NOTES

Notes

Quiet notes from working and living in Tokyo, and from making small tools along the way.

Making Tools

Adding Small Tools to Your Browser from the Chrome Web Store

Chrome can do more than display websites. Extensions add small features to the browser you already use, and the Chrome Web Store is where you find them. How installing works, and what I check before adding one, from someone who publishes extensions.

Chrome extensions・Chrome Web Store・browser

Work & AI

AI Agents and the DIY Side of Software

Generative AI has shortened the distance between noticing a small inconvenience and building working software. How I split the work between ChatGPT and Claude Code, why larger software still feels out of reach, and how I decide how small a tool should be.

AI agents・generative AI・small tools

Work & AI

Chat, CLI, Design — AI Changes with Where It Sits

A snapshot of the tools I use as of July 2026. The same AI plays a different role depending on where it sits — chat, CLI, or design. The actual steps of shipping one Chrome extension, and the decisions that stay with a person.

AI tools・dev environment・indie development