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915: $200mo Background Agents, CLI Tooling and “Max Mode”

33 minutes Posted Jun 30, 2025 at 11:00 am.

Welcome to Syntax!

Background Agents.

Appropriate tasks for background agents.

CLI tooling.

Claude Code Pricing.

Approaches to get the most from these tools.

PRD Documents.

Claude Taskmaster.

Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs.

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AI coding agents are getting wild. Scott and Wes break down the latest tools that run in the background, write code across multiple steps, and charge you $200 a month to do it. From CLI-based primitives to full-on copilots, this episode covers the next wave of dev tools and what it takes to use them effectively.

Show Notes

00:00 Welcome to Syntax!

03:13 Background Agents.

04:26 Appropriate tasks for background agents.

12:46 CLI tooling.

14:17 Claude Code Pricing.

18:20 Approaches to get the most from these tools.

19:56 PRD Documents.

Atlasian What’s a PRD Document.

20:50 Claude Taskmaster.

Langflow.

25:29 Sick Picks & Shameless Plugs.

Sick Picks

Scott: RingConn.

Wes: Dell Projector

Shameless Plugs

Scott: Syntax on YouTube.

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