# Atlas blog

> The Atlas blog's index, newest first: what's new in AI coding tools such as Claude Code and Codex, plain-English guides for founders, product owners and testers, and how-tos for engineers. New articles arrive three times a day.

Canonical: https://bridge-terminal.com/atlas/blog/
Last updated: 2026-11-06

Every article, newest first. Each has a Markdown copy at its address + `index.md`.

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- [Claude Code Output Styles: Concise, Custom and Cost](https://bridge-terminal.com/atlas/blog/claude-code-output-styles-concise-custom/) — Claude Code output styles change tone, length and role for a whole session. Learn the four built-ins, how to write a custom one, and what it does to cost. (6 November 2026 · Technical · From Atlas)
- [Database Backups Before an AI Release: What to Ask](https://bridge-terminal.com/atlas/blog/database-backups-before-ai-release-what-to-ask/) — Before an AI-built release changes your database, is the backup proven? A plain guide to backups, restore tests and rehearsals, with questions to ask. (6 November 2026 · Plain English · Explainer)
- [Claude Code Now Asks Before Sending Your Email Online](https://bridge-terminal.com/atlas/blog/claude-code-asks-before-sending-account-email/) — Claude Code 2.1.317 (3 Nov 2026) asks before a web or shell tool call sends your account email to the network. What changed and what teams should do. (6 November 2026 · Plain English · What's new)
- [Claude Code Agent Teams: Setup, Cost and When to Use](https://bridge-terminal.com/atlas/blog/claude-code-agent-teams-setup-cost-limits/) — How to enable Claude Code agent teams, choose models, gate work with hooks, control token cost, and what the experimental feature cannot do yet. (5 November 2026 · Technical · How-to)
- [Technical Debt in AI-Built Software: A Plain Guide](https://bridge-terminal.com/atlas/blog/technical-debt-ai-built-software-plain-guide/) — What technical debt is, why AI-built software can pile it up quietly, and the plain steps a non-coder can take to keep it small and affordable. (5 November 2026 · Plain English · Explainer)
- [Claude Code Now Warns 10 Days Before Your Login Expires](https://bridge-terminal.com/atlas/blog/claude-code-login-expiry-warning-unattended/) — Claude Code 2.1.318 shows the date your claude.ai sign-in ends and warns 10 days ahead in scripted runs. What it means for overnight, unattended AI work. (5 November 2026 · Plain English · What's new)
- [Claude Code /compact vs /clear: Manage Context and Cost](https://bridge-terminal.com/atlas/blog/claude-code-compact-clear-context-management/) — When to use /clear, /compact or /rewind in Claude Code, what compaction keeps, and how the prompt cache