Level 50 Mac Studio + MacBook Dec 22 '25 — Feb 7 '26

Seth Goldstein

14,859 sessions · 127,605 messages · 17,271 commits

0
Sessions
14,705 + 154
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Messages
125,520 + 2,085
0
Commits
16,960 + 311
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Bash Commands
363,032 + 3,988
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Lines Written
laptop tracked
At a Glance
Working Style
High-velocity orchestrator treating Claude Code as a central command hub. Issues broad, multi-objective directives (3-5 tasks per session) and expects autonomous execution. Runs 6-8+ parallel sessions with one as command hub.
What's Working
Multi-agent orchestration at scale — coordinating parallel Claude sessions for investor demos, platform features, and creative projects. Full-stack pipelines shipped in single sessions. USV $250K closed with Claude-prepped materials.
What's Hindering
Wrong initial diagnoses are the biggest time sink (257 combined friction events). Claude locks onto wrong root causes, deployments clobber each other, credential/auth issues drain time repeatedly.
Next Frontier
Self-coordinating agent swarms — agents claim tasks from shared backlogs, detect deployment collisions autonomously, run deploy-test-fix loops without human bottlenecking.

Tool Usage

combined
Tool Invocations
Bash
367,020
Read
148,784
Edit
123,939
Write
41,915
TodoWrite
41,432
Grep
36,014
Languages

Machine Comparison

studio vs laptop
MetricMac StudioMacBook
Sessions14,705154
Messages125,5202,085
Commits16,960311
Bash Commands363,0323,988
Read Calls147,4771,307
Edit Calls122,7911,148
Write Calls41,429486
Multi-File Changes29121
Lines Added+98,075
Satisfaction59%91%
Multi-Clauding8%55%

Multi-Clauding

parallel sessions
233
Overlap Events
120
Sessions Involved
55%
Msgs in Overlap
6-8+
Peak Parallel

On the MacBook, 55% of all messages occurred during overlapping sessions. One of the most advanced Claude Code workflows observed — a central command hub coordinating 6-8+ parallel worker sessions, each targeting different codebases simultaneously.

Activity Patterns

macbook hourly data
Messages by Hour (PT)
less
more
Response Time
2-10s
54
10-30s
182
30s-1m
209
1-2m
311
2-5m
361
5-15m
299
>15m
169
Median: 127.2s · Avg: 358.6s

Friction Analysis

combined
Friction Types
Buggy Code
234
Wrong Approach
149
Environment
110
Cmd Failed
255
Misunderstood
7
Context Loops
6
Satisfaction
91%
Satisfied (MacBook)
Satisfied 187
Frustrated 18

Wrong Initial Diagnosis

The #1 time sink across both machines. 149 combined wrong-approach events. Claude locks onto wrong root causes — misdiagnosing env vars when it's bundling, targeting wrong config, choosing wrong strategy.

Recurring Credential & Auth Friction

npm 2FA/token policies, X/Twitter API credentials expiring mid-session, git auth failures. 110 environment issues on studio. npm publish saga required 3 iterations across sessions.

Parallel Session Collisions

One session overwrites another's deployment. Branches confused. Files in wrong repos. CDN caching serves stale content. 55% of laptop messages during overlapping sessions.

What You Work On

project areas
/vibe Platform
~20 sessions + primary workstream

Social network for developers. Presence APIs, artifact sharing, MCP server, Vercel deployments. Led to USV $250K commitment.

AIRC & Spirit Protocol
~10 sessions + SDK/contracts

Autonomous artist infrastructure. npm publishing, SDK updates, registry, documentation, onchain lookups.

AI Agent Development
~10 sessions + agent work

Farmer Fred voice AI, Telegram bots, CRM integration, ElevenLabs/Twilio, multi-agent coordination.

Marketing & Content
~8 sessions + creative

Podcast launches, social content, X API integration, email infra, investor decks, QA-verified metrics.

Impressive Things You Did

Multi-Agent Orchestration at Scale

Coordinating 6-8+ parallel Claude Code sessions simultaneously — central command hub generating prompts, triaging bugs, reading Wire status, delivering executive summaries. Most advanced Claude Code workflow observed.

Full-Stack Launch Under Pressure

Zero to deployed production systems in single sessions — Supabase, Vercel, npm, Twilio/ElevenLabs, OAuth. 17,271 commits across two machines in ~6 weeks.

