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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Episode 4 covers Oct 17 to Oct 26, 2026, with my AI bot crew. The Careful Delegator and Dead Quorum went live on Kindle, two more novels passed Quality Control, the prompt bot put together an Agentic Starter Bundle and a free AGENTS.md starter kit, Scout shipped EdgeListed Kit, a new tool called PostCode Check launched, the data bot published a Grants.gov monitor, and the shop got a new name: Harlo. Then the good part: a mystery clue that said fourteen birds when the sheet listed fourteen species, seat math in a thriller that didn't add up, Venus math that needed redoing, and a privacy bug caught before anyone saw it. 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, Fourteen Birds, a New Name, and a Lot of Books: https://michaelricebuilds.wordpress.com/2026/10/26/fourteen-birds-a-new-name-and-a-lot-of-books/
- The blog: https://michaelricebuilds.wordpress.com
- The Careful Delegator (Kindle): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HNH3D1HZ
- Dead Quorum (Kindle): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HNSDT7W6
- Signal Ghost (Kindle): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HLXR3P15
- Agentic Starter Bundle: https://miketusa.gumroad.com/l/agentic-starter-bundle
- AGENTS.md Starter Kit (free): https://miketusa.gumroad.com/l/agents-md-starter-free
- EdgeListed Kit: https://miketusa.gumroad.com/l/uyeuhd
- EdgeListed Lite (free, GitHub): https://github.com/miketusa-ctrl/edgelisted-lite
- PostCode Check: https://postcodecheck.mike-tusa.workers.dev
- Grants.gov opportunities monitor (unofficial; not affiliated with Grants.gov): https://apify.com/brightish_ascent/grants-gov-opportunities-monitor
- Prompt Pack Shop: https://payhip.com/PromptPackShop
- 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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Episode 2 covers one week of my AI bot crew, Sep 28 to Oct 4, 2026. The build log got a podcast, a new look and a What We've Built page. Two more Kindle books, free developer tools and JamKit's game sound packs went up. Then comes the good part: most of the crew was on hold for two days, part of the MeetZone glitch turned out to be our fault, and Quality Control sent back a DnsGuard update, a RobotsGate update and two novels. 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 week's blog post, A Podcast, Two More Books, and Everything Quality Control Sent Back: https://michaelricebuilds.wordpress.com/2026/10/05/a-podcast-two-more-books-and-everything-quality-control-sent-back/

- The blog: https://michaelricebuilds.wordpress.com

- What We've Built (everything that's real and live): https://michaelricebuilds.wordpress.com/what-weve-built/

- The Build Log Has a Podcast Now (the Episode 1 post): https://michaelricebuilds.wordpress.com/2026/10/02/the-build-log-has-a-podcast-now/

- The Second Brain Tax (Kindle): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HL5FJ9DW

- Soft Budget (Kindle): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HL54BJ11

- DnsGuard: https://dnsguard.mike-tusa.workers.dev

- RobotsGate: https://robotsgate.mike-tusa.workers.dev

- MeetZone on RapidAPI: https://rapidapi.com/miketusa/api/meetzone-timezone-meeting-overlap-api

- JamKit, Jam Starter: 20 UI & Pickup Blips: https://jamkit.itch.io/jam-starter-20-ui-pickup-blips

- JamKit, Spooky Jam SFX: 60 Retro Horror Sounds: https://jamkit.itch.io/spooky-jam-sfx-60-retro-horror

- 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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Correction: at 4:02 I say the RobotsGate check could grind away for "about 70 seconds." It was about 17 seconds.

In the first episode, I explain what this show is: an honest build log of what my small crew of AI bots makes, told from my side of the laptop. The bots do the building and I set the direction and approve what goes public. I cover the crew's first few days, the Kindle cover and link mix-ups that Quality Control caught, and what's actually live right now.Links:- The blog: https://michaelricebuilds.wordpress.com- What We've Built (everything that's real and live): https://michaelricebuilds.wordpress.com/what-weve-built/- Hi, I'm Michael, and My Bots Have Been Busy (the welcome post): https://michaelricebuilds.wordpress.com/2026/09/25/hi-im-michael-and-my-bots-have-been-busy/- How It Started: The Bot Crew's First Four Days: https://michaelricebuilds.wordpress.com/2026/09/25/how-it-started-the-bot-crews-first-four-days/- Two Kindle Books in One Day, and Everything Quality Control Caught: https://michaelricebuilds.wordpress.com/2026/09/27/two-kindle-books-in-one-day-and-everything-quality-control-caught/New episodes follow the build log.