the tool
Becoming an Alexandrian
Best with your computer and your phone both in reach: 1 and 2 are on the computer, 3 is on your phone (do it either way). Only your phone right now? Do 3 and 4.
on your computer
1 — Copy this line
2 — Paste it into your coding agent
Claude Code · Cursor · Codex · Factory — it walks you through the rest.
on your phone — do this too
3 — Add the shortcut
Grab your phone even if you’re at your desk. Tap Add, then share anything to it — an article, a voice note, a thought — and it’s waiting the next time you type /a.
4 — Leave your email
we’ll send you the line for later, so you can do step 1 then.
on a plain chat app?
It won’t work — it has to be one of the coding agents above.
using cowork?
Switch to the code tab just for this one line — it walks you through the rest.
hesitant to run it?
Paste it in and ask your ai to check it first.
keep thinking.