Notes archive

Notes, page 4

More brief thoughts from building Monkeybase: product instinct, interface details, and experiments that were at least educational.

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May 27, 2026

JSON Formatter vs Validator vs Tree Paths: Which Check Finds Which Problem?

A concrete payload example showing what formatting, parsing validation, and visible JSON paths each reveal - and what none can prove.

developer-toolsdebuggingcontent-workflows

6 min read

May 27, 2026

Local preview keeps a draft out of a document upload flow, but copied HTML and untrusted Markdown still need careful handling.

developer-toolsprivacydocumentation

5 min read

May 27, 2026

A five-component checklist for reviewing a prompt before you send it. Each component has a yes/no check and a one-line fix.

promptsaicontent-workflows

3 min read

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Text Workbench

Clean up note drafts before they start negotiating with you.

Readability Checker

Check draft readability before the paragraph gets too comfortable.

Prompt Mirror

Refine rough prompts before they become vague little wishes.