Focused on AI spec-driven development

I build software
with coding agents.

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A silver 16-inch MacBook Pro on an oiled brown walnut desk, with white flowers on linen-covered books beside it and a lavender mug. Leaves sway gently and cartoon steam rises from the coffee while the display presents my apps fullscreen.

A few things I’m working on.

Client software, publishing, hosting & networking
MCC gameplay with the original hotbar and a repositioned performance HUD
Native client

MCC

A native Minecraft client built with C++ and Vulkan.

  • C++
  • Vulkan
LumikoMC hosting website with its heading and illuminated Minecraft island
Hosting & infrastructure

LumikoMC

Minecraft hosting, with a server panel and my own infrastructure behind it.

  • Hosting
  • Server management
Lumiko Bridge server console and resource controls
Networking

Lumiko Bridge

A bridge that makes a Minecraft server on your own PC reachable by other players.

  • Networking
  • Self-hosting
Inkmeadow article editor with text and content tools
Web application

Inkmeadow

A place to write and publish school newspapers together.

  • Collaboration
  • Publishing

How I work

How I work with
coding agents.

Get in touch
01

Spec-driven development

I write down the expected behaviour and the constraints before implementation. For infrastructure, that includes performance and security requirements.

02

Agentic coding

I give coding agents scoped tasks and project context. I steer the work, ask for changes and keep the implementation tied to the brief.

03

Review and refine

I check the result against the requirements. If something is wrong or unclear, I work through it with the agent before moving on.

Pen-and-ink portrait of Manuel Stößel wearing silver headphones

About me

Hi, I’m Manuel.

I’m interested in both the software and the systems it runs on. My projects range from a native Minecraft client to web applications, hosting and networking.

I work with coding agents throughout development. I write the brief, make the technical decisions and go back over the results. Performance and security requirements are part of that process from the start.

It means a lot to me to host servers for people in Israel, France, Germany and elsewhere.

My GitHub is mostly hobby projects, including Minecraft work, rather than commercial work.

GitHub · c0pperlane

A look back at the work

AI reflection

Claude · year in review

From infrastructure to implementation.

Across infrastructure, security and software projects, Claude described the same working pattern: Manuel sets the brief, uses AI for research and implementation, checks the results and makes the final decisions.

Claude · supplied year-in-review reflection · translated and condensed

Conversation topics in the supplied reflection

  • Server, network & code35%
  • Hardware & setup20%
  • Training & applications18%
  • Security & analysis15%
  • Creative work & everyday life12%

Delegation

“Implementation goes to Claude. Architecture decisions stay with you.”

For SEALBOX, you assigned the cryptographic core to Opus and the remaining work to Sonnet, using your own tiers based on risk. When choosing the Zenbook, you used Claude to research specifications and compare prices, but made the final purchase yourself. You also checked the links and corrected them when they did not match. Research and implementation went to the model; the brief, review and final decisions stayed with you.

Description

“Your briefs come with architecture sketches, not vague wishes.”

The SEALBOX brief combined encryption requirements, a colour palette and interface rules in a single prompt. For the Kaltstart website, you also described exactly how the animation should behave: no elaborate custom scrolling, but a 3D flip that follows normal scroll speed. Your instructions covered both what needed to be built and how it should look and behave, giving Claude specific requirements to work from.

Discernment

“You correct answers that sound plausible but are wrong.”

You caught a lookup for the wrong Haase IT company in Bochum before an application could go to the wrong address. During the Zenbook comparison, you pointed out the missing monogram design twice when the answer claimed it was only a photo angle. You kept questioning that explanation until the design change was confirmed, checking the answer against what was actually visible rather than accepting a plausible explanation.

Diligence

“You check addresses, links and model numbers yourself.”

During your internship search, you checked each email address and company location against the company’s legal notice rather than relying on search results. Product details and model numbers also received that extra check. The reflection notes that you now ask whether a game offer is a key or an account before buying. Even when Claude had already supplied an answer, you checked the details yourself before acting on it.

Generated from conversations, not independent assessments. Claude’s excerpts are translated from the supplied German reflection.

Contact

I’m looking for an internship.

If your company offers internships in software or infrastructure, I’d like to hear from you. I’m also interested in meeting people working in these fields.

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