Ben Hadden

@jasonfried Do @heyhey next!

The Basecamp CLI is here. Plus a much improved and expanded API. This is all available today, in Basecamp 4, and sets the stage for a major upgrade to Basecamp 5 which we're finishing up now. We've got agents working alongside us today in Basecamp, and now you can as well.

Today, Sierra is releasing Ghostwriter, our agent for building agents. With Ghostwriter, you can create an AI agent for your customer experience — one that can chat, pick up the phone, speak dozens of languages, take action on your systems of record, and be protected with industry-leading guardrails — simply by having a conversation. No clicking, no forms, no menus. Codex and Claude Code have transformed how we build software, making it possible for software engineers to orchestrate and review the work rather than doing all the work themselves. We think the same transformation will happen for all software. Rather than every enterprise app having a web app for humans and an API for automation, every software platform’s UI will be an agent that can do the work on your behalf. I recorded a demo of my building and optimizing an agent with Ghostwriter so you can see how powerful and easy it is to use. It’s completely changed the way our early adopters build agents, and it’s changed the way I think about the software industry. Let me know what you think, and, if you’re interested in trying it out at your business, please reach out directly.

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@allafarce Eagerly waiting more details on this one…

I'm about 7 phone calls into a dispute between a health insurance plan and a provider network known for less-than-great billing practices. I guess it's time for the first run of my Medical Claims Escalation Eval* (* This is a bit tongue in cheek but also a bit serious!)

Thank you for the vertical tabs @googlechrome. Long time coming, and it's great. Now, please ship a keyboard shortcut to expand and collapse the side pane! 🙏

Can’t wait to see how @benthompson weaves together Block’s layoffs, Anthropic’s standoff, and OpenAI’s round into Monday’s post. The raw materials for next week’s content came fast and furious at the week’s end.

@Stammy This has been such a long time coming. Thank goodness!

i've been using Chrome Canary as my browser for the last week with its side tabs... it's great. Only thing I miss from Dia is pinned bookmarks at the top of the sidebar. was also constantly annoyed by Dia when the dev tools inspector would randomly not re-open unless you closed and reopened the tab to set it up: - download chrome canary - go to chrome://flags and enable "Vertical Tabs" then relaunch - go to chrome://settings/appearance and change "Tab stripe position" to "Side"

@jasonfried @shawnsakamoto @steipete @basecamp @heyhey @dhh @37signals Yesssssss

@shawnsakamoto @steipete @basecamp @heyhey @dhh @37signals CLI is coming for Basecamp first. Aim is to bring to HEY as well.

Any chance we can get @steipete style CLI control for @basecamp and @heyhey ? @dhh @jasonfried @37signals

I know that pairing @claudeai (Code) and @obsdmd is the new hotness, but don't underestimate pairing Claude Code and @culturedcode (Things). They work together magically.

“The scarce resource isn't engineering capacity anymore. It's knowing what's actually worth building.”

@petergyang Ask @TorchHealth for an invite to their beta.

Is there an easy way to connect my Apple Health / Fitbit data to Claude or AI project? Maybe via a MCP?

In the words of the wise @allafarce: #NeverBART

@WillManidis In Devon we trust. The experience of sanding and staining these was very satisfying. Makes listening to them even more meaningful.

lots of DMs asking how to get started with using your hands. there are dozens of daily objects where the best version of that thing is only assessable via a few hours of research and a kit. buy the kit, anon. build the thing. ojas speaker build

@kevinroose @demishassabis @joshwoodward America’s Next Top Model, heh. How has it taken me 3 years to see this.

Gemini 3 emergency pod! We talked to @demishassabis and @joshwoodward of Google DeepMind about America's next top model nytimes.com/2025/11/18/pod…

@jasonfried @OpenAI Now do @heyhey!

Hey, look at what just showed up in ChatGPT this morning. A Basecamp connector! Now you can ask ChatGPT some Q’s about your work in Basecamp. Special thanks to the folks at @OpenAI and ChatGPT for making this happen.

@gabriel1 We need more codes 🙏

i hope all our favorite people get a cameo on sora dot com

@tjparker Their brand video sealed the deal in my mind. Keep thinking…differently. Anthropic, like Apple, is for builders and problem solvers: x.com/claudeai/statu…

Apple should probably buy Anthropic

Actions like this are only going to accelerate consumer adoption of AI in healthcare decision making. If we can’t trust experts to be unbiased and apolitical in their decision making, we’re going to need to look elsewhere for medical guidance. nytimes.com/2025/09/19/hea…

And remember: the iPhone models you're using today are the worst iPhone models you'll use for the rest of your life.

@allafarce This tweet deserves to be a newsletter. Please share the use cases in long form!

Okay using Claude Code as a general purpose agent for non-coding purposes — an agent that can "grow its own appendages" / code up capabilities it needs to move the work forward — is my first genuine "feeling the AGI" moment. Honestly, I'm aghast at the capability overhang...