Investor-Ready Deliverables on Demand

Claude as business ops partner — cheat sheets, decks, QA-verified metrics, follow-up templates. Pivoting between shipping code and crafting strategic docs. USV committed $250K.

531 Test Coverage Events

Comprehensive testing maintained while shipping at high velocity. 312 multi-file changes (291 studio + 21 laptop) spanning 8+ files each.

How You Use Claude Code

behavioral

You are a high-velocity orchestrator who treats Claude Code as your central command hub. Across nearly 15,000 sessions spanning social platforms, investor demos, podcast launches, npm packages, AI agents, and protocol infrastructure, you operate with a distinctive pattern: broad, multi-objective directives (3-5 tasks per session) with the expectation of autonomous execution.

Your interaction style is impatient delegation with course correction. You launch Claude at a problem, monitor, and interrupt aggressively when it drifts. You snap back control when Claude over-plans, re-verifies completed work, or misreads intent. Satisfaction skews 91% positive — you expect messiness and factor it into your pace.

Most striking: meta-coordination across your entire operation. Parallel agent sessions, Claude generating prompts for other Claude sessions, status synced via "the Wire," sessions as handoff points between machines. Building while fundraising. 367K bash commands, 17K commits, 42K file writes in 6 weeks.

Key pattern: Fast-moving founder who delegates entire multi-track workstreams to Claude, tolerates messy iteration loops, and intervenes sharply only when Claude drifts from execution into over-analysis.

Synthesized Recommendations

from both machines

1. Front-Load Diagnostics (Biggest ROI)

Wrong-approach is your #1 combined friction. Before any fix, list 3 root causes ranked by likelihood with falsification criteria.

COPYBefore implementing a fix, list 3 possible root causes ranked by likelihood. For each, describe what evidence would confirm or rule it out. Investigate the most likely first, spending no more than 5 minutes before reassessing.

2. Deployment Protocol

110 deployment issues on studio + CDN caching and session collisions on laptop. Never fire-and-forget.

COPYBefore deploying: 1) vercel env ls — compare against local .env 2) Check vercel.json for redirect conflicts 3) After deploy, wait 30s, curl live URL, verify content 4) If stale, vercel --prod --force 5) Report: URL, status, git SHA

3. Session Handoff Protocol

19+ sessions spent on status reconstruction. Standardize HANDOFF.md at session end.

COPYBefore ending this session, create HANDOFF.md: ## Current State (branch, commit SHA, deploy URL), ## Completed (bullets), ## Blockers (issues + diagnosis), ## Next Steps (prioritized). Commit and push.

4. API Auth Protocol

Read docs first. Verify timestamp format, message structure, headers. If auth fails 3x, rebuild from scratch.

5. Multi-Session Isolation

Check git branch before editing. Confirm repo. Write to AGENTS.md before deploying.

On the Horizon

next-level

Self-Coordinating Agent Swarms

Your 6-8+ parallel session pattern evolves into self-coordinating swarms. Agents claim tasks from shared backlogs, write status, detect deployment collisions. Launch 10 agents Monday morning, review shipped work by lunch.

Standardize AGENTS.md coordination format, branch naming, deployment slots. Use headless mode to launch parallel agents polling for task assignments.

Autonomous Deploy-Test-Fix Loops

Agents run tight loops: deploy, e2e test production, diagnose, fix, redeploy — iterating until checks pass. The npm publish saga and artifact 404 debugging would resolve in minutes.

Create verify-deploy.sh returning structured pass/fail JSON. Loop: deploy → verify → diagnose → fix → redeploy. Max 5 iterations as safety valve.

Persistent Session Memory

40% of laptop goals were status checks. Auto-updated PROJECT_STATUS.md after every session — what shipped, what's blocked, what's deployed, next priorities.

End every session updating PROJECT_STATUS.md with structured sections. Claude Code's auto-memory + CLAUDE.md conventions make this achievable today.
"Closed $250K from USV during a live meeting Claude helped prep — after 3 panicked npm publishes and a demo where the AI farmer couldn't save a contact"
8+ parallel agent sessions. 3 npm versions (0.3.22 → 0.3.24). ElevenLabs tool config in the wrong JSON block breaking the CRM demo live. Despite the chaos, USV committed $250K for 10%. 17,271 commits. 127,605 messages. One person, two machines, six weeks.