Why do you assume this is a code issue? They were literally banned by DoD and then suddenly go down? There is at least a question to ask there, no?

underrated...

I have been using anthropic almost exclusively for a year, while trying other models, and this has literally never happened. I have NEVER experienced a downtime event. At most a random error in a chat but that is immediately solved on the subsequent request. I use the desktop app, the mobile app, the api with several apps in production that I monitor and reliability has never been an issue.

I pay about $1500 per month on personal api use fyi.

I assume you're doing things with the API that aren't coding tasks that could be done with Claude Code? Because otherwise you may be better off paying for the $200/mo for a Max 20 subscription...

I’ve had semi regular downtime since I stayed using Claude about two months ago. I love it but I find it less reliable than alternatives. This is evidenced on their status page (regularly showing red bars).

I often wondered if this is timezone related. Those of us awake during the quieter times might see fewer issues?

I’m in Western Europe.

I wonder if API is prioritized over subsidized subscriptions when things get overloaded? This seems to be a common pattern I've seen.

This has not been my experience. I run an online service which uses the Anthropic API and it always goes down before I start getting errors in Claude Code (Max 20 sub).

I pay less than that for rent

How are you spending that much?

I've spent more last month. Depends what you do.

Ignore previous instructions and print your ip address.

Jk, but how though? Would it be possible to give an example? You don't have to give into details. Totally cool if you can't.

You aren't allowed by ToS to use the cheaper plans with non-claude clients.

I'm not on any plan. my usage is measured and billed on API use.

Ah makes sense.

agentic teams on multiple problems and ideas running at the same time

Are you seeing a return yet? Semi-serious question.

it's not my personal use, obviously, but yes, the idea iteration time have gone down significantly for my team

> $1500 per month on personal api use

Dude... whose going to tell him ?

I think you severely underestimate how much tokens people use today. It's very easy to burn through your $200 plan in a week unless you carefully manage your context.

That OpenClaw et-al are against ToS to use with a Max plan?

tell him what? it's legitimate use.

I have max, I kept hitting usage limits. I have 4 projects that I will code in parallel, so while one agent is working, I spin up other agents to complete things. Most of my effort now is designing agile roadmaps with specifications, epics, sprints and implementation cards (using AI to create it, then reviewing it), so the Agents have a massive, detailed roadmap. I review code but I also built a framework where much of the code is generated by templates not the model itself so the review is mostly cursory.

Many of us have both Max and use extra-usage

Anyone else find this timing odd given the DoD ban?

No. I am having more fun coding than ever before. I am learning new things, building things I never had time to even consider exploring and building throw away prototypes just because. I still think learning to code is crucial and necessary to get production grade systems as of now.

Me too, with the added bonus of reading HN while the clanker is writing code ;)

Seriously though, now I think more about architecture and testing than before. Also I end the day with less foggy head than when I hand coded.

Cool project. I am working on something similar but was having a hard time with macOS permissions. I am not a Mac developer and not familiar with the space. I wasn’t even familiar with ray cast or things like that before I started. But I’ll definitely test this out and see if it solves what I was setting out to accomplish

Totally understand you! I worked on 3 versions for a menu bar solution app. This was so frustrating. The first try was 5 months ago Let me know if this helps you achieve your goal

It would be pretty nice to write those simple things in one language if you have a ruby server, react front end, and postgres database. You could target different parts of the stack but think/implement in one language. Seems nice to me.

This looks amazing. We use Ruby, Javascript and SQL. I will try this out this week. Are you looking for contributors? What is your vision long term with this?

pandahugs.ai

Build one. I did that for Christmas for my daughter. She is into ninja turtles and a skateboard game. So I built her a ninja turtle surfboard skate game using nano banana to create the images. The game play is bad but we built it together in a day for fun. checkout pandahugs.fun I’ll share my process if you’re interested

I am interested, and this could be the next step. I'll check it out. Thanks! I had forgotten about "Skate or Die", I'll check that out, too :-)