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July 15, 2026

Artem Vysotsky

How to Create an AI Agent in 2026: A Step-by-Step Walkthrough (No Code Required)

Every "how to build an AI agent" guide stays theoretical. This one is a literal click-by-click walkthrough — name it, write instructions, add files, connect tools, and test it — so you finish with a working agent, not just a framework.

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How to Connect ChatGPT, Codex, or Claude to 600+ AI Models with Writingmate MCP

Connect Codex or Claude to Writingmate MCP, call hundreds of AI models from one assistant, and compare their answers with a repeatable evaluation prompt.

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Free Text-to-Video AI Tools in 2026: What You Actually Get Without Paying (and When It Stops Being Worth It)

Every free AI video generator promises no cost. Here's what "free" actually restricts in 2026 — watermarks, resolution caps, disappearing credits — and the real signal for when paying finally makes sense.

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Grok 4.5 Is on Writingmate: Testing SpaceXAI's New Model for Agentic Coding and Tool Use

Grok 4.5 just launched with a 1.5T-parameter MoE architecture and an 83.3% Terminal-Bench 2.1 claim. Here's what happened when I actually tested it on agentic coding and tool-use tasks.

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AI News, Week of July 13: Apple Sues OpenAI, Meta Ends Open Weights With Muse Spark, Mistral Ships a One-Camera Robot

Apple sued OpenAI over alleged hardware trade-secret theft, Meta shipped Muse Spark 1.1 without open weights, and Mistral's Robostral Navigate drives robots with a single camera. Here's the week, with sources.

Kling v3.0 Is on Writingmate: Testing Kuaishou's New AI Video Model for Product Demos, Social Clips, and B-Roll

Kling v3.0 just landed in the model catalog. I ran the same product demo, social clip, and cinematic b-roll test I used on Wan 2.7 and Seedance 2.0 to see where Kuaishou's new video model actually wins.

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Best AI Agents in 2026: A Practical Shortlist for Automating Real Work

Six AI agent subscriptions, one invoice headache. Here's how I picked the best coding, research, support, and automation agents in 2026 — and when to just build your own instead.

Split-screen comparison of Wan 2.7 and Seedance 2.0 AI video generator outputs side by side

Wan 2.7 vs. Seedance 2.0: Two New AI Video Generators Just Landed — Are They Worth Switching To?

Alibaba's Wan 2.7 and ByteDance's Seedance 2.0 both landed on OpenRouter this week. I ran the same product demo, social clip, and cinematic b-roll prompts through both to see which one actually earns a spot in your workflow.

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KAT-Coder-Air V2.5 Is on Writingmate: A Text-First Model for Long Coding Tasks

KAT-Coder-Air V2.5 is available in Writingmate. Here is how to test it for text-first coding, planning, and long-horizon engineering work.

KAT-Coder-Pro V2.5 release card for Writingmate users

KAT-Coder-Pro V2.5 Is on Writingmate: A Text-First Model for Long Coding Tasks

KAT-Coder-Pro V2.5 is available in Writingmate. Here is how to test it for text-first coding, planning, and long-horizon engineering work.

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