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Our honest take on llms.txt

We shipped llms.txt on marsbased.com and checked the data. Honest verdict: low cost, useful for docs, not a SEO play, and almost no bots read it yet.

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Handbook AI-Augmented Development

How we actually use AI to build software: what's in the Handbook's AI-Augmented Development page

A few months ago we quietly added a new section to the MarsBased Handbook laying out exactly how we use Claude Code day to day, from research to planning to implementation. We never wrote about it here, so we're fixing that now.

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Moving with luggages

How to migrate your post analytics from Ghost(Pro) to self-hosted Ghost

In this blog post, I will show you how to migrate your Ghost(Pro) analytics to a self-hosted instance of Ghost, because the current product doesn't port them.

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Claude Cowork

What I actually do with Claude Cowork

From Slack noise to curated briefings: How Claude Cowork transformed how I oversee projects and team alignment.

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Performance review

Using AI to run performance reviews: how we evaluate our team with Claude

How we connected Claude to our remote stack to eliminate bias and bureaucracy from performance reviews, while keeping human judgment firmly at the center.

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Brain tech

How MarsBased integrates AI across development and operations

At MarsBased, AI has become part of our daily workflow: from how developers write code to how non-technical teams create, translate, and manage content. Here’s a look at how we’re Claude Code and similar tools to improve efficiency across the entire company.

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Linear AI

Linear AI: Is it any good?

We thought Linear AI was just another tech distraction, until we actually tried it. Find out why this new update is a secret superpower for Product Managers, not just developers.

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Software engineers in the age of AI

How we evaluate software engineers in the age of AI

What does a great software engineer look like today? A look inside our updated review templates and the new AI criteria we use to evaluate our team.

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Martians

Martian Retreat Pyrenees 2026: Reconnecting, growing, and reaching for the stars

Reconnecting, growing, and reaching for the stars at our Martian Retreat Pyrenees 2026.

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Hacker

PSA: thekreatively.com scam campaign targeting agencies

This scam targets dev agencies and freelancers via contact form enquiries with large budgets, then funnels victims to a fake Google Sites page that serves malware via a fake certificate installer (.dmg).

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AI-Generated Code

How "Don’t repeat yourself" can mess up with your AI-generated code

AI agents often over-abstract coincidental duplication, creating fragile architectures that increase cognitive load and technical debt. Prioritizing clear domain boundaries over rigid DRY principles is essential for keeping codebases maintainable for both humans and AI.

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Bye bye Cursor

The strategy behind the shift: Why MarsBased left Cursor for Claude Code

After starting with Cursor in 2024, we are now standardizing on Claude Code for our 2026 agentic strategy. This move marks our official shift from writing code to defining problems and steering the process.

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