chaitanyagiri · Nov 6, 2026 · Nov 6, 2026 · Nov 6, 2026
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     },
     "inline": {}
   },
+  "agent-tools-today-2026-11-06": {
+    "title": "Agent Tools Today, 6 Nov 2026: Claude Code Email Report, GPT-6 Astra on Safety Work, Crush Subagents",
+    "category": "news",
+    "hero": {
+      "file": "assets/media/agent-tools-today/hero.png",
+      "alt": "Hand drawn sketch: a front page with five numbered lines, a clock, and a yellow character reading it out",
+      "prompt": "Series hero for the Agent Tools Today daily brief, drawn in code (media-src/topic-tiles.html?t=news). Reused by every brief.",
+      "status": "ready"
+    },
+    "inline": {}
+  },
+  "conductor-alternatives": {
+    "title": "Conductor Alternatives: 6 Picks Now That Conductor Is Joining Meta (Nov 2026)",
+    "category": "comparisons",
+    "hero": {
+      "file": "assets/media/conductor-alternatives/hero.png",
+      "alt": "Title card on white. A pill reading Alternatives, the title Conductor alternatives, the line 6 picks now that Conductor is joining Meta and a Checked 6 Nov 2026 line. Six small tiles named Orca, Munder Difflin, Emdash, T3 Code, Worktrunk and Claude Code slide in under a grey tile labelled Conductor.",
+      "prompt": "Title card: the hero scene in assets/media/conductor-alternatives/motion.js, shot at 1600 by 900.",
+      "status": "ready"
+    },
+    "inline": {}
+  },
+  "windsurf-alternatives": {
+    "title": "Windsurf Alternatives: 6 Picks Now That Windsurf Is Devin Desktop (Nov 2026)",
+    "category": "comparisons",
+    "hero": {
+      "file": "assets/media/windsurf-alternatives/hero.png",
+      "alt": "Title card on white. A pill reading Alternatives, the title Windsurf alternatives, the line 6 picks now that Windsurf is Devin Desktop and a Checked 6 Nov 2026 line. Six small tiles named Cursor, Munder Difflin, Zed, GitHub Copilot, Cline and Claude Code slide in under a grey tile labelled Windsurf.",
+      "prompt": "Title card: the hero scene in assets/media/windsurf-alternatives/motion.js, shot at 1600 by 900.",
+      "status": "ready"
+    },
+    "inline": {}
+  },
+  "orchestrator-inc-vs-munder-difflin": {
+    "title": "Orchestrator.inc vs Munder Difflin: An Honest Comparison (Nov 2026)",
+    "category": "comparisons",
+    "hero": {
+      "file": "assets/media/orchestrator-inc-vs-munder-difflin/hero.png",
+      "alt": "Title card on white. A pill reading Versus, the title Orchestrator.inc vs Munder Difflin, the line An honest comparison and a Checked 6 Nov 2026 line. Two tiles slide in side by side, one labelled Orchestrator.inc and one labelled Munder Difflin.",
+      "prompt": "Title card: the hero scene in assets/media/orchestrator-inc-vs-munder-difflin/motion.js, shot at 1600 by 900.",
+      "status": "ready"
+    },
+    "inline": {}
+  },
+  "emdash-alternatives": {
+    "title": "Emdash Alternatives: 6 Tools for Parallel Coding Agents (Nov 2026)",
+    "category": "comparisons",
+    "hero": {
+      "file": "assets/media/emdash-alternatives/hero.png",
+      "alt": "Title card on white. A pill reading Alternatives, the title Emdash alternatives, the line 6 tools for parallel coding agents and a Checked 6 Nov 2026 line. Six small tiles named Orca, Munder Difflin, Orchestrator.inc, T3 Code, Worktrunk and Claude Code slide in under a grey tile labelled Emdash.",
+      "prompt": "Title card: the hero scene in assets/media/emdash-alternatives/motion.js, shot at 1600 by 900.",
