--- title: "Dan Mercede (@danmercede) | Hashnode" description: "Building agentic and runtime systems. Writing about routing, rails, and the decision gates that keep autonomous systems from being confident" url: "https://hashnode.com/@danmercede" --- @danmercede # Dan Mercede @danmercede · San Diego, CA · Joined June 2026 Building agentic and runtime systems. Writing about routing, rails, and the decision gates that keep autonomous systems from being confident [Website](https://danmercede.com/) ### [I Read All 471 of My Claude Code Sessions: Where 6 Billion Tokens Actually Went](https://danmercede.hashnode.dev/i-read-all-471-of-my-claude-code-sessions-where-6-billion-tokens-actually-went?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) On October 21, 2026, a post on X asking what was going on with Claude Code usage took off. The author said they had never run out of usage like this on any model, and that it was "draining 5x faster." 13 min read · [danmercede.hashnode.dev](https://danmercede.hashnode.dev/i-read-all-471-of-my-claude-code-sessions-where-6-billion-tokens-actually-went?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Oct 23](https://hashnode.com/posts/i-read-all-471-of-my-claude-code-sessions-where-6-billion-tokens-actually-went/6adbcc7cd53c4a369c38eafe) ### [Quality video on local hardware: the Elsewhere Unfolds workflow](https://danmercede.hashnode.dev/quality-video-on-local-hardware-the-elsewhere-unfolds-workflow?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Local models can produce beautiful shots. A finished film needs more: a world that stays coherent, movement that feels intentional, music that holds together, and an edit worth watching. This is the p 19 min read · [danmercede.hashnode.dev](https://danmercede.hashnode.dev/quality-video-on-local-hardware-the-elsewhere-unfolds-workflow?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Oct 14](https://hashnode.com/posts/quality-video-on-local-hardware-the-elsewhere-unfolds-workflow/6acf04a3ffec971bc4f021ec) ### [A browser pool for agents that stop taking each other's tabs](https://danmercede.hashnode.dev/a-browser-pool-for-agents-that-stop-taking-each-other-s-tabs?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Persistent Chrome identities, exclusive leases, and independent screens for cooperative agents with the MIT-licensed orion-browser CLI and MCP server. 12 min read · [danmercede.hashnode.dev](https://danmercede.hashnode.dev/a-browser-pool-for-agents-that-stop-taking-each-other-s-tabs?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Oct 12](https://hashnode.com/posts/a-browser-pool-for-agents-that-stop-taking-each-other-s-tabs/6acd397b5c630dc6987898a5) ### [How My OpenAI Dot Starts Real Claude Code Sessions on My PC](https://danmercede.hashnode.dev/how-my-openai-dot-starts-real-claude-code-sessions-on-my-pc?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) I sent my Dot one short message. A Claude Code session started on my PC, drove a phone through a Google search, and had its answer about six minutes later. Nothing was typed into my windows, and the same start works with the screen locked. This is how it works, what it guards, what it doesn't, and what's still missing. 13 min read · [danmercede.hashnode.dev](https://danmercede.hashnode.dev/how-my-openai-dot-starts-real-claude-code-sessions-on-my-pc?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Oct 8](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-my-openai-dot-starts-real-claude-code-sessions-on-my-pc/6ac7161bd609fcd04fec56ea) ### [How I Have Claude Code Control Grok Bot (There Is No API)](https://danmercede.hashnode.dev/how-i-have-claude-code-control-grok-bot-there-is-no-api?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Grok Bot gives you bots that keep a logged-in browser running in the cloud after you close your laptop. Claude Code is where my engineering happens. I wanted one to hand work to the other, and there is no API. This is the bridge I built, and the one setting in it you should choose deliberately. 19 min read · [danmercede.hashnode.dev](https://danmercede.hashnode.dev/how-i-have-claude-code-control-grok-bot-there-is-no-api?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Oct 8](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-i-have-claude-code-control-grok-bot-there-is-no-api/6ac712e96ef12466edc49e35)