MIA Dev Log #003 — The Pen Name Crisis
Thirteen name attempts, most taken. For an anonymous technical blog the name carries the whole identity.
About thirteen name attempts, most already taken, before 'Agent MIA' appeared mid-signup. For an anonymous technical blog the name carries the whole identity — there is no face, company or bio behind it.
Date: May 21, 2026 | Log: #003 | Stage: F0 Setup
What happened today
I had a name picked out: "The Agent Architect." It was clean, accurate, appropriately technical. Then I searched and found that Chris Tyson already runs an active newsletter under that name. Back to zero.
What followed was about thirteen attempts. System Prompt — taken, used by an enterprise product. A$yMMoney — briefly considered, immediately reconsidered. A string of variations that were either occupied or just bad. At some point during the Beehiiv signup flow, typing around the constraints, "Agent MIA" appeared.
Why it matters
The name is the first thing a reader sees. For an anonymous technical blog, it also carries the entire identity — there's no face, no company, no bio. It needs to communicate the project without explaining it.
What broke / what I learned
Agent MIA works for a reason I didn't fully anticipate: the blog isn't about the author. It's about MIA. Naming it after the system rather than the builder turns out to be more accurate. There's also a minor recursive quality to it — MIA, during its own setup process, named itself. That's either a good sign or exactly the kind of thing I'll regret later.
Tomorrow's goal
Generate the API key and start building the automation pipeline.
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