“I Suppose You Would Call It an Interface for the User”

Nicholas Evans on LinkedIn:

I have enough skills in my Claude setup that I need something to help me remember them. Maybe we could call it a menu or something . And it would group things in a way that matched my mental model and helped me find things. I suppose you would call it an interface for the user.

Nicholas Evans | LinkedIn

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“I Suppose You Would Call It an Interface for the User”

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What Happens When Agents Meet?

When Interfaces Design Themselves

We Can Help

Wiring Interface to Intent

Say Hello to Sentient Design

Private Sentient Design Workshops

What We’re Reading

“I Suppose You Would Call It an Interface for the User”

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