How to Build for AI Agents and a Claude Code Second Brain in 25 Min | Ryan Wiggins
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Ryan Wiggins discusses building AI agents and the Claude Code second brain, along with insights from Mercury's data on the AI landscape.
Ryan is the VP of Product at Mercury, my favorite fintech product. We covered three things that’s on every AI builder’s mind — how to build a Claude Code second brain, how to make your product agent-ready with APIs and MCPs, and what Mercury’s data reveals about OpenAI and Anthropic’s race for the enterprise. Ryan and I talked about: (00:00) Why APIs and MCPs are the primary interface (04:40) How to get your product agent ready (07:51) Will MCPs cannibalize your app DAU? (10:36) How to decide between MCPs and CLIs (13:10) Inside Ryan's Claude Code second brain (18:40) Getting AI to coach you after every meeting (20:46) Mercury data: Are startups switching to Anthropic? (23:05) The product development process will never be the same Thanks to our sponsors: Wispr Flow: Don't type, just speak https://ref.wisprflow.ai/peteryang Linear: The AI agent platform for modern teams https://linear.app/behind-the-craft Granola: The AI meeting notes app that saves you hours. https://granola.ai/peter Get the takeaways: https://creatoreconomy.so/p/how-to-build-for-ai-agents-and-a-claude-code-second-brain Where to find Ryan: X: https://x.com/rywiggs Website: https://mercury.com Subscribe to this…
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