Hi, I'm Nick.
I'm a full stack developer specialising in building intelligent, user-centric applications with modern web technologies and AI integration.
Tech Stack
Featured Projects
A selection of recent work showcasing expertise across full-stack development
Saving my time with an AI Agent: Building a Natural Language Report Builder
An AI-powered reporting tool built with Laravel's AI SDK that lets non-technical team members query production data in plain English, removing the developer-as-gatekeeper bottleneck. Features schema-aware prompting, multi-layered SQL security, and conversational memory for iterative data exploration. Built solo in under four hours.
nickbell.dev
A full-stack AI portfolio running across four hosting services and three repositories — React frontend, Laravel API, AI chatbot agent with semantic search, and a cross-device sharing ecosystem. Total cost: under $1/month.
Latest Blogs
Insights on web development, AI integration, and software architecture
Building an efficient Content Pipeline with Claude Code: From PRs to Blog Drafts
I built a system that scans my GitHub PRs weekly, identifies content-worthy work, and generates blog drafts automatically. I call the pattern Quasi-Claw. I built a system to solve a problem most developers share: doing interesting work every week but never writing about it. The pattern — slash commands + LaunchAgents + CLI execution — turns Claude Code into a lightweight scheduled agent without any heavy framework or infrastructure. Here is how it works: 📅 The Trigger: Every Friday at 5pm, a macOS LaunchAgent triggers Claude Code. 🔍 The Scan: It scans my GitHub repos and scores PRs/commits for "content potential." 💬 The Summary: It sends me a Slack digest of the week's best stories. 🚀 The Execution: I run a single command to pick an idea, generate a full blog draft from the actual source code, and push it to my site’s API. The meta proof it works? This very post was identified and drafted by the system itself. #ClaudeCode #AI #BuildInPublic #Automation #SoftwareEngineering
A Developer's AI Workflow: From Voice Dictation to Automated Reviews
The AI toolkit and workflow behind building three repositories, 347 commits, and a full-stack portfolio in under a month of part-time work — Claude Code, voice dictation, automated reviews, and more.
How I Built a Full-Stack AI Portfolio for Under $1/Month
Four hosting services, three repositories, an AI chatbot, semantic search, and cross-device content sharing — practically free.
Latest Shares
Interesting finds from around the web
DeepSeek Harness Just Changed AI Forever
The DeepSeek Harness is a game-changer for AI, offering customizable, model-agnostic tools that excite with a robust plugin system. Its rapid adoption shows promise, and I’m eager to delve into its potential once it stabilizes.
Andrej Karpathy (@karpathy) on X
Using voice to ramble while working with LLMs is a game-changer. It helps refine ideas by cutting through the noise and structuring thoughts. This approach turns the LLM into a thinking partner, streamlining the development process and guiding towards clear requirements.
pash (@pashmerepat) on X
Linus nails it: AI is a tool, not the enemy. In open source, embracing tech evolution is key. Those stuck in the past about AI's coding capabilities are missing the point—it's all about using good judgment and being pragmatic.