Romy Mondello

Every blog post, read aloud by MiniMax TTS. Subscribe in any podcast app — the feed updates automatically when new posts get narrated.

5 episodes (1 post pending narration)

  1. 05

    Eight plugins, one session, zero npm installs

    I built eight EmDash plugins in a single coding session — agent analytics, tip jar, TTS narration, hero image generation, related posts, and three more. Every plugin is event-driven, tested, and open-source-ready. Here's what I learned about plugin architecture when the framework does the hard parts for you.

    · 6:45 · Read transcript →
  2. 04

    The full stack of an agent-era blog

    EmDash for content. Cloudflare for compute. x402 for revenue. MiniMax for media. Five plugins, four cron triggers, zero monthly cost on the free tier. Here's every layer.

    · 3:43 · Read transcript →
  3. 03

    Selling Claude Code skills for $0.10 USDC

    I built a skills marketplace into my blog using EmDash's native x402 integration. Agents pay $0.10 USDC per skill download. Humans browse free. The whole thing is four files.

    · 3:33 · Read transcript →
  4. 02

    Shipping a blog on EmDash in an afternoon

    The deploy was gnarlier than the marketing suggests, and simpler than WordPress would ever be. Here's what went right, what caught me out, and the five footguns to know before you try it.

    · 3:47 · Read transcript →
  5. 01

    The blog is the PR department now

    In 2014 your blog was a content marketing tool. In 2026 it's an API for agents. That's a bigger shift than it sounds.

    · 7:25 · Read transcript →