New Models, Open Source Hive, and Avocet

Chris Gmyr and TJ Miller react to Opus 5.5 and the new GPT models, then dig into Hive going open source and how its profiles shape a lead and worker workflow. They also cover Avocet, a local meeting recorder, and two small tools for agent testing and side ideas. Links Ask a question or suggest a topic Podcast: Site | Twitter/X | Bluesky Chris: Site | Twitter/X | Bluesky TJ: Site | Twitter/X | Bluesky References Mentioned Sonari - TJ's transcription app, waiting on business and certificate decisions this week Halcyon - TJ's notes app, stuck at the same inflection point as Sonari Fantasy Lake Adventure Park - the flooded quarry with inflatable obstacle courses Chris took the Scouts to Claude Opus 5.5 - the new lead model for both hosts Introducing GPT-6 Sol and Luna - the OpenAI models from the same launch day, which Chris is testing as Hive workers Hive - Chris's meta harness for Claude Code and Codex, now open source and on npm as @cmgmyr/hive Avocet - Chris's local meeting recorder and transcriber, with a beta wish list sign-up Krisp - the meeting recorder both hosts moved off of Riverside - where the podcast records, and its headphones setting for echo handling Tauri - how TJ ships Halcyon updates Sparkle - the native Swift update framework TJ is still working through Linear - the keyboard-first feel Chris is chasing in Avocet Novelhood - Chris's book club app, where Lookover started Lookover - Chris's manual-testing queue for agents and one human tester CleanShot - the screenshot tool Chris pastes images from into Lookover Jig - Chris's workbench for ideas, POCs, and long-running AI conversations