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Michael Moriel II

Build log

How I learned to build with Claude Code

I started in June 2025 with a care facility search tool and no software engineering background. I logged my Claude Code sessions the way I would log any dataset, and this page charts them. Session data covers Jan 11, 2026 to Feb 14, 2026.

projects started since Jun 7, 2025
84projects started since Jun 7, 2025
Claude Code sessions in 27 active days
563Claude Code sessions in 27 active days
tool calls made by the agents in that window
36,991tool calls made by the agents in that window
of those sessions started between 7 pm and 4 am
57%of those sessions started between 7 pm and 4 am

When I build

Sessions by start hour. Most start after my state workday ends.

563 Claude Code sessions by start hour, Jan 11 to Feb 14, 2026. Green bars: 7 pm to 4 am.

How often

27 active days in five weeks.

Sessions per active day. Days with no sessions are left out. Green: busiest day, Jan 23, 2026, with 48 sessions.

Nothing shipped on the first try

Most projects that went live started as a smaller experiment with a different name. These are the lineages, oldest version first.

  • CampSnag

    From crawl test to real-time notification service

    1. CA Reserve Crawl TestJul 2025
    2. Campsite HunterJul 2025
    3. Camp-HunterJul 2025
    4. BMAD-CamplyAug 2025
    5. CampSnagJan 2026

  • ShopFlow-AI

    Paper intake forms to AI-powered shop management

    1. HD Car Stereo IntakeAug 2025
    2. HD Car Stereo ProjectAug 2025
    3. ShopFlow-AIJan 2026

  • OpenClaw

    Research agent to full Discord bot platform

    1. DeepResearch AgentJul 2025
    2. OpenClaw Deep ResearchJan 2026
    3. OpenClaw Discord BotFeb 2026

  • SuperPC Search

    API exploration to multi-platform deal finder

    1. Offer-Up APIAug 2025
    2. OfferUp BotJan 2026
    3. SuperPC SearchFeb 2026

  • Kapwing Video

    AI video generation to browser-automated editing

    1. HeyGenJul 2025
    2. Remotion VideoAug 2025
    3. Remotion Builder PackAug 2025
    4. Remotion Video (v2)Jan 2026
    5. Kapwing VideoFeb 2026

Milestones

  1. First project: Care Search CA
  2. RAG experiments begin
  3. CampSnag prototype
  4. DeepResearch Agent started
  5. ShopFlow-AI origins
  6. Trading bot + MCP exploration
  7. Tracking begins (Jan 11)
  8. Marathon session: 15h 30m
  9. Claude Agent SDK deep dive
  10. Opus 4.5 to Opus 4.6 transition
  11. GLM-4.7 experiments begin
  12. Peak day: 25,252 interactions

The projects that came out of this are on the work page, with their real status.

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