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title: MIA Dev Log #001 — Why I'm Building in Public
type: devlog
level: L1
status: live
revision: 1
updated: 2026-05-21
systemVersion: 4.2
tags: [devlog, build-log]
rating: 4.45
ratingAxes: useful 3 · evidence 5 · pull 5 · original 4 · form 7
ratingKind: derived
source: unpublished draft
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# MIA Dev Log #001 — Why I'm Building in Public

_Written 2026-05-21 · last verified 2026-05-21 · system v4.2 · live_

**TL;DR** — 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

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## 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

Pick a blogging platform and register.

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