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Claude's Stop hook can make it retry a task when a check fails, but the hook must exit with code 2. The difference matters: - exit 2 sends Claude back to the task and passes the hook's stderr output so it can fix the error. - exit 1 doesn't block completion, so Claude finishes even if the check failed. Exit 1 can also indicate a hook error, such as a missing dependency or a bug in the script. To trigger a retry, use exit 2 and send error details to stderr: [your command] >&2 || { echo failed; exit 2; }

Vercel has released UI SDK, allowing AI agents to interact directly with any interface built with it. For example, changing a project name, team members, and notification settings takes an agent just 16 seconds instead of 41 seconds with a traditional UI. According to Vercel’s official benchmark, execution cost is also more than 2x lower. Install the official skill to get started: npx skills add vercel-labs/ui --skill ui-sdk

All DeepSeek app features are now available through the API. 🔎 Search, file and link handling 🔒 Security features 🎙️ Voice capabilities Enable built-in features with just a few parameters, or use dedicated APIs for OCR, ASR, and TTS. You can also build more advanced chat interfaces or recreate the full DeepSeek experience in your own app. DeepSeek has also released an open-source chat demo supporting conversation history imports: cdn.deepseek.com/chat-demo

Claude Code’s desktop app now lets you create custom themes using mods! 🎧 Customize colors, add animated backgrounds, and tailor the interface to your taste. Just describe your desired look to Claude or use the theme-examples plugin. Update to the latest app version to try it out. Themes currently work only in local sessions. Cloud session support is coming later.

Matt Pocock shared his Home Repo pattern for working with AI agents across multiple repositories. The idea is simple: create one central repository containing all skills, agent instruction files, wikis, and tools. Run agents directly from this repo and use `AGENTS.md` to point them to other projects: For skills, clone mattpocock/skills to ~/repos/skills. For Sandcastle, clone mattpocock/sandcastle to ~/repos/sandcastle This makes it possible to: - Keep all instructions and tools in one place. - Launch every AI agent from a single repository. - Make large-scale changes across multiple projects. A simple but highly effective approach. Matt has also published a detailed guide: aihero.dev/the-home-repo-pat… It includes a large collection of prompts and a `grill me` command that lets the agent ask clarifying questions, helping you adapt and improve the pattern for your own needs.

Claude Meetings brings Claude into team calls as an active participant, creating documents, interactive whiteboards, and other materials alongside the team in real time. 🎧 Team members can interact with Claude by voice or chat, request documents, and edit its work as it's being created. Claude also takes notes. After the meeting, its Claude page includes: - Discussion recordings - Action items - Full transcript - All generated materials Google Meet is supported at launch, with other video platforms coming soon. The beta is gradually rolling out to Team and Enterprise users.

Google is back in the game. The team has just released Gemini 4 Hydrogen, a new model with promising results. - Built on Carbon and optimized for high speed. - Outperforms Sonnet and Terra on benchmarks. - Scores 57% on Terminal-Bench 4.1. - Pricing: $1.50 per 1M input tokens and $7.50 per 1M output tokens. Currently available only to Pro and Ultra subscribers.

Just found a useful resource for vibe designers: DesignBookmark. It features 2,200+ design tools, websites, and resources across 59 categories. A new Motion section has just been added, featuring 76 animated components you can preview before adding to your project. Each component comes with a ready-made prompt. Click Claude or Codex on the card, copy the prompt, and let AI recreate the component in your project. designbookmark.com/motion

Chrome has updated its Modern Web Guidance skills to version 1.0. They give AI up-to-date knowledge of modern Web APIs, web development best practices, browser compatibility, and more—helping it avoid outdated approaches and use modern web platform features. The update also adds legacy code analysis. The project was developed in collaboration with the Firefox and Edge teams to ensure cross-browser compatibility. developer.chrome.com/docs/mo… github.com/GoogleChrome/mode…