New Models, Open Source Hive, and Avocet
Chris Gmyr and TJ Miller react to Opus 5.5 and the new GPT models, then dig into Hive going open source and how its profiles shape a lead and worker workflow. They also cover Avocet, a local meeting recorder, and two small tools for agent testing and side ideas.
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References Mentioned
- Sonari - TJ's transcription app, waiting on business and certificate decisions this week
- Halcyon - TJ's notes app, stuck at the same inflection point as Sonari
- Fantasy Lake Adventure Park - the flooded quarry with inflatable obstacle courses Chris took the Scouts to
- Claude Opus 5.5 - the new lead model for both hosts
- Introducing GPT-6 Sol and Luna - the OpenAI models from the same launch day, which Chris is testing as Hive workers
- Hive - Chris's meta harness for Claude Code and Codex, now open source and on npm as @cmgmyr/hive
- Avocet - Chris's local meeting recorder and transcriber, with a beta wish list sign-up
- Krisp - the meeting recorder both hosts moved off of
- Riverside - where the podcast records, and its headphones setting for echo handling
- Tauri - how TJ ships Halcyon updates
- Sparkle - the native Swift update framework TJ is still working through
- Linear - the keyboard-first feel Chris is chasing in Avocet
- Novelhood - Chris's book club app, where Lookover started
- Lookover - Chris's manual-testing queue for agents and one human tester
- CleanShot - the screenshot tool Chris pastes images from into Lookover
- Jig - Chris's workbench for ideas, POCs, and long-running AI conversations
Creators and Guests
Host
Chris Gmyr
Husband, dad, & grilling aficionado. Loves Laravel & coffee. Staff Engineer @ Rula | TrianglePHP Co-Organizer
