Research

After watching an Anthropic talk on hill climbing and evals, built an eval suite from scratch to test AI skills systematically. Runner script, history tracking, 19 tests. Ran first evals and caught a real bug on the first try. A new practice is born.

Investing in personal wellness. New routines in place.

Reframing what growth looks like on the personal side. Not about fixing - about leveling up.

Investing in personal wellness. New routines in place.

Lovable MCP testing from Claude Code - project management, security monitoring, feels more connected to systems

Started using Codex (Claude background agent) combined with Claude Code - testing skills, Lovable MCP, new workflow patterns

Personal tracking system completed its first full cycle without gaps.

Personal optimization in progress. Checking in on the foundation.

Class trimester block completed clean - 11 consecutive dual-cycle days, longest streak since independence

Personal optimization in progress. Checking in on the foundation.

Created Publisher agent - automates content drafting. Reads daily reports, drafts one post per day, rotates across platforms.

Polished CID: tightened security permissions, fixed scheduling bug. Now sends separate branded emails for each intelligence type

Personal optimization in progress. Checking in on the foundation.

Major fleet overhaul: consolidated the agent fleet to fewer, more focused agents. Less noise, better results.

Started the month with a decision: invest more in the foundation that makes everything else possible.

The shift is complete: from writing scripts and manual automations to directing an autonomous agent fleet. Agents scan sources, manage projects, track wellness, draft content, and report to phone. I decide, agents execute.

Carol Ships #4 newsletter published.

Fixed morning agent reliability - agents now wait for WiFi before running. No more failed morning briefings

Polished COO: switched delivery to phone-first. Agent updates arrive directly now.

Personal optimization in progress. Checking in on the foundation.

Set new personal goals. Small shifts, steady progress.

Clearer picture of where the real leverage is. Less reacting, more designing.

Weekly review: progress on the business side. Momentum building.

Polished Claudio: optimized from 10 to 6 daily check-ins. Same coverage, less noise

Full agent fleet migration to subscription billing completed. Added safeguards so agents always use the right billing method

COO ran 6-day continuous session. Key insight: the shift from passive monitoring to proactive execution was the turning point. Calendar + phone reminders together are the winning combo

Created system design skill that automates generating design docs for client projects

First client project landed. Multiple websites for a company.

Discovered agents had been silently failing for 7 days. Migrated everything from API billing to Max subscription. All agents now run on Opus at no extra cost

Festie field-tested at a live festival - real users, real-world validation.

Checked off something from the bucket list.

Showed up for a lifelong dream. Made it work.

Created CID (intelligence system) - multiple desks covering radar, business, content, and strategy. Scans dozens of sources and runs multiple times daily.

Created Coach agent - handles personal routines, planning, and daily check-ins. Runs twice daily.

Blog published: Claude Code API vs Max subscription real math - $200 Max = $2,900 Opus value (14.6x)

Overhauled content agency triggers for reliability. Rewrote all 3 daily flows: Morning Brief, Growth Marketer, Evening Strategy. Much more stable now

OpenClaw lessons learned: simple scripts beat complex frameworks for agent tasks. Moved to standalone bash + ollama approach

Marcus agent upgraded to Gemma 4 E4B - runs local on M4, $0 cost, native function calling

Marcus upgraded to Gemma 4 E4B - runs local on M4, $0 cost, native function calling. Monitors websites, databases, SSL certs, security audits, and disk space. Weekly deep scans. Replaced old shell scripts with a proper agent

Created VA (Virtual Assistant) - on-demand terminal agent. Type "va do X" from anywhere. $0.50/call on Sonnet. Quick tasks without opening a full session

Created COO agent - owns project health, revenue accountability, and autonomous execution. Auto-closes stale tasks, reschedules overdue items, creates deep work blocks. Runs morning + end of day

Polished Claudio: first agent delivering reliably to phone every day.

OpenClaw update broke existing config. Constant friction with the framework

Created brand strategy system + content agency with 8 AI specialists in 5 departments. Three autonomous content flows running daily. All on Max subscription, $0 extra cost

Created Claudio - first comms agent. Reads all project data and sends morning briefings directly to phone.

