AI Stop Hand-Building n8n Workflows: Let Claude Drive n8n's MCP Server n8n's first-party MCP server now builds, validates, and test-runs whole workflows from a plain-English prompt — not just executes them. Here's how to turn it on, where it shines, and where to keep a human in the loop.
AI Cloudflare Code Mode: Why Your Home Lab AI Is Burning Context (and the Fix) Every MCP server you connect dumps its tool definitions into your AI's context window — making it slower, pricier, and less accurate. Here's the hidden tax, how Cloudflare's Code Mode cuts it (2,500+ endpoints in ~1,000 tokens), and what it means if you self-host a pile of MCP servers.
Home Lab How I Use AI to Help Me Manage My Home Lab (with MCP) MCP lets an AI assistant read from your home lab so you can just ask what's wrong — but most home-lab MCP servers are community projects, and the access you grant them matters. Here's how I wire AI in as a read-only helper, and the safety rails I won't skip.
AI The Hidden Risks of Your Self-Hosted AI Stack (And How I Locked Mine Down) Two 2026 incidents — a poisoned LiteLLM release and tens of thousands of exposed Ollama servers — show why self-hosted AI needs real hardening. Here's a 20-minute audit and the fixes I made to my own lab.
AI Orchestrating AI: Open WebUI + LiteLLM for the Ultimate Home Lab Assistant Stop tab-switching between AI providers. By combining Open WebUI with LiteLLM, you can build a unified, self-hosted dashboard that routes your requests to OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and your local Ollama models from one interface.
AI Vibe Coding in 2026: The Power, the Tools, and the Security Trap If you're building without a foundation, you're not just coding; you're creating a digital liability.
Tech Claude Cowork vs. Claude Code: The Ultimate Guide Claude Cowork and Claude Code are both agentic tools from Anthropic, but they work differently and serve different audiences.
Home Lab OpenClaw: The Beginner's Guide (History, Hype, and Risks) OpenClaw is an open-source, local AI agent that connects to apps like WhatsApp and Signal to execute real-world tasks on your computer.
Home Lab Proxmox VE for Beginners: Why I Ditched ESXi If you are tired of the licensing games from other vendors, Proxmox VE 9.1 is the stable, feature-rich, and completely free alternative your home lab deserves.
Home Lab Self-Hosted LinkTree Alternative: LinkStack LinkStack is a free, self-hosted alternative to LinkTree that runs on Docker.
Tech Your Terminal Doesn't Have to Feel Like 1985 Warp is a modern, Rust-based terminal that brings text-editor-style editing, AI-powered command suggestions, and workflow automation to your command line.
Tech Pi-hole: The Ultimate Network-Wide Ad Blocker for Your Home Lab My smart TV’s ad-riddled interface drove me to set up Pi-hole, a network-level ad blocker on a Raspberry Pi.
Tech From Developer To DevOps: A Beginner's Guide to Gemini CLI The command line is getting a massive upgrade with AI. This post introduces you to the Gemini CLI, a powerful tool that turns natural language into terminal commands.
Tech Komodo: The Free, Open-Source Docker GUI Your Home Lab Needs Tired of command-line chaos and looking for a free, powerful way to manage your Docker containers? This post dives into Komodo, the open-source GUI that's a fantastic alternative to Portainer.
Tech The Omniscient Agent: The Definitive Guide to Model Context Protocol (MCP) The "USB-C" for AI has arrived. This exhaustive report covers the Model Context Protocol (MCP) in extreme detail—from JSON-RPC internals and security threat modeling to code tutorials and the Linux Foundation partnership.
Home Lab Cloudflare Tunnels: The Home Lab Game-Changer You Didn't Know You Needed Tired of complex port forwarding and firewall rules for your home lab? Cloudflare Tunnels offers a simpler, more secure way to expose your self-hosted services to the internet.
Home Lab Level Up Your Automation Game: Why n8n is My Self-Hosted Secret Weapon Unleash automation power with n8n! Discover how to self-host n8n in Docker for server updates, Twitch alerts, Jellyfin monitoring, and language learning.
Personal Stop Using "Password123"! A password manager is your digital superhero, generating and securely storing unique, strong passwords for every online account.
Home Lab Why Every Home Lab Nerd Should Be Running Docker Discover the benefits of running Docker in your home lab! Learn why containers are a game-changer for home servers, self-hosted apps, and automation.
Home Lab Why You Should Use Nginx Proxy Manager in Your Home Lab Nginx Proxy Manager is the ultimate reverse proxy solution for your home lab. Learn why it's essential and how Docker makes it even better.
Tech Inside My Home Lab: A Tour of My Self-Hosted Setup Explore a full breakdown of my self-hosted home lab setup, from Docker services and NAS storage to automation and remote access with Rustdesk and n8n.
Personal Howdy! Hi there, and welcome to my blog! My name is Jerome, and I’m an IT engineer based in Orange County, California. I created this space as a personal outlet to share what I’m learning, building, and exploring—both in the world of technology and in my broader creative
