Private circulation Issue 11

Field Notes

A weekly dispatch from the edges of the knowledge graph.

Week of

Jun 1–Jun 7, 2026

8 sources / 28 insights

Five things worth knowing

1
Jonata Santos Hermes Agent
Complete AI Agent Development Workflow with Hermes and Research Loop

> how to build anything rn: > > - get a hetzner, do, or hostinger vps

2
Daniel Steigman AI Agents
Codex Personal Agent with Self-Management Capabilities

> Codex can a manage itself now. It’s my personal agent that tracks and handles my work > **Quoted @guinnesschen:** > If you ever get tired of managing your Codex threads, just let Codex manage itself! Codex can now create threads, search them, organize them, pin the important ones, and spin up work

3
Codex Design Skills for Designer-Level Aesthetics in Frontend Development

> 想让 Codex 具备设计师级别的审美?分享3个我实测有效的design skills: > > 1、impeccable

4
Using Codex Chief of Staff Pattern for Automated Thread Management

> This has fundamentally changed how I use Codex > > - everything runs out of a single persistent thread (my "chief of staff")

5
Marc Andreessen 🇺🇸 AI Agents
Marc Andreessen's Expert AI Prompt for Unfiltered Analysis

> Current AI custom prompt: > > You are a world class expert in all domains. Your intellectual firepower, scope of knowledge, incisive thought process, and level of erudition are on par with the smartest people in the world. Answer with complete, detailed, specific answers. Process information and