Coding tools
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Review Your Code with an Assistant Before You Push
A step-by-step pre-push review workflow that catches useful issues, keeps you in control, and limits unnecessary AI spending.
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Ask a Coding Assistant to Explain Unfamiliar Code
A step-by-step walkthrough for getting clear, evidence-backed code explanations without sending an entire repository or wasting tokens.
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Refactor Legacy Code with a Coding Agent, Step by Step
A practical walkthrough for safer legacy refactoring with a coding agent, focused tests, small changes, and a controlled AI budget.
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Gemini CLI and Long Files: Practical Limits
A step-by-step walkthrough for handling long files in Gemini CLI while controlling context, checking coverage, and keeping costs predictable.
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Write Tests for Existing Code with Claude Code
A practical walkthrough for adding useful tests with Claude Code while keeping changes small, checking behavior, and watching API costs.
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When to Let Your Coding Agent Run, and When to Stop
A practical walkthrough for setting coding-agent limits, spotting costly loops, and deciding when another attempt is worth paying for.
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A Git Workflow for AI Coding Agents
A practical walkthrough for keeping AI-assisted changes small, reviewable, and affordable with branches, checkpoints, tests, and clear commits.
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Use a Coding Assistant Safely on a Shared Campus PC
A practical walkthrough for protecting your API key, limiting costs, and cleaning up after AI coding sessions on shared university machines.
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Codex CLI Configuration, Explained Line by Line
Walk through Codex CLI settings for models, providers, credentials, permissions, and profiles without losing track of your spending.
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Use Claude Code Responsibly for Small Assignments
A step-by-step guide to using Claude Code for small assignments while protecting your learning, checking results, and controlling costs.
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Pair Program with AI on a Small Monthly Budget
A practical walkthrough for planning AI coding sessions, limiting context, checking costs, and saving your budget for difficult problems.
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Switch Between Claude Code and Codex in One Project
A practical walkthrough for moving between Claude Code and Codex while keeping project context, code changes, and AI spending under control.
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Use Cherry Studio to Chat With Several Models
Set up Cherry Studio with MyRelay, add models, compare replies, and keep desktop AI chats within a personal budget.
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Point OpenCode at MyRelay Without Losing Budget Control
Connect OpenCode to MyRelay, check your first request, and keep terminal coding sessions within a personal pay-as-you-go budget.
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Use Claude Code in VS Code Without a Team Plan
Set up Claude Code in VS Code with personal API billing, check your connection, and keep coding costs predictable with MyRelay.
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Gemini CLI for Quick Scripts: A Solo Setup
Set up Gemini CLI for small scripting jobs with focused prompts, safe testing, and a practical pay-as-you-go budget.
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Run Codex CLI with a Pay-As-You-Go Endpoint
Connect Codex CLI to MyRelay, verify your first request, and keep coding sessions within a budget you can comfortably manage.