Show Notes
Is Jev actually a leap forward for classification or just hype and fake demos? We dig in, plus Claude Code’s new AGENTS.md support, TinyCast (the free, open-source Raycast alternative), an iPhone Fold simulator in Xcode, and a stack of dev tools you’ll want to try
Show Notes
00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
01:17 The iPhone Fold Simulator and Foldable Web APIs
Features behind a flag
Syntax Meetup in San Francisco
07:03 Claude Code Finally Supports agents.md Changelog
11:42 Using Your Claude Subscription Inside PI
13:07 Raycast Pricing Changes and the Rise of Tinycast
18:24 Our Most Used Raycast Features
21:22 Browser Hopping: Back on Helium After Ditching Dia
22:12 1Password’s Redesign and Reliability Problems
23:11 Jev Explained: A Model That Only Answers Questions
31:59 CJ’s Jev Chat Bot Demo With MCP Tools
36:09 The Kevs in the Room: Open Source Jev Alternatives
Cloudflare’s Kev
Jared Palmer’s Kev
45:39 What We’ve Actually Built With Jev So Far
Jev Benchmarks
51:59 Brought to you by Sentry.io
52:55 GPUI Kit: Building Native Rust Desktop Apps
58:07 Antfu’s DevFrame: A Framework for Building Dev Tools
59:45 Where Is the Line on Using AI in Video Editing?
Runwayml Upscaling
01:06:00 AI Upscaled Security Photos and Internet Detectives
01:08:07 Qwen Image 2.1 and Real Transparent Backgrounds
01:10:18 AI Generated Posters Don’t Have to Be Horrible
01:13:28 Orca: A GUI for Wrangling Your Fleet of Agents
01:15:37 Grok 4.7 First Impressions and Its Pricing
01:18:58 Waiting on Google and Microsoft’s Big Models
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