Festie has paying users - opened LLC to formalize and monetize apps via Stripe

Festie: auth + 4 features completed in one session. Built in under 2 months

Tried OpenClaw as agent framework - too much overhead for what was needed. Permission issues running overnight

Claude Command Center article + carousel published on blog, LinkedIn, and Instagram

Built a semantic memory system from scratch - bilingual, searchable by meaning. Two sessions, zero to production.

Started recording YouTube again - channel turns 20 years old (created 2006)

New chapter. Shifting focus to what compounds.

Completed Stanford Continuing Studies course: No-Code AI: Unlocking Business Potential (TECH 78). 6 weeks of machine learning, Feb 4 - Mar 11. Stanford credential earned

Program benefit activated. Meaningful savings on key tools.

Started my Stanford Continuing Studies course this week - No-Code AI: Unlocking Business Potential. 6 weeks to go deeper into the intersection of AI and business

Started 6-week course at Stanford Continuing Studies: "No-Code AI: Unlocking Business Potential" (TECH 78). Machine learning content, packaged for business. Online, Winter quarter

Business milestone: key legal step completed.

My prototype for Anheuser-Busch InBev was accepted, this is one of the largest scale projects I've done and it was finally accepted! It's an internal tool for restaurants.

Today I joined the Lovable creators program!

Using and exploring the new parallel agents of Claude Code, it's also important to know that for a few months (December) I've been paying for the maximum version of $200 and it's like having 2 more people working with me

updating the entire site again, creating the landing page has taken a long time, but I've thought about it as best as I could.

I became a Champion in Lovable!!! I feel very happy, that same week I also became an ambassador and I feel very happy about it.

I am grateful for all the things that happened in January, the cursor hackathon, etc.

Wrapping up a strong recovery week

Set up business banking

Incorporated LLC

End of week recovery session

Deep tissue work on shoulders and back

Blog and SupaSquad support work in full swing - carolmonroe.com active with regular field notes

Selected for WTM Latin America & Caribbean Sub-Council. Official welcome as Ambassador 2026

Started the week with recovery work

Accepted co-host invitation

Applied to ambassador program

We held the Cursor hackathon with AI Collective, personally and as AI Collective we supported the Cursor community in their first hackathon in the country, it was great!

Accepted ambassador role

Been working on creating more automations for my work to have more time. I feel very ahead compared to what others are doing around me. But I don't want to stop because in the end it's a way to save time. Something curious: I haven't felt stressed about deadlines because I feel like I'll always be able to meet them, even with very short timelines.

Resting and thinking. Sometimes it is important to let your mind think without so many new things. Because sometimes I open Twitter and the first thing I see is something new to try or something new to do.

Launched #ProjectVelora - Mac app for personal daily journal with automated prompts at 5pm, Supabase backend, Claude Code integration

I improved the entire rolo.pet flow, started debugging old code and updating everything, hoping that in January we will have the real beta version to launch to users. What I learned in six months is going through the entire project, allowing me to improve and optimize it.

I improved Velora Project, the project in Lovable. Now, at the end of the day, a pop-up opens on my computer asking for my progress. I upload it (like now) and it sends it directly to Velora Project.

learning how to use more Claude Code

Built WrapMe - Christmas wrapping paper generator with custom designs

Claude Code runs daily automations - files, reminders, reports paired with macOS Shortcuts

Added two new designs to ugly sweater generator - Claude and Claude Code themed, improved my reach as a vibe coder.

Reflection on fitting a whole month of activity into one week

Shared appreciation for Lovable team creating their own ugly Christmas sweaters

I participated in the Lovable She Builds hackathon, it was a great experience, having the opportunity to be part of these great events has made me very happy!!!! and especially to meet other women and work with my mom

Attended Cafe Cursor San Salvador event, Meeting new people and engage with local people in El Salvador

Launched SheBuilds project with mom - transforming 25+ year family business with Lovable

Repost celebrating Gilberto Balderas announcement as Regional Manager for Central America at The AI Collective. Carol highlighted as AI Strategist, creator of rolo.pet, collaborator with Supabase and Lovable. People: Gilberto Balderas, Alex Barnes, Mary Grygleski, Chappy Asel. Location: Central America

Celebrated 200+ ugly sweaters generated through uglysweater.xyz

Reflection on changing mindset towards programming

Updated uglysweater.xyz with Shipped with section - Lovable, Supabase, Nano Banana logos

Expressed appreciation for user creation with ugly sweater generator

Launched uglysweater.xyz - AI-powered Christmas ugly sweater generator

Got accepted to SheBuilds on Lovable Season 02, planning to build with mom

Started using Claude Code - integrated with macOS Shortcuts for daily automations. Game changer for workflow

Session with The AI Collective - El Salvador. Technical and non-technical people building with Lovable, Supabase and Cursor. Promoted upcoming Supabase Meetup with Luma link. Location: El Salvador. People: Nelson Zepeda. Companies: The AI Collective, Lovable, Supabase, Cursor

Repost from Daniela Huezo thanking for opportunity to speak about El arte de hacer buenos prompts at The AI Collective event. Location: El Salvador. People: Daniela Huezo. Event: The AI Collective El Salvador

Organized first Supabase Meetup in El Salvador. Planned for 25 people, expanded to 50 attendees. Combined Cafe Cursor + The AI Collective + Supabase Meetup. Officially invited to Supabase SupaSquad. Location: San Salvador, El Salvador. People: Nelson Zepeda, Walter Morales, Daniela Huezo, Steven Granados. Companies: Supabase, Cursor, The AI Collective

Updated Hushh - music app with ambient layers beyond vocals

Expressed concern about limited tokens/credits for ambitious ideas

Mom making stickers with weird Claude Code loading words, planning to vibecode something

Articulated core value: creative freedom is building something just because you want to experiment

Accessed ElevenLabs Music API, mixing voice with ambient layers

Thanked wmoralesdev, ireneh26, devopensource for supporting Supabase meetup

Lovables 1 year birthday - expressed joy seeing friends sharing their own projects

Summarized Gemini 3 Pro capabilities - real agentic coding, multi-agent, one-prompt apps

Announced role as El Salvador chapter lead of The AI Collective. Organizing Buildathons, Hackathons, discussion spaces and demo nights. Session Vibecoding Essentials: from PRD to Supabase with speakers: Carol (AI Strategist/Datasphere), Daniela Huezo (Tech Lead/Agora), Steven Granados (Quality Consultant/Testlio), Walter Morales (Cursor Ambassador). Location: El Salvador

Organized first Supabase Meetup in El Salvador - exceeded attendance, received official SupaSquad invitation

Shared vision about 2026 - niche apps like TikToks built by non-coders

Claude Code slipped /stickers to order swag command into terminal - tested it and it worked

Attended Cafe Cursor San Salvador - praised coffee, people, and organization

Published complete November tech events calendar in El Salvador: Nov 8 - Cafe Cursor (coworking with mentorships and demos, host Walter Morales), Nov 15 - Vibecoding Lab (The AI Collective community), Nov 22 - Supabase Meetup (hosts Nelson Zepeda and Carol Monroe). Location: San Salvador, El Salvador

Shared excitement about visiting San Salvador - Cursor Cafe

Discussed importance of freedom to create without selling/proving - experimenting as core value

Accessed ElevenLabs Music API with ambient mixing capabilities

Reflected on future looking brighter

Built Hushh - app for vibecoding asmr, meditations with rain, forest sounds, tibetan bowls

Reacted to Claude Code web with surprise

Started decorating for holidays early - activated holiday mode

Became AI Collective Central America Regional Lead

Women Techmakers Ambassador role active - organizing WTM La Libertad events

Brought synth-loving, funk-obsessed personality to community after settling in

Built product that got 15 people trying it immediately, drained tokens, added updates within 20 mins

Attended founders meetup organized by Anthropic during TECH WEEK by a16z. Saw panel with Benjamin Mann (Anthropic co-founder) on Future of Autonomous Work and Agents. Chatted with Fabian Hedin (Lovable co-founder) who genuinely asked for feedback despite NVIDIA CEO recent mention. That kind of humility and curiosity is what truly makes founders stand out. Location: San Francisco, CA. People: Benjamin Mann, Fabian Hedin, Rene Nuila. Event: Anthropic Founders Meetup - TECH WEEK by a16z

Weeks in San Francisco for Dreamforce and TECH WEEK by a16z. Vibecoding at Gap Inc., founder sessions with OpenAI, Anthropic and Google, chat with DeepMind researchers. Heard Anthropic founder say 90% of their code is written with AI. Met Supabase community people. Location: San Francisco, CA. Companies: Dreamforce, a16z, Gap Inc., OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, DeepMind, Salesforce, Supabase

Invited by Salesforce as Industry Analyst and Media for Dreamforce 2025. After incredible SF TECH WEEK with visits to Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google. Goal: connect Salesforce agentic solutions with industry needs - productivity, trust and security. Described Dreamforce as Coachella for B2B SaaS. Location: San Francisco, CA. Companies: Salesforce, Anthropic, OpenAI, Google

Repost from Anton Osika (Lovable founder) with video of Jensen Huang (NVIDIA CEO) at Nasdaq saying 100% of our engineers is now assisted by AI coders and our productivity has gone up incredibly... I love Lovable. People: Anton Osika, Jensen Huang. Companies: Lovable, NVIDIA, Nasdaq

Returned from Tech Week and Dreamforce - visited OpenAI, Google, Anthropic

Attended Dreamforce - called it Coachella of B2B SaaS

Reacted to Marc Benioffs charisma at Dreamforce keynote

Thanked vincent_koc at Tech Week event

Shared emotional moment about being on stage at conference where colleagues thanked her

Heading to different energy/location

Became Lovable Champion, Ambassador, and Creator - recognized for community contributions and product builds

Expressed joy about Claude Sonnet 4.5 announcement

Attended ai_collective El Salvador Launch Breakfast, An event that I organized.

Repost from CAFI about memorable breakfast in Antigua Guatemala - exclusive meetup with regional founders. Multiple event photos. Location: Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala. People: Walter Morales. Companies: CAFI. Event: CAFI Founders Breakfast

Podcast automation nearly complete - integrated scheduling, editing, publishing, and social distribution. The company can now run on what was built

Continued automating Service Business Mastery operations - CRM flows, guest outreach templates, episode planning pipeline. Everything the company needed to run without manual intervention

Repost from Adam Silverman about Lovable GPT-5. Tested projects over weekend. Opinion: model has more holistic view of project. People are building full products in a weekend without touching a line of code. People: Adam Silverman. Companies: Lovable, Agency

Thanks to Lilinoe Harbottle for TechLovers FM Substack mention as masterclass in modern entrepreneurship. Highlighted journey using Lovable to build rolo.pet and finishing #Top10 for Americas in #LovableShipped Showcase. People: Lilinoe Harbottle. Event: Lovable Shipped Showcase

Built automated content repurposing for podcast episodes - clips, social posts, show notes generation. Reduced manual work significantly

Recovering from two weeks of illness, hoping to be back stronger

Automated podcast production workflow for Service Business Mastery - editing pipeline, scheduling, distribution. Intense month rebuilding processes from scratch

GPT-5 landed on Lovable - curious how it will handle existing projects

Epic Win with rolo.pet - #LovableShipped culmination

Thanked lovableshipped for enabling success

Shared difficulty of launching on TikTok vs arriving at market - reached 1000 views in hours

Attended OpenAI event for 7 months as community member - met Joaquin head of recruiting

Praised diversity of OpenAIForum events - networking with Stanford folks, big tech, indie founders

Invited to #BlankSpace podcast by Ximena Cruz for conversation about using no-code and AI to launch startups. JOIN XIMENA AND CAROL, AI STRATEGY ENTREPRENEUR. People: Ximena Cruz. Companies: TORC.COMMUNITY. Event: BlankSpace Podcast - July 24th 1 PM EST

Playing around with Pika AI - Love how specific these AI tools are getting

Shared special day - UK professors invited her to dinner

Celebration of 6 weeks of #LovableShipped closing with 5,800+ projects from around the world. rolo.pet featured in global showcase (image of grid with rolo.pet highlighted in red). Companies: Lovable. Event: Lovable Shipped Showcase

Upgrade necesario - una semana desde mi telefono

Repost from Lovable about Demo Day: from 5,800 ideas to 10 final founders in 6 weeks. Link to Luma for event. Companies: Lovable. Event: Lovable Shipped Demo Day

Connected with pet tech founders - chatted about future of intelligent pet care

Personal philosophy: if I want to learn something I want to understand it in community

Lovable is one of those companies following closely - huge fan, part of the journey

Women Techmakers La Libertad event with Sonia Baschez, Founder of Bend Growth Co, about Silicon Valley Marketing Strategies for Early-Stage Startups. Thursday July 17, 4 PM PT / 5 PM SV & MX / 6 PM CO. Location: La Libertad, El Salvador. People: Sonia Baschez. Companies: Women Techmakers, Bend Growth Co

Attended Supabase meetup in CDMX - vibecoding from Lovable

Paid Stripe Atlas full price ($500) to incorporate LLC in Delaware. The startup discount was $250 but arrived after payment

Google for Startups approved - unlocked Google Cloud credits ($2K/yr). Lovable Shipped program unlocked the rest: Mixpanel ($5K), Intercom ($3.1K), Datadog ($1.5K), Miro ($1K), Make ($636), Linear ($384). Total: $14,310/year in free tools

Google for Startups Approved - startup services unlocked ($14K+ annual value)

Return from CDMX after 5 super intense days of knowledge and work on rolo.pet. Image shows Lovable Shipped Americas ranking: rolo.pet #8 regional, #57 global, El Salvador, 2,990 points. Photos of Mexico City. Location: Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico. Event: Lovable Shipped

Visited La Condesa for research - understanding local perspective beyond digital products

Expressed contentment about something positive

Monday = full focus. This month is full-on experimentation

Shared success case: Datasphere automated 92% of customer conversations using Tiledesk AI Agent. Carol works with Tiledesk for Datasphere Consulting clients. Companies: Tiledesk, Datasphere Consulting

Celebration of applying to #LovableShipped S1 with 3500+ people globally, being accepted with rolo.pet. Image shows ranking: #18 regional, #143 global, El Salvador, 1,425 points. Location: El Salvador. Event: Lovable Shipped S1

Had incredible session with Jorge Ferreiro SMASHSEND - grateful for feedback

Ending the day feeling grateful, inspired and totally wiped. Tomorrow is salon day

Netlify AI Shipper - accepted into 1st Cohort

#LovableShipped intense sprint - Building rolo.pet + new client

#LovableShipped intense sprint - Building rolo.pet + new client

Launched rolo.pet with deep personal story. Lost cat Miausy to kidney failure. Wrote everything that went wrong at vet: slow response times, no triage, scattered medical records, zero emotional support. Promised to build something from the heart. Pivoted original Lovable Shipped project. In less than 24 hours received signups from Peru, Mexico, Chile, US, France, Italy, El Salvador, Japan. Applied to OpenAI research grant to make rolo.pet a research tool. What we are building goes beyond SaaS — its a glimpse of where AI is taking us. Companies: Lovable, OpenAI, rolo.pet

Promotional video for rolo.pet: Your pet has a soul, a story, and a life. Its time they had a digital space that reflects all of that. Video: Where your pets story lives forever with app UI showing Verified Digital Identity and options for pet owners, veterinarians, veterinary clinics. Companies: rolo.pet

Turning Anthropic study flowchart into podcast episode - visual structure helps prep mind

Finally got podcast ready - consuming content: flowchart first, then podcast + notes

Thanked NotebookLM for enabling longer podcasts

Organized event Build without code on Lovable - Virtual Session with Talisha White (Community Lead on Lovable). Collaboration Women Techmakers La Libertad x Lovable. Wednesday June 25, 11 AM ET / 10 AM MX & CO / 9 AM SV. People: Talisha White. Companies: Women Techmakers La Libertad, Lovable. Event: Build without code: Live demo + prompt workshop

LinkedIn Live: WTM La Libertad x Lovable.dev — Build Without Code, Live Demo + Q&A. Video duration 1:06:24. Companies: Women Techmakers La Libertad, Lovable. Event: WTM La Libertad x Lovable.dev Live

Reacted to Pixel Flow achievement

Reflection on several months as OpenAI Forum member and incredible networking. Repost from Fabian Acuna Hernandez about Inaugural Global Networking Event of OpenAI Forum, July 16. Speakers: Mehul Smriti Raje (ML Lead/Coactive AI), Cezary Gesikowski (Senior Executive Advisor on AI/Government of Canada), Josiara Barbosa (Brazil Public Policy/OpenAI), Fabian Acuna (Founder/9punto5). Event: OpenAI Forum Inaugural Global Networking Event

Launched rolo.pet - intelligent health and wellness system for pets

In week 6 of ProjectVelora - personal experiment to recover 7 years in 24 months using AI

Community acceleration & strategic positioning week

Focused on 4 Lovable projects with potential - thinking about TechLoversFM future

Repost from Sary Libreros about AWS She Builds Mentorship Program 2025. FREE 12-Weeks 1:1 Mentoring. Applications NOW OPEN until June 30. Program available globally. People: Sary Libreros. Companies: AWS, AWS Women Colombia. Event: AWS She Builds Mentorship Program 2025

Repost from Allie K. Miller (#1 Most Followed Voice in AI Business, 2M followers, Former Amazon/IBM) about Claude-4 crushing data analysis and data enrichment. People: Allie K. Miller. Companies: Anthropic

Reflection on using Lovable in April to create high-conversion site that became launchpad for fresh ideas, including mini research sprint #ProjectVelora. Video of WTM Livestream with Maria Becerra asking about best practices for prompting in Lovable. People: Maria Becerra. Companies: Lovable. Event: WTM Livestream

Joined first lovableshipped cohort - building AI maps workflows and automation suggestions

Analyzed Apples biggest design update since iOS 7 - unified interface, Liquid Glass

Reflected on Apple WWDC25 - Liquid Glass adapts in real time to environment

Attended AI Gatherings @ Google I/O. Still feeling the spark. Repost from Matt Ridenour (Head of Startups @ Google DeepMind, IDEO Alum) about the event: I really believe NOW is the best time to build. AND now is the best time to build with Google. Multiple event photos showing conferences and networking. Location: San Francisco, CA. People: Matt Ridenour. Companies: Google, Google DeepMind. Event: AI Gatherings @ Google I/O

Repost from Francesca Sala MBA about Women Techmakers (WTM) Pre-Google I/O Mixer. Photos of networking with WTM community. Location: San Francisco, CA. People: Francesca Sala. Companies: Women Techmakers, Google. Event: WTM Pre-Google I/O Mixer

Already playing with new Anthropic feature Research and Integrations

Can now create websites in less than 10 mins with AI - spent more time buying domain

Trip to San Francisco exploring how AI connects with physical world. Visited Waymo and took photos of presentation showing safety metrics: 88% and 92% compared to human drivers over 25.3M miles. Multiple conference photos. Location: San Francisco, CA. Companies: Waymo

Planning first AIalGrano event - expects sponsor, will have snacks and beverages

Tool stack evaluation due to obsolescence from May 19 updates

At 4:52 am: committing to bringing this energy to El Salvador - weekly free semanales

Created invitation for AIalGrano - post-Google I/O express conversatorio for May 31

Understanding why Google I/O was special

Travel-with-peace workflow (pre-scheduled tasks during SF trip)

Designed 2×2 Ops System (Mon-Tue execute → delegate)

Compressed-week test (finish by Tue night?)