Amit Merchant
Indian software developer and prolific blogger on PHP, Laravel and JavaScript; open-source enthusiast publishing near-daily at amitmerchant.com.
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An AI agent is essentially just an LLM, a set of tools, and a loop, not a complicated framework.
An agent doesn't have to be a complicated framework. At its simplest, it's an LLM, a set of tools, and a loop that allows the model to act on the results.
amitmerchant.comSaid 14 Aug 2026This on korrents
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AI agents that browse the web by taking screenshots and clicking elements visually are slow, costly, and error-prone on complex interfaces.
This approach is slow, expensive (vision tokens cost more), and error-prone when handling complex UIs (e.g., hover menus or sliders).
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From one piece Build an AI Agent with Real‑Time Web Search in JavaScript 2 beliefs · amitmerchant.com
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The interesting part isn't the amount of code. It's the architecture: an LLM becomes considerably more useful when you give it tools it can decide to use.
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An AI agent is essentially just an LLM, a set of tools, and a loop, not a complicated framework.Their words
An agent doesn't have to be a complicated framework. At its simplest, it's an LLM, a set of tools, and a loop that allows the model to act on the results.
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From one piece WebMCP in Chrome (A 101 Guide) 2 beliefs · amitmerchant.com
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As AI assistants become a natural part of our daily workflows, WebMCP could become the standard way websites communicate with them, much like REST APIs did for traditional applications.
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This approach is slow, expensive (vision tokens cost more), and error-prone when handling complex UIs (e.g., hover menus or sliders).
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And after spending some time with this workflow, I'm starting to think that worktrees may be one of Git's most underrated features.
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An AI agent is essentially just an LLM, a set of tools, and a loop, not a complicated framework.
An agent doesn't have to be a complicated framework. At its simplest, it's an LLM, a set of tools, and a loop that allows the model to act on the results.
Build an AI Agent with Real‑Time Web Search in JavaScript Said 14 Aug 2026
An LLM becomes considerably more useful when it is given tools it can decide to use.
The interesting part isn't the amount of code. It's the architecture: an LLM becomes considerably more useful when you give it tools it can decide to use.
Build an AI Agent with Real‑Time Web Search in JavaScript Said 14 Aug 2026
AI agents that browse the web by taking screenshots and clicking elements visually are slow, costly, and error-prone on complex interfaces.
This approach is slow, expensive (vision tokens cost more), and error-prone when handling complex UIs (e.g., hover menus or sliders).
WebMCP in Chrome (A 101 Guide) Said 23 Jul 2026
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WebMCP will become the standard way websites communicate with AI agents, much like REST APIs did for traditional applications.
As AI assistants become a natural part of our daily workflows, WebMCP could become the standard way websites communicate with them, much like REST APIs did for traditional applications.
WebMCP in Chrome (A 101 Guide) Said 23 Jul 2026
Git worktrees may be one of Git's most underrated features.
And after spending some time with this workflow, I'm starting to think that worktrees may be one of Git's most underrated features.
From Feature Branches to Agent Branches ft. Antigravity Said 20 Jun 2026
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Uses TinyPNG
When I need to compress images, I use TinyPNG. It uses smart lossy compression techniques to reduce the file size of your PNG files.
amitmerchant.com 17 Jul 2019
Uses KDE Connect
I use KDE Connect to sync my files and clipboard across my Android phone and Ubuntu desktop.
amitmerchant.com 17 Jul 2019
Loved HTTPie
I use HTTPie to perform API calls. It’s a great tool and I love it!
amitmerchant.com 17 Jul 2019
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Loved Dracula theme
Both my editor and IDE is rocking Dracula theme. It’s a great dark theme and gives me a consistent environment across my devices and setups.
amitmerchant.com 17 Jul 2019
Liked JetBrains Mono
I’m using JetBrains Mono fonts across all my text editors and IDEs. These looks great overall and supports ligatures which is nice!
amitmerchant.com 17 Jul 2019
Liked Visual Studio Code
I use VS Code as my primary editor mainly because it’s more modern, highly configurable, and lightweight in comparison to other Electron-based editors such as Atom.
amitmerchant.com 17 Jul 2019
Uses Ulauncher
I use Ulauncher as the application launcher of my preferred choice on Linux.
amitmerchant.com 17 Jul 2019
Loved Casio F-91W
Apart from this, I own three watches of which one is a classic Casio F-91W, a Casio Royale, and a Casio G-5600UE-1. I love all of them equally.
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Where they publish
Blog amitmerchant.com His blog on PHP, Laravel, JavaScript and developer tooling.
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- An online-first version control system in this agentic era 17 Oct 2026 Anthropic recently shared an article explaining a version control system (VCS) that they have been using internally to surmount their own limitations around managing their humongous monorepo.
- A Practical Way to Check Your AI Search Visibility 7 Oct 2026 Last month, I built an AI agent that could search the web before answering a question. While working on the article around that project, I got another project idea and that was around the visibility of a website in the…
- 7 Game-Changing Web UI Features You Can Start Using Today 6 Oct 2026 I was watching this video from the Google IO on all the new web UI features that are coming to the web platform and I was blown away by how many of these features are already available in modern browsers.
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- Build an AI Agent with Real‑Time Web Search in JavaScript 14 Aug 2026 Large language models (LLMs) are great at answering questions, but they have an important limitation: they don’t inherently have access to what’s happening on the web right now.
