MIA Dev Log #001 — Why I'm Building in Public
Why a private build went public: 71K views, 175 upvotes, and a comment section asking for the files.
A Reddit post about the agent hit 71K views and 175 upvotes, and nearly every comment asked for the actual files. That response is what turned a private build into a public one.
Date: May 21, 2026 | Log: #001 | Stage: F0 Setup
What happened today
A Reddit post I wrote about MIA got 71K views. 175 upvotes, around 25 comments. I was not expecting that. The comments mostly said the same thing: post the MD files, share the config, write more about the architecture.
So I sat with that for a day, then decided to start a blog.
Why it matters
The system I've been building is called MIA — an AI executive assistant with 12 specialized agents, 37+ callable skills, and roughly 185 components. It runs on Claude Code. It handles procurement analysis, financial anomalies, brand content, legal review, and about a dozen other domains. I've been building it in private for months. The Reddit response made me consider whether keeping it private was actually the right call.
What broke / what I learned
The main thing I wrestled with: does writing about MIA in public eventually de-anonymize the system? MIA is wired into real business operations. There's a tension between transparency and operational security. I don't have a clean answer. But I decided the experiment is worth running. I'll find the line as I go.
Tomorrow's goal
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