How to use Claude to shrink an MCP plugin runtime
notes.alelec.netAndrew Leech coordinated Claude sessions to rewrite an MCP plugin for MicroPython, profile idle TLS polling and implement a shared wake-source mechanism.
AddedAnthropic’s Claude includes a chat assistant, Claude Code, a command-line coding agent, and Cowork for delegated desktop work with files and tools.
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Andrew Leech coordinated Claude sessions to rewrite an MCP plugin for MicroPython, profile idle TLS polling and implement a shared wake-source mechanism.
AddedClaude Code laid out a CH32 tester with EasyEDA and Freerouting. Net readbacks caught missing grounds; manufacturing and physical checks remained unfinished.
AddedMikebmx1 used Claude Cowork to search for a London rental twice a day across SpareRoom, OpenRent, Rightmove and Zoopla. The agent excluded unsuitable student listings and larger shared houses, prioritized the preferred areas and wrote personalized outreach for suitable properties.
AddedKlon's existing household stock app could neither share its data nor export it. Family members shopping elsewhere had to ask whether something was available, and Klon sent screenshots in response. A shared spreadsheet prototype led to a Claude Code rebuild using Firebase, with stock quantities synchronized across family phones.
AddedOmar Alhaddad shipped two mobile puzzle games with Claude, iterated on shaders and used custom skills for achievement icons and store screenshots he reviewed.
AddedPhayanak wanted credit-card statements to answer a family question: who actually owned each expense? The person whose card paid was not always the person responsible for the cost. Personal, shared-family and business spending needed to be separated before settling up.
AddedChristopher Ming built a dinner routine for a family of six that combines prepared meals with groceries. A scheduled Claude Code command checks the next twelve days of Google Calendar, especially events between four and eight in the evening, before proposing dinners.
AddedClaude Code produced a PCB schematic but failed at routing. Human inspection found crossed traces and shorts despite clean DRC results, so no board was ordered.
AddedBryce Watson received a homeowners insurance nonrenewal tied to his roof's age. Replacing a roof with solar panels created several dependencies, while a records search also surfaced three expired contractor permits. He used Claude Code, with early research from Codex, to keep one dated note per problem and connect emails, contracts, quotes and deadlines.
AddedBrit created a separate email address for wedding planning, then gave Claude access to that focused inbox. Quotes, contracts, payment terms and timeline decisions were scattered across messages and attachments, making it difficult to answer basic questions without another search.
AddedLauren Morris struggled with dinner decisions after a day of meetings. Rather than building another recipe-planning app, she used Claude Code to retrieve her last thirty Instacart and DoorDash orders through Chrome and save them as files.
AddedEi-chan, a working parent serving on the PTA, used Claude Cowork to prepare the results of the annual general meeting. The inputs were this year's Google Forms responses and last year's Word report, with the opening greeting already edited.
AddedBillest built Travel OS eight days before an August 9 family trip to Nagasaki and Huis Ten Bosch. Markdown and YAML in GitHub held the plans, reservations, expenses and packing information; a Next.js site on Vercel displayed the latest version.
AddedMonopo had 4,500 PayPay points due to expire on March 31 and wanted a useful purchase rather than letting them lapse. They asked Claude Code to find gadgets on Yahoo Shopping that could use those points and cost less than the corresponding Amazon offer.
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