+      "status": "ready"
+    },
+    "inline": {}
+  },
   "the-hook-shim-pattern": {
     "title": "The Hook Shim Pattern: Wiring Agent Hooks to a Live Process",
     "category": "internals",

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+/* Bright coded scenes for "Agent Tools Today, 6 Nov 2026". Pairs with motion.js. */
+.prose figure.mg { margin: 42px 0; }
+.prose figure.mg img, .mg .mg-svg { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; border: 1px solid #1A1320; border-radius: 18px; background: #fff; }
+.mg figcaption { font: 500 13px/1.5 "Space Grotesk", system-ui, sans-serif; color: #6B5878; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; }
+.mg .mg-svg { touch-action: manipulation; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; }
+.mg .mg-svg text { -webkit-user-select: none; user-select: none; pointer-events: none; }
+.mg .mg-hit { cursor: pointer; outline: none; }
+.mg [role="slider"] { cursor: grab; touch-action: none; }
+.mg .mg-ring { stroke-opacity: 0; transition: stroke-opacity 0.15s; }
+.mg .mg-hit:focus-visible .mg-ring { stroke-opacity: 1; }
+.mg [role="slider"]:focus-visible circle:nth-child(2) { stroke-width: 5; }
+@media (hover: hover) { .mg .mg-hit:hover .mg-ring { stroke-opacity: 0.5; } }
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .mg .mg-ring { transition: none; } }
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+/* Bright coded scenes for "Agent Tools Today, 6 Nov 2026". Vanilla JS, no library.
+   <figure class="mg" data-scene="NAME"> holds a still image; this script swaps in a live SVG.
+   Plays only in view, honours reduced motion, "?mgstill" freezes each scene on its still frame. */
+(() => {
+  const NS = "http://www.w3.org/2000/svg";
+  const INK = "#1A1320", YEL = "#FFCA54", BLUE = "#6C8EF5", LIL = "#B69CFF", MINT = "#7FD8AE", SKY = "#9AD8FF", SOFT = "#F1ECF9", MUTE = "#7A6A88";
+  const SANS = '"Space Grotesk", system-ui, sans-serif', MONO = '"JetBrains Mono", ui-monospace, monospace';
+  const el = (t, a = {}, p) => { const n = document.createElementNS(NS, t); for (const k in a) n.setAttribute(k, a[k]); if (p) p.appendChild(n); return n; };
+  const txt = (p, x, y, s, a = {}) => { const n = el("text", Object.assign({ x, y, "font-family": SANS, "font-size": 24, "font-weight": 600, fill: INK }, a), p); n.textContent = s; return n; };
+  const cl = (v, a = 0, b = 1) => Math.max(a, Math.min(b, v));
+  const seg = (t, a, b) => cl((t - a) / (b - a));
+  const oc = (x) => 1 - Math.pow(1 - x, 3);
+  const ob = (x) => { const c = 1.70158; return 1 + (c + 1) * Math.pow(x - 1, 3) + c * Math.pow(x - 1, 2); };
+  const io = (x) => (x < 0.5 ? 4 * x * x * x : 1 - Math.pow(-2 * x + 2, 3) / 2);
+  const tf = (n, x, y, s = 1, r = 0) => n.setAttribute("transform", `translate(${x} ${y}) rotate(${r}) scale(${s})`);
+  const button = (g, label, fn) => {
+    g.setAttribute("role", "button"); g.setAttribute("tabindex", "0"); g.setAttribute("aria-label", label); g.classList.add("mg-hit");
+    g.addEventListener("click", fn);
+    g.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => { if (e.key === "Enter" || e.key === " ") { e.preventDefault(); fn(); } });
+  };
+  const strip = (svg, y, w = 680) => {
+    el("rect", { x: (800 - w) / 2, y, width: w, height: 48, rx: 24, fill: SOFT }, svg);
+    return txt(svg, 400, y + 31, "", { "text-anchor": "middle", "font-size": 20, "font-weight": 500 });
+  };
+
+  const SC = {};
+
