Ride-Alongs
Come along as we build and ship real products using AI
Building the Series feature for the videos library
Watch Brian build a complete "Series" feature for the video library in one Claude Code session — from shaping the spec and database modeling through admin UI, public views, and rapid-fire bug fixes. A real-world look at tackling a medium-sized feature end-to-end with Opus 4.6.
Building a marketing site template (Then using it for real)
Brian walks through creating a reusable static HTML template for one-page marketing sites, then uses it to build and deploy a real marketing site for his new tool, Inbox Summaries. The video covers everything from structuring the template with Tailwind CSS and vanilla JavaScript to writing marketing copy with Claude and deploying to Cloudflare Pages.
Keep Your Docs Fresh: An AI-Assisted Documentation Workflow
A workflow for maintaining accurate product documentation by keeping draft docs in your codebase and having your AI agent update them after each feature change—while the context is still fresh.
Using Claude GitHub Actions as a cloud coding agent
Here's a great way to tackle your backlog of GitHub issues by simply mentioning Claude in your GitHub comments. Watch me do this on the builder methods site using the Claude GitHub actions integration.
Comparing Multiple Agents' Work with Git Worktrees & Cursor
I demonstrate my workflow for running multiple AI coding agents (Claude Sonnet 4.5 and Cursor's Composer 1) in parallel on the same feature, then comparing their work to choose the best implementation. The focus is on solving the practical challenges of reviewing agent work in git worktrees by using a branch-based approach that makes testing, debugging, and merging much more manageable.
Building a PDF Invoice Generator using Cursor 2.0 & Composer
In this video, I show how to build a fully automated PDF invoice system in Rails—from Stripe test data to downloadable invoices—using Cursor 2.0 and their new Composer model.
Video Library Feature: Spec, Implementation, Polish
This video shows my process of spec'ing and implementing the Video Library feature here on buildermethods.com, including implementing filters and ensuring consistent design and use of UI components across both the video library and members directory areas.
Implementing Member Profiles and Enhancements
In this video, I walk through the implementation of a complex member profile feature for our platform, which includes user-generated usernames, experiences, and interests. After testing, I encountered some issues, particularly with the display and functionality of these features, which I addressed with the help of AI. I also made...
Member Profiles: Design & spec for this new feature
In this video, I’m excited to kick off the development of a new feature for Builder Methods Pro: member profiles. This feature will allow pro members to create and publish their own profile pages, showcasing their expertise, interests, and contact information, while being visible only to other members. I walk...
Best Practices for Managing and Customizing Agent OS Standards
In this video, I share a best practice for managing and customizing your standards in AgentOS, which simplifies the process of updating to the latest version (it was 2.0.5 at the time of this recording). I demonstrate how I commit my base installation to a private GitHub repo for easy...
Design OS: First look!
The very first look at Design OS—a new free tool and process (coming soon) aimed at rethinking the design and planning process for new products.
This is SparkDrop
My latest project: SparkDrop — A content pipeline I built for me and my agents to run together. Here's a walkthrough of how it works.
Intro
In this module kickoff, we'll start building a real, deployable bookmarking app — complete with tagging, search, AI-powered summaries, and email sharing. You'll see exactly how I approach building a real application end-to-end, using spec-driven development and the same fundamentals I rely on every day.
Setup the github repo
Let's get our bookmarking app project set up — from spinning up a new repo using the Build New template to getting the local dev environment running. You'll see the exact steps I take to start a real project, including how I handle the inevitable hiccups along the way.
Create our PRD & Milestones
Time to plan the product. We'll create a full PRD and break it into clear milestones using a custom Claude Code skill I built to guide you through the process — locking in scope, tech, data model, and a build roadmap before we write a single line of feature code.
Build our app's CRUD
Time to build. We'll feed our PRD's milestone one prompt into Claude Code, plan out the implementation, let it cook, and then walk through the working app — testing the CRUD, tagging, search, and dark mode features we just shipped.
Building an AI integration
Time to wire AI into the app. We'll build out the OpenAI integration that automatically summarizes bookmarked pages — handling API key storage, background jobs, and the inevitable real-world debugging that comes with third-party integrations.
Building an email sending feature
Time to ship the final feature: email sharing. Along the way, we'll level up our workflow by introducing a real branching strategy — building on a dedicated branch, opening a pull request, and merging into main, just like you'd do on a production app with real users.
Design refinements
Before we deploy, let's polish the app. We'll add a light/dark mode toggle, a custom logo and favicon, clean up the auth pages, and whip up a quick one-page marketing site — all through rapid-fire prompting with Claude Code.