<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Mellow Machines Lab — Technical guides</title><link>https://mellowmachines.com/learn/</link><description>Original guides for agent harnesses, System One Models, coding companions and ESP32 hardware.</description><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><item><title>Agent harness design for fast, expressive feedback</title><link>https://mellowmachines.com/learn/agent-harness-design/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mellowmachines.com/learn/agent-harness-design/</guid><description>How MellowHarness combines a System One decision loop, bounded action choices, immediate rules and a shared JSONL event log for AI hardware and applications.</description><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>System One Models: Jev and typed decision interfaces</title><link>https://mellowmachines.com/learn/system-one-models/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mellowmachines.com/learn/system-one-models/</guid><description>A source-backed guide to Jev, OpenAI Decisions API and the open-source Laya project. Typed action choices, integration status and evaluation boundaries.</description><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Build an expressive companion for Claude Code and Codex</title><link>https://mellowmachines.com/learn/coding-agent-companion/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mellowmachines.com/learn/coding-agent-companion/</guid><description>Connect coding-agent hooks to Buddygotchi’s state, mood and character. MellowHarness architecture, public build requirements and scripted-demo boundaries.</description><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Jev decision-pass latency: a 105-pass application log</title><link>https://mellowmachines.com/learn/jev-decision-latency/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mellowmachines.com/learn/jev-decision-latency/</guid><description>An audited historical Jev sample: 227 ms median across 105 decision passes. Full distribution, sanitized data and limits of the measurement.</description><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Try MellowHarness without a model API key</title><link>https://mellowmachines.com/learn/mellowharness-quickstart/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mellowmachines.com/learn/mellowharness-quickstart/</guid><description>Run a scripted agent loop on your Mac: send build events, apply immediate rules and inspect the shared log. No model key or ESP32 hardware required.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Build an ESP32 AI companion with a host-side agent harness</title><link>https://mellowmachines.com/learn/esp32-ai-agent/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mellowmachines.com/learn/esp32-ai-agent/</guid><description>Connect an ESP32 display to a Mac host with Buddygotchi and MellowHarness. Hardware requirements, host setup and the boundary between feedback and model choices.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Build Buddygotchi: from harness to animation to hardware</title><link>https://mellowmachines.com/learn/buddygotchi-build/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mellowmachines.com/learn/buddygotchi-build/</guid><description>A source-backed ESP32 companion tutorial: MellowHarness, Jev mood choices, the public Pixel animation pack, CYD parts, firmware and the Mac host.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>ESP32 parts list for a Buddygotchi build</title><link>https://mellowmachines.com/learn/esp32-parts-list/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://mellowmachines.com/learn/esp32-parts-list/</guid><description>The exact CYD board, USB cable, Mac requirements and optional speaker or storage for the public Pixel companion. Includes an AMOLED board comparison and source links.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 04:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>