+  /* ---- 1. three drink coasters slide onto a table, each spins a quarter turn as it lands ---- */
+  SC.coasters = {
+    dur: 8, still: 7.9,
+    build(svg, api) {
+      el("rect", { x: 92, y: 380, width: 26, height: 130, rx: 6, fill: "#fff", stroke: INK, "stroke-width": 3 }, svg);
+      el("rect", { x: 682, y: 380, width: 26, height: 130, rx: 6, fill: "#fff", stroke: INK, "stroke-width": 3 }, svg);
+      el("rect", { x: 40, y: 360, width: 720, height: 34, rx: 10, fill: "#fff", stroke: INK, "stroke-width": 3 }, svg);
+      el("rect", { x: 40, y: 90, width: 720, height: 286, rx: 22, fill: SOFT, stroke: INK, "stroke-width": 3 }, svg);
+      const C = [["Claude Code", "email", BLUE], ["Astra", "report", LIL], ["Crush", "subagents", MINT]];
+      const X = [170, 400, 630], Y = 226, R = 100, start = [0.5, 2.1, 3.7];
+      const flip = [0, 0, 0], at = [-99, -99, -99];
+      const cs = C.map(([a, b, col], i) => {
+        const g = el("g", {}, svg), edge = el("circle", { cy: 9, r: R, fill: col, stroke: INK, "stroke-width": 3 }, g);
+        const spin = el("g", {}, g), body = el("g", {}, spin);
+        el("circle", { r: R, fill: col, stroke: INK, "stroke-width": 3 }, body);
+        const front = el("g", {}, body), back = el("g", { transform: "scale(-1 1)" }, body);
+        el("circle", { r: 90, fill: "none", stroke: INK, "stroke-width": 2, "stroke-dasharray": "3 8", "stroke-linecap": "round" }, front);
+        txt(front, 0, 0, a, { "text-anchor": "middle", "font-family": MONO, "font-size": 21, "font-weight": 700 });
+        txt(front, 0, 28, b, { "text-anchor": "middle", "font-family": MONO, "font-size": 21, "font-weight": 700 });
+        el("circle", { r: 90, fill: "#fff", stroke: INK, "stroke-width": 2 }, back);
+        txt(back, 0, 12, "5 Nov", { "text-anchor": "middle", "font-family": MONO, "font-size": 34, "font-weight": 700 });
+        el("circle", { r: 114, fill: "#fff", "fill-opacity": 0, class: "mg-ring", stroke: INK, "stroke-width": 2.5, "stroke-dasharray": "3 7" }, g);
+        button(g, `Coaster ${i + 1}: ${a} ${b}. Flip to see the date on its back`, () => { flip[i] = 1 - flip[i]; at[i] = api.now(); g.setAttribute("aria-pressed", flip[i] ? "true" : "false"); api.paint(); });
+        g.setAttribute("aria-pressed", "false");
+        return { g, edge, spin, body, front, back };
+      });
+      return (t, now) => {
+        cs.forEach((c, i) => {
+          const s = start[i], k = oc(seg(t, s, s + 1)), spin = ob(seg(t, s + 0.55, s + 1.25));
+          const y = -130 + (Y + 130) * k, r = -90 * (1 - spin);
+          tf(c.g, X[i], y); c.spin.setAttribute("transform", `rotate(${r})`);
+          c.g.setAttribute("opacity", t < s ? 0 : 1);
+          const p = api.calm ? 1 : io(seg(now - at[i], 0, 0.5)), f = flip[i] ? p : 1 - p, sx = Math.cos(Math.PI * f);
+          const fx = Math.max(Math.abs(sx), 0.02) * (sx < 0 ? -1 : 1);
+          c.body.setAttribute("transform", `scale(${fx} 1)`); c.edge.setAttribute("transform", `scale(${Math.abs(fx)} 1)`);
+          c.front.setAttribute("opacity", sx >= 0 ? 1 : 0); c.back.setAttribute("opacity", sx < 0 ? 1 : 0);
+        });
+      };
+    },
+  };
+
+  /* ---- player ---- */
+  const q = new URLSearchParams(location.search), frozen = q.has("mgstill"), fixed = parseFloat(q.get("mgstill"));
+  const calm = matchMedia("(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)").matches;
+  const mount = (fig) => {
