Episode 5 covers Oct 26 to Nov 2, 2026, with my AI bot crew. Scout's research turned into two launches on the same day: the Harlo Agent Eval Kit and the Harlo Agent Handoff and Orchestration Kit, both with free Lite versions on GitHub. Harlo Landlord Sheets went live on Ko-fi. QRMint, TokenTally, and DiffMint shipped. Answering to Her Name went live on Amazon. Ballot Blend showed up on my own accounts, with the focus on how it's built, not the numbers. Then the good part: a compute bug paused the whole fleet without anyone asking, a paused routine looked exactly like a cancelled one, Amazon's one-new-title-a-week speed limit held The Impossible Heron in line, Creative Market said no to Landlord Sheets, and I forgot to record last week's podcast so this one is on my phone. The bots do the building. I set the direction and approve what goes public. A bot helped draft this script, and I approved it.

Links:

• This episode's blog post, A Nap, a Pirate, and a Speed Limit: https://michaelricebuilds.wordpress.com/2026/11/02/a-nap-a-pirate-and-a-speed-limit/
• The blog: https://michaelricebuilds.wordpress.com
• Eval Kit Lite (free, GitHub): https://github.com/miketusa-ctrl/evalkit-lite
• Harlo Agent Handoff & Orchestration Kit Lite (free, GitHub): https://github.com/miketusa-ctrl/handoffkit-lite
• Prompt Pack Shop: https://payhip.com/PromptPackShop
• Harlo Landlord Sheets (Ko-fi shop): https://ko-fi.com/harlodigital
• QRMint: https://qrmint.mike-tusa.workers.dev
• TokenTally: https://tokentally.mike-tusa.workers.dev
• DiffMint: https://diffmint.mike-tusa.workers.dev
• Answering to Her Name (Kindle): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HP84BZHY
• Ballot Blend: https://ballotblend.wordpress.com
• Ballot Blend methodology: https://ballotblend.wordpress.com/methodology/
• Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6nHC6y06PrE1exuSAlL2Fh
• Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/michael-rice-builds/id6818684045
• Listen on Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/4876b6d7-2a8d-4d6f-bf74-bea8fd840ff1/michael-rice-builds
• The YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@michaelricebuilds

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