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Oak Codex

Oak Codex

Written by: Steve Oak
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  • Vibe Coding Won't Make Your Product Stand Out. Here's What Will.

    Vibe Coding Won't Make Your Product Stand Out. Here's What Will.
    Jan 17 2026
    You're paying for AI. Of course you want it to be magic. That psychology is the trap.In this episode:• Why 82% of AI sites look identical (the slop epidemic)• The hierarchy that actually works: specialized solutions first, AI as leverage• Real proof: how we transformed a generic Next.js site into a trust-building asset
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    6 mins
  • Your MCP Setup Is Eating Half Your Context. Here's the Fix.

    Your MCP Setup Is Eating Half Your Context. Here's the Fix.
    Jan 15 2026
    MCP integrations were eating 30-50% of context window before you could even type. Sessions dying every 10-15 minutes. We tried everything. Skills, code execution wrappers, universal configs. Nothing worked.Claude Code just shipped Tool Search. It loads MCP tools on-demand now. Zero context cost until you actually need them.In this episode:• Why MCP was a context tax• What we tried (and why it failed)• How Tool Search works• The fix if it's not enabled yetConnect everything. No penalty anymore.
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    4 mins
  • Google Doesn't Want You to Shop Anymore: UCP Explained

    Google Doesn't Want You to Shop Anymore: UCP Explained
    Jan 12 2026

    Google just announced the Universal Commerce Protocol at NRF 2026. Most headlines are calling it an "AI shopping assistant." But here's what I see: Google is building the toll booth of the entire internet economy. In this episode, I break down what UCP actually is, why Amazon and Apple aren't on board, the 24% trust problem Google is betting billions to solve, and what this means for consumers and businesses. Would you let AI buy things for you?
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    3 mins
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