+    const sc = SC[fig.dataset.scene], img = fig.querySelector("img"); if (!sc || !img) return;
+    const W = sc.w || 800, H = sc.h || 600;
+    const svg = el("svg", { viewBox: `0 0 ${W} ${H}`, class: "mg-svg", role: "group", "aria-label": img.alt || "" });
+    svg.style.aspectRatio = `${W} / ${H}`;
+    el("rect", { width: W, height: H, fill: "#fff" }, svg);
+    img.replaceWith(svg);
+    let off = 0, raf = 0, seen = false, held = calm || frozen;
+    const base = performance.now(), clock = () => (performance.now() - base) / 1000;
+    let draw = () => {};
+    const frame = () => { const now = clock(); draw(held ? (frozen && !isNaN(fixed) ? fixed : sc.still) : (((now + off) % sc.dur) + sc.dur) % sc.dur, now); };
+    const tick = () => { cancelAnimationFrame(raf); frame(); if (seen && !held) raf = requestAnimationFrame(tick); };
+    const api = { now: clock, calm, seek: (s) => { off = s - clock(); held = false; tick(); }, poke: () => { held = false; tick(); },
+      paint: () => { const end = clock() + 0.6, f = () => { frame(); if (clock() < end) requestAnimationFrame(f); }; f(); } };
+    draw = sc.build(svg, api);
+    if (frozen) { draw(isNaN(fixed) ? sc.still : fixed, 0); return; }
+    new IntersectionObserver(([e]) => {
+      seen = e.isIntersecting;
+      if (seen) { tick(); if (!fig.dataset.sent && window.posthog) { fig.dataset.sent = 1; window.posthog.capture("blog_scene_view", { slug: location.pathname.split("/").filter(Boolean).pop(), scene: fig.dataset.scene }); } }
+      else cancelAnimationFrame(raf);
+    }, { threshold: 0.25 }).observe(fig);
+    svg.addEventListener("click", () => { if (!fig.dataset.hit && window.posthog) { fig.dataset.hit = 1; window.posthog.capture("blog_scene_interact", { slug: location.pathname.split("/").filter(Boolean).pop(), scene: fig.dataset.scene }); } });
+    frame();
+  };
+  const go = () => document.querySelectorAll("figure.mg[data-scene]").forEach(mount);
+  const fonts = document.fonts && document.fonts.load ? Promise.all([document.fonts.load('700 32px "Space Grotesk"'), document.fonts.load('500 20px "Space Grotesk"'), document.fonts.load('700 20px "JetBrains Mono"')]).catch(() => {}) : Promise.resolve();
+  const start = () => fonts.then(go, go);
+  if (document.readyState === "loading") document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", start); else start();
+})();
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+/* Bright coded scenes for "Conductor alternatives". Pairs with motion.js. */
+.prose figure.mg { margin: 42px 0; }
+.prose figure.mg img, .mg .mg-svg { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; border: 1px solid #1A1320; border-radius: 18px; background: #fff; }
+.mg figcaption { font: 500 13px/1.5 "Space Grotesk", system-ui, sans-serif; color: #6B5878; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; }
+.mg .mg-svg { touch-action: manipulation; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; }
+.mg .mg-svg text { -webkit-user-select: none; user-select: none; pointer-events: none; }
+.mg .mg-hit { cursor: pointer; outline: none; }
+.mg [role="slider"] { cursor: grab; touch-action: none; }
+.mg .mg-ring { stroke-opacity: 0; transition: stroke-opacity 0.15s; }
+.mg .mg-hit:focus-visible .mg-ring { stroke-opacity: 1; }
+.mg [role="slider"]:focus-visible circle:nth-child(2) { stroke-width: 5; }
+@media (hover: hover) { .mg .mg-hit:hover .mg-ring { stroke-opacity: 0.5; } }
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .mg .mg-ring { transition: none; } }