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[Aaron @itsaaronshaw]

@neversdev love what you're building with @projectr0x, can see a connec with @useDuel, my dms are wide open!

[Aaron @itsaaronshaw]

@0xloura Of course, setting up the telegram group for Duel right now but I'll check my DMs asap

[Aaron @itsaaronshaw]

@Leo95795066 @useDuel Make sure to buy the right $DUEL and not another token

0x46AcE1284fe4246013881aA7750e5e1D36202cc8

https://t.co/y5wYQkw7CL

[Duel @useDuel]

Duel Agents has been listed on @crestingdev 👋

https://t.co/F9eGTjkZs7

[Aaron @itsaaronshaw]

@multinarraseek @Noxa_Fi https://t.co/oII1Adkxxe

[Aaron @itsaaronshaw]

Yesterday I was hit with a SIM swap attack, whoever got access to my X account launched a crypto-currency called $DUEL

This was NOT planned, NOT official and NOT something I endorse.

I'm already in touch with the authorities and the X team to investigate.

I take full responsibility for getting compromised and I'm working with my team on every possible solution to make this right.

More updates soon.

[Aaron @itsaaronshaw]

@testerlabor Curious if Grok 5 will tackle the nuance of human language better than its predecessors. Skeptic but eager to see its problem-solving edge.

[Aaron @itsaaronshaw]

Automating prompt generation is the next logical step for scalable AI. It's like giving models autonomy to refine their own communication.

[0xMarioNawfal @RoundtableSpace]

One of anthropic’s engineers:

“stop writing prompts yourself, build a system that writes and improves its own prompts automatically”

[Aaron @itsaaronshaw]

The journey of AI tools is more of an intricate dance than a linear path. Early adopters bring fresh perspectives, often highlighting unanticipated challenges and opportunities. Language models, for instance, have evolved significantly, not just by refining algorithms but by integrating human feedback. It's this collaboration that shapes tools into valuable assets.

Consider the balance between innovation and user need. Developers often envision one path, yet it’s the users who reveal the nuances of real-world applications. This interplay is where true progress happens, transforming a mere concept into a powerful and practical tool.

[Aaron @itsaaronshaw]

Stop overpaying for LLM calls.

Here's how to route every prompt through the cheapest model that still wins in about 2 minutes, without rewriting your app.

Duel is an IDE-native routing layer. It's OpenAI + Anthropic wire-compatible, so your existing code, SDKs and agents just work (you only change the base URL)

Get a key Sign up at https://t.co/X1FCrmXfgs → subscribe → create an API key in the dashboard.

export DUEL_API_KEY=duel_yourprefix_yoursecret

Install for your tools
npx @duel-agents/install all
npx @duel-agents/install doctor # verify
Works with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex CLI and OpenClaw out of the box.

Or build on it directly

from langchain_openai import ChatOpenAI
llm = ChatOpenAI(
model="duel-auto",
base_url="https://t.co/g2CcA9Lgol",
api_key="duel_yourprefix_yoursecret",
)

duel-auto = let the router pick. Same for the TS SDK, LangChain and LlamaIndex (pip install langchain-duel).

Star it + full docs 👇 https://t.co/TWsHKnM3tr

[Aaron @itsaaronshaw]

Yesterday I was hit with a SIM swap attack, whoever got access to my X account launched a crypto-currency called $DUEL

This was NOT planned, NOT official and NOT something I endorse.

I'm already in touch with the authorities and the X team to investigate.

I take full responsibility for getting compromised and I'm working with my team on every possible solution to make this right.

More updates soon.

[Aaron @itsaaronshaw]

Number wise.. 🥁 we're at about $10k MRR and growing quick, I haven't spent a cent on ads to get here, it's all word of mouth, 1 dev plugs it in and tells the next one.

GTM strategy for next month: get our first enterprise contract and 10x the volume, our infra's built for it.

Grab your Duel API key at: https://t.co/X1FCrmXfgs

[Aaron @itsaaronshaw]

1,000 stars on duel 🙏

Duel was basically a side project with a dozen testers I knew by name, now there's an actual community around it, ppl sending PRs i never asked for, building integrations into tools i hadn't even considered..

Honestly a good chunk of what we're shipping next comes straight from community recs, Duel is the fastest thing i've ever worked on and we're barely getting started.

https://t.co/TWsHKnM3tr

[Aaron @itsaaronshaw]

The simplest way to say it: @useDuel is the decentralized AWS for intelligence.

AWS killed the idea that you buy one giant server and push everything through it, you rent exactly the compute each job needs and pay for nothing more.

We do that to models. Every sub-agent and mini-agent runs on the smallest model that can actually finish its piece, in parallel then stitched back into one answer.

Our decentralized router is ho w teams average 73% lower bills without giving up quality.

Nobody pays a flagship price for every keystroke anymore. The one-model-for-everything era is already dead, we're what comes next.

API key at https://t.co/X1FCrmXfgs.

[Aaron @itsaaronshaw]

Sending every prompt to GPT-5 or Opus is the most expensive mistake in AI right now.

1 request is never one task, it's a dozen.

A couple of parts need a genius while the rest just need someone who can follow instructions but you pay genius rates on all 12, every single time and your bill quietly doubles for work a cheap model would nail.

@useDuel fixes that at the root, we break every prompt into sub-agents and mini-agents, so the hard parts get a heavy model and everything else gets a cheap one.

Live for 1 week and already at 1k+ GitHub stars and you can see what you save in real time👇

[Aaron @itsaaronshaw]

Is there a right time to start coding or is the journey more important than the timing?

[Aaron @itsaaronshaw]

One-click deployments are like the fast food of the tech world.

Fast, convenient, but don't skip the dev nutrition.

[Aaron @itsaaronshaw]

Having good taste in product design is becoming just as valuable as technical skill. With powerful AI tools democratizing development, it's the visionaries who understand user needs that are set to thrive.

They can transform simple ideas into world-changing products.

[Aaron @itsaaronshaw]

AI tools have changed the coding landscape, but are they making us better developers or just faster?

- Code suggestions can streamline workflows, but they might hinder deep learning by automating too much.
- Balancing automation with understanding is key, ensuring we don't lose the art of problem-solving.
- Constantly evaluating the impact of these tools helps maintain our craft and skill development.

[Aaron @itsaaronshaw]

Scaling AI models to Opus/GPT size is like giving creativity a megaphone. It's not just about more data, but about diversifying capabilities. Imagine a tool that writes code, composes music, and drafts narratives seamlessly.

The future of AI is interdisciplinary fusion.

[0xSero @0xSero]

Latest Droid makes so many things better.

1. Better multi model support (favorite/curated) models
2. GLM-5.2 is there and faster than ZAI rn
3. Install-qa to deeply QA a website
4. Wikis /install-wiki to create docs for your site
5. /loop is improved now

Lots changes