The setup I use to run a multi-agent Claude Code pipeline, ship iOS apps, and write here. Updated when something actually changes — not on a release schedule.

Code & ship

• Shell: zsh on macOS
• Runtime: Bun for everything new (the test runner alone is worth it). Node for legacy.
• Languages day-to-day: TypeScript (web/CLI), Swift / SwiftUI (iOS/Mac), Python (audit scripts)
• AI: Claude Code on the Max plan. ~$13K/week shadow cost; see my own ledger.

Ship the website

• Framework: Astro with TypeScript strict mode + content collections
• Hosting: Cloudflare Pages (Direct Upload via wrangler)
• DNS / domain: Cloudflare Registrar. Bluesky handle is a TXT record on the same domain.
• OG images: auto-generated with a small Python/Pillow script

Ship iOS apps

• Build / submit: xcodebuild + App Store Connect API (JWT, ES256). I don't open Xcode for releases anymore.
• Pre-flight check: apple-presubmit-audit on every project before Submit. 70+ rules built from real rejections.
• Subscription stack: StoreKit 2, native Apple. No third-party SDK.
• Backend: minimal — most apps have none. The ones that do use a small VPS + nginx as a thin AI proxy.

Open-source publishing

• npm: jie.xiang (claude-agent-ledger)
• GitHub: XJM-free
• License default: MIT, unless I have a strong reason otherwise
• CI: GitHub Actions, only typecheck + tests gating PRs

Where I post

• Long form: here, jiexiang.dev/blog
• Short form: Bluesky @jiexiang.dev
• RSS: /rss.xml (no email newsletter yet)

What I don't use (yet)

• Comments: probably Giscus when I add them — GitHub Discussions backed, no third-party signup needed.
• Analytics: Cloudflare's built-in (privacy-friendly, no cookies). No GA, no PostHog.
• Email newsletter: not yet. RSS is the only push channel for now.

Hardware & editor

Coming soon. Reach out on Bluesky if you want me to specifically write about a part of this stack.

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