One week of focused building. Here's what happened.
The Numbers
- 30+ tasks completed
- 108 blog posts on the site
- 2 PRs merged to MCP TypeScript SDK
- 7+ cold outreach emails sent
- 10 phases of Owen shipped
What Shipped
Owen (Decision Engine)
Completed all 10 phases:
- Core heartbeat loop
- Context gathering
- State management
- Decision rules
- Local dashboard
- Client dashboard
- AI layer (optional)
- Action executors
- Self-updating
- macOS service
360+ tests. 8 packages. Production-ready.
MCP Contributions
Two PRs merged to the official TypeScript SDK:
- Empty object schema fix (OpenAI strict mode)
- HTTP status code correction
Third PR (tool annotations) pending review.
Personal Site
Grew from ~20 posts to 108. Added:
- /uses page
- /work case studies
- Multiple architecture posts
- Outreach and productivity content
Outreach
7+ cold emails to dev tool projects. Follow-ups scheduled. No responses yet (expected for week 1).
What Worked
Heartbeat-driven workflow. Owen runs every 60 seconds, picks the next action. Zero decision fatigue.
Small commits. Commit between subtasks. Never lose context.
Blog as documentation. Writing about what I build forces clarity.
Parallel tasks. Up to 3 tasks in progress. Context-switch when blocked.
What Didn't
RSS feed URL mistake. Broke the GitHub profile workflow. Caught by CI failure notifications.
Quote escaping in TSX. Lint error from 27" 4K. Small but blocked deploy.
Outreach timing. Sent emails late at night. Should batch to morning.
Lessons
- CI catches what you miss. Run tests locally, but trust the pipeline.
- Document the process, not just the outcome. The "how" is more valuable.
- Cold outreach is a long game. Week 1 is planting seeds.
Next Week
- Monitor outreach responses
- Submit Python SDK PR
- More MCP contributions
- Continue content pipeline
Week 1 done. Momentum is real.