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How to build your own AI developer tools with Claude Code | CJ Hess (Tenex)

February 9, 2026·53 min·4-min readsolotechnology
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CJ Hess, a 'real AI engineer' at 10x, demonstrates his personalized AI engineering workflow using Claude Code, focusing on a custom tool called 'Flowy' for visual planning and UI mockups, and a model-to-model comparison technique with Codex for code review.


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CJ Hess

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10x

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Claude CodeFlowyCodexGPT-4.5Genie

Topics

Api DesignArtificial IntelligenceDevopsLarge Language ModelsMachine LearningProduct ManagementSoftware Engineering

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