Kevin MagnanAI engineer and educator · @vibewithkevin

Stay ahead by building.

I teach tech-ish people to build with AI, using the same tools that run my own work every day.

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Tell the page what you want.

Tell it who you are and one thing you want AI to help with. Jev picks what fits you from everything here and builds your page.

Runs live on Jev, a new kind of AI model that makes decisions instead of writing text.

Your page

Pick an example, or type your own.

Don't start from zero.

The GitHub repos, skills, and plugins I actually use, and how to turn what you already know into a skill of your own. Free, and written for people who don't code.

  • GitHub without the fear: what a repo page is, what to look at, and how to hand the link to your agent.
  • Your first skill in about five minutes: install a skill or a plugin in Claude Code, step by step.
  • How I find them: where to look, who to follow, and the weekly habit that keeps it easy.
  • My 11 picks: the skills and plugins I use most, sorted by what you want to do.
  • Your expertise as a skill: a fill-in template for experts who know their field but have never written a skill.
  • Bonus: my library of over 80 resources for building websites.

What you can build with AI.

Every one of these runs in my own life right now.

Run a publication by yourself.

Naperthrill · 6 hours to 10 minutes an issue

My local newsletter reaches 300+ readers. My systems read the local pages and feeds and draft the stories. I approve every one.

Make AI write like you.

anti-slop · my most-used skill, 275 runs

It finds the patterns that make writing sound machine-made and rewrites them. It's free and open source.

Hand off the chores.

unifi-agent · 10x faster WiFi

I gave it one work order and walked away. It found two access points fighting over a channel and fixed it once I said yes.

Build by talking.

Oa · from a ring to a pull request

I talk into a Pebble ring, and Claude Code or Codex opens a draft of the change. Nothing merges without me.

Private build. Video coming.

Also built: AIppliance Manager, karnak and other tools built on Jev, 3 merged Printing Press CLIs, stardust, slides, and more on GitHub.

Kevin Magnan in the mountains

Hi, I'm Kevin.

I lead AI strategy at Slalom. I've spent 10 years in management consulting, building data systems for states and some of the largest cities in the country. Before that, I was a police officer, and that's where I learned how to support the people who serve the public.

AI turned that data work into building anything I can picture: apps, automations, and every tool on this page. I describe exactly what I want and push until it works. Today that skill is enough to start a business, launch an app, or make the odd project only you would think of.

Now I want to help a lot more people get there: on stage, on podcasts, and in classes. If you're planning an event, a show, or a course like that, let's talk.

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