensma

Beyond Prompts: Why Context Management significantly improves AI Performance

Just because a model can handle a lot of context, doesn't mean it should. Here's how and why you can manage the context window better to make better use…

Mar 2 •

Sjoerd Tiemensma

February 2025

Stop Being Scared of Code - It's Easier Than You Think With AI

Diving into how to use Code with OpenAI's and Mistral's Code Interpreter and Canvas, as well as Claude's Analysis tool and Artifacts.

Feb 11 •

Sjoerd Tiemensma

January 2025

Beyond Chatbots: AI Models That Think More Like Humans

How to Understand, Prompt, and Run Your Own Local Reasoning Models (Like OpenAI's o1)

Jan 21 •

Sjoerd Tiemensma

December 2024

The Slow Path to AI Self-Improvement

How recursive improvement will likely happen slowly, and then all at once.

Dec 16, 2024 •

Sjoerd Tiemensma

Understanding Anthropic's Model Context Protocol

A potentially revolutionary standard in it's very early days.

Dec 1, 2024 •

Sjoerd Tiemensma

October 2024

AI Coding: Still in Beta

Transitioning from writing your own code to fixing AI-introduced bugs

Oct 24, 2024 •

Sjoerd Tiemensma

4 Lessons Learned from 2 years of AI-assisted coding

This part kicks off a series where I dive into AI-assisted coding. In this first part I will dive into general lessons learned from 2 years of working…

Oct 4, 2024 •

Sjoerd Tiemensma

September 2024

How I use o1-mini to Generate Slide Decks

Leveraging o1-mini's capabilities and Reveal.js to Create Dynamic Presentations

Sep 22, 2024 •

Sjoerd Tiemensma

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