Applied AI systems
How to Run Hermes Agent on a UGREEN NAS with Docker
UGREEN said my Hermes container was running. The gateway couldn't read its config. Two user IDs explained the failure—and the fix.
Software, systems & the work between.San Francisco · Writing since 2016
KahWee Teng.
Staff software engineer.
Writing here since 2016.
A little about me
I build frontend systems and developer tools. This is where I write about the decisions, the debugging, and what I’d do differently.
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The latest · Sep 30, 2026
Dot is helpful, but not clever enough yet
Dot made airline miles easier to understand. It also made me ask what it takes to trust a personal agent with work beyond a chat.
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Selected writing
Four pieces about things I’ve built, tried, or changed my mind about.
AI coding practice
AI Pricing Is Becoming UX
GPT-5.6 turns capability into a price ladder, while Codex Spark turns speed into a separate button. AI pricing is becoming part of the interface.
Frontend migrations
Evaluating a TanStack Table v9 Upgrade
I wanted to keep a shared table component current without accepting migration work on faith. A side-by-side benchmark made the trade-off much easier to judge.
Frontend migrations
Migrating from Remix to React Router v7 - Part 1
My Remix-to-React Router v7 migration touched 40 files and removed 591 net lines. Imports were easy; TypeScript took the time.
Beyond the articles
Code you can run.
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