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Ryan Roemer @ryan-roemer.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Mostly "knowledge assistants" for the marketing and sales teams. There's not a strict need for local for these, but more of a "can we solve the problem w/o a server," which covers a lot these days!

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Ryan Roemer @ryan-roemer.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Been heads-down on some WebMCP experiments. My latest: a writeup, plus a fully in-browser demo running on on-device Chrome models (Gemini Nano via the Prompt API): – Demo: nearform.github.io/web-agents/ (Chrome 138+, flags on) – Post: nearform.com/digital-comm...

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Ryan Roemer @ryan-roemer.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

So far, just internal tools. There’s a big barrier to entry for normal apps because you need to enable chrome flags and it’s only Chrome-based.

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Ryan Roemer @ryan-roemer.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Yep! Had some fun with nearform.github.io/web-agents/

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Web Agents

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Ryan Roemer @ryan-roemer.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

And yeah, it’s just and intermediate bridge. I haven’t seen anything native yet for consuming…

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Ryan Roemer @ryan-roemer.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Check out MCP-B! There are a couple of different consumer options. I’ve been using different iframe-based ones. This shows how to add a script tag and hook it up to Claude (via an MCP server that spins up a socket server to use WebMCP tools in open browser windows) docs.mcp-b.ai/packages/web...

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WebMCP Documentation

Local MCP relay server that bridges WebMCP tools from browser tabs to desktop AI clients over stdio.

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Ryan Roemer @ryan-roemer.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

It’s really neat what modern browsers can do client side for AI apps! WebGPU acceleration, fast embedding, semantic search and more!

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Ryan Roemer @ryan-roemer.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

An additional wrinkle is if an LLM helps author the prompt (or code or whatever). For current US case law / (C) office, AI-authored content is not (C)-able. I gave a talk JSConf on some of these areas where the law is headed for AI seems at extreme odds with what all the engineers are doing...

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Ryan Roemer @ryan-roemer.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

I think there's a strong argument that prompts at first blush are (C)-able. Oversimplifying things, if you can save it to disk it can potentially be (C)'ed. Next level is whether it's creative or factual (e.g. famously API defs in Google v Oracle). Then there are other factors and defenses.

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Nearform @nearform.com · 17/12/2025

LLMs are only as smart as their context, something most teams realise too late. We break down the Model Context Protocol (MCP), a proven way to: - Structure data for LLMs at scale - Improve reliability and explainability - Avoid costly mistakes in production 📖 >> nearform.com/digital-comm...

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Ryan Roemer @ryan-roemer.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Found myself surprisingly well focused today and then noticed I had left my phone with fully disabled networking to test an offline app…

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Joel Dart @joeldart.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Ai vs the law from @ryan-roemer.bsky.social (former ip and patent attorney and MoFo lawyer) #jsconf

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CascadiaJS @cascadiajs.com · 31/07/2025

(11/11) ⚡️ Lightning Stage Speakers cont'd @gregle.dev (Slalom) – What's in Your <head> Kevin Dela Rosa (Cloudglue) – AI That Gets the Picture: Building Video-Aware Assistants @ryan-roemer.bsky.social (Nearform) – A World Without Builds

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Ryan Roemer @ryan-roemer.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

🤖 Agent mode has now landed in GitHub Copilot, catching up with Cursor -- so which agent can tackle real problems better? Here's at least one experiment with a real task for an OSS project. nearform.com/digital-comm...

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Battle of the AI agents: Cursor vs. Copilot | Nearform

Which tool is the better AI engineer? We gave them a real job to find out!

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Ryan Roemer @ryan-roemer.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

We are at an interesting crossroads of the AI hype cycle wherein a big chunk of new MCP servers are probably going to be vibe-coded… 😂

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SeattleJS @seattlejs.com · 11/03/2025

SeattleJS March meetup is THIS WEDNESDAY! We'll have great talks, tasty food, and a super cool new venue in Cap Hill - Foundations Please RSVP if you're planning to come so we know how much food to get!

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Google Maps

Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.

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SeattleJS @seattlejs.com · 06/03/2025

Our march meetup is coming up soon on March 12th. Here's the lowdown: - Food sponsored by hyperparam.app - 2 full talks and 1 lightning talk - our amazing SeattleJS web developer community will be there in person - Doors open at 5:30PM, talks start at 6:30PM Read on for talk details or RSVP now 👇

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SeattleJS: Web Tech Talks - March · Luma

This meetup will have food sponsored by Hyperparam, the missing UI for dataset exploration and curation. 🎉 Get ready to learn and connect at SeattleJS!…

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Martin Fowler @martinfowler.com · 20/02/2025

I've been hearing a lot about different programming workflows to make full use of LLMs, but I want in-depth accounts of how it works. This blog by Harper Reed is exactly what I've been looking for. harper.blog/2025/02/16/m...

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My LLM codegen workflow atm

A detailed walkthrough of my current workflow for using LLms to build software, from brainstorming through planning and execution.

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Nearform @nearform.com · 19/02/2025

FOSDEM is one of the biggest #opensource gatherings, bringing innovators together! Nearform engineer James Milner shares his first-hand experience of attending & speaking at the event. 📖 >> www.nearform.com/digital-comm... #FOSDEM #TechCommunity #Nearform @fosdem.bsky.social

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Rob Palmer @robpalmer.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

If you can make it to Seattle, please come visit us. TC39 delegates will attend and present at @seattlejs.com on Thursday evening 20th February at Docusign Tower, Seattle. Please register here: lu.ma/s97y24jd

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SeattleJS presents: The Future of JavaScript with TC39 · Luma

🎉 Get ready to learn and connect at SeattleJS! 🎉 This SeattleJS special event is presented in partnership with: TC39, the technical committee that maintains…

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Guy Bedford @guybedford.com · 27/01/2025

Announcing ES Module Shims 2.0. The latest version of what started out as an import maps polyfill now supports production polyfilling of more than 8 existing and upcoming native browser modules features 🧵

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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

In 2023, a Google researcher wrote, “We have no moat, and neither does OpenAI.” The paper argued open-source AI would outpace closed models by iterating faster and offering more flexibility. It also predicted users wouldn’t pay for restricted models when free ones were as good. A prescient take.

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DeepSeek App Holds Top Global Spot in Downloads, Led by India

DeepSeek’s AI assistant topped the list of most downloaded mobile apps across 140 markets, with India accounting for the largest percentage of new users.

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Ryan Roemer @ryan-roemer.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Now that Node.js v23 has launched, it's so weird (and wonderful) to see a significant entire area of pain has just evaporated with the unflagged use of `require(esm)`. Pour one out for the trials of commerce.nearform.com/blog/2021/no...

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Getting Started with (and Surviving) Node.js ESM

The Node.js ecosystem is shifting towards ESM. We examine what lies in store for application and library authors, learn some of challenges and opportunities that lie ahead for Node.js developers, and ...

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