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1021: We got addicted to an AI model we can't talk about
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Tools and Techniques for AI Coding
At 43:30 · chapter starts 39:25
Scott asks what MCP tools and techniques are actually worth using today. Dax's personal setup is relatively vanilla, but the team's Discord bot is anything but. Running OpenCode as a Discord bot with a full suite of MCP servers connected to their data lake, the team can ask it complex analytical questions about subscriber behavior and get answers immediately. [1] — Dax Raad "OpenCode runs as a Discord bot for their internal team, with MCPs connected to all company systems including a full data lake. Team members…" 39:55 The 'Gang Growth' skill invites collective team participation on design decisions. The pattern: always tag OpenCode before tagging a person. Then the voice prompting admission — the whole team, including casual Discord messages, runs on voice now. Kit Langdon introduced it; once you see someone doing it, it unlocks something. [2] — Dax Raad "OpenCode's team now uses voice prompting for everything — not just AI coding sessions, but casual Discord messages too. The LLM's tolerance…" 42:20 Dax uses Handy on Linux, Hex on Mac. Scott has a foot pedal; Wes double-taps a mouse button. Someone sent Wes a prototype ring with a button on it. The LLM's tolerance for messy, rambling, imprecise speech is exactly what makes voice input viable where it failed before.
OpenCode runs as a Discord bot for their internal team, with MCPs connected to all company systems including a full data lake. Team members tag it before tagging a human — it often solves the question on its own. The 'Gang Growth' skill helps the team work through design decisions collectively.
OpenCode's team now uses voice prompting for everything — not just AI coding sessions, but casual Discord messages too. The LLM's tolerance for rambling and imprecise speech makes it work where traditional voice input would fail. Scott uses a foot pedal; Wes double-taps his mouse button.