- WebMCP in Chrome (A 101 Guide) 23 Jul 2026 MCP (Model Context Protocol). At this point, you might have come across this term if you’ve worked with any kind of AI agent. But if you still haven’t, here’s a quick refresher on what it is and why it’s important.
- From Feature Branches to Agent Branches ft. Antigravity 20 Jun 2026 When people talk about AI coding tools, the conversation usually revolves around models, prompts, context windows, and agent capabilities. That’s usually what grabs the headlines.
- One CSS Property That Makes Numbers Look Instantly Better 5 Mar 2026 When you’re working with fonts, especially for displaying numbers, there’s something called proportional spacing that can make a huge difference in how your numbers look when they’re animated.
- Real-world examples of using Laravel AI SDK 7 Feb 2026 The Laravel team recently released the Laravel AI SDK that provides a simple and elegant way to integrate AI capabilities into your Laravel applications. The SDK offers a clean and intuitive API that allows developers t…
- Add UI sounds in your web apps in a heartbeat 15 Jan 2026 I was reading the article Sounds on The Web by Raphael Salaja the other day. The article explains the importance of sounds in web applications and how integrating them just enough can dramatically enhance user experienc…
- SVG Filters are just amazing! 12 Jan 2026 So, lately, I have been exploring Haley Park’s website and it’s pretty cute and well designed. What caught my attention, though, was this water ripple effect on one of the text snippets.
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- After being a Google Developer Expert for 3 years, I finally got my GDE plaque and the pins. Super grateful to be a part of this awesome community! 😇 @googledevs 12 Oct 2026
- My Notepad app is now listed on Index by @dodopayments 🙌 11 Oct 2026 index.dodopayments.com
- Just added this little piece of nugget on my about page. 9 Oct 2026
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- Just signed a petition to help Orkut revive a social network my 20-year-old self would love! 9 Oct 2026
- I've given a little makeover to the Links page on my blog. Have a look! You may find interesting little nuggets there. 7 Oct 2026 amitmerchant.com
- 7 Game-Changing Web UI Features You Can Start Using Today 6 Oct 2026 amitmerchant.com
- I know editor themes are irrelevant these days, but what the heck! This theme looks so delicious 😋 29 Sept 2026
- This bowling lineup is enough for me to not watch this match. #INDvsWI 27 Sept 2026
- When I'm working on lightweight tasks that probably wouldn't use much AI compute, I would offload them to Windsurf's free model (SWE 1.6 Slow, for instance), available at the time, saving some precious Codex tokens for important tasks. This strategy works quite well for me! 26 Sept 2026
- More than a decade in the websites and SEO, and only today I learned about the JSON-LD scheme. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 26 Sept 2026
- Last week, I received this swag from the @antigravity team for taking part in the Agentic Architect Sprint where I've written about Antigravity's Worktrees feature to effectively leverage the agentic workflows! @GoogleDevExpert 22 Sept 2026
- ❤️ 19 Sept 2026
- Handy little Mac app I came across lately to see (and kill) all the dev servers running on localhost from your menu bar! → 16 Sept 2026
- Just came across this cute little library by @nilbuild to add an interactive mascot on your site in just 4 lines of code! 👌 → 15 Sept 2026
- Check if your website is responsive on the new iPhone Duo! 12 Sept 2026
- https://t.co/oYpGKlHipk it's free??? how? what a tool 7 Sept 2026
- I recently introduced a font named "Crayon" in my https://t.co/oYpGKlHipk app to add a little playfulness and a touch of nostalgia! The font I'm using here is "Schoolbell" on Google Fonts.. 5 Sept 2026
- Never thought there could be ads running into my menubar that can earn me some pennies. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 5 Sept 2026
- Be the person who writes by hand in a world full of AI writers. 2 Sept 2026 dontpastetheai.com
- Added a little more character to my blog's about page. Again. ;) 25 Aug 2026
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GitHub amitmerchant1990 His GitHub and open-source projects.
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- notepad — :ledger: An offline capable Notepad PWA 16 Oct 2026
- ai-search-analyzer 30 Sept 2026
- sonora — A minimal ambient sound mixer for calm focus. 10 Sept 2026
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- web-search-agent — A simple AI agent that can search the web to answer 17 Aug 2026
- amitmerchant1990 — Amit Merchant's GitHub Profile Readme 10 Aug 2026
- night-clock — 🕣 A simple, elegant, and always-on digital clock 22 Jul 2026
- raga-flow — Turn chaos to musical notes (Coded at vibe lounge in IO Connect 2026) 14 Jul 2026
- antigravity-playground — A demo for Take Off with Antigravity Workshop 5 May 2026
- simple-kanban — A simple Kanban board to manage your tasks 30 Jan 2026
- array-utils — Simple wrapper implemention of common PHP array methods 27 Jan 2026
- electron-markdownify — :closed_book: A minimal Markdown editor desktop app 12 Jan 2026
- moodlets — A Micro Mood Logger 1 Jun 2025
- playstore-privacy-policies 19 Apr 2025
- reverie — :art: A ridiculously elegant Jekyll theme. 23 Mar 2025
- linksnatch — Dead simple bookmarks 18 Mar 2025
- consolepad — The missing notepad in your DevTools 13 Feb 2025
- tabbypad — A dead simple extension to take and manage multiple notes effortlessly. 30 Jan 2025
- pomolectron — :tomato: A pomodoro app for your menubar/tray. 28 Jan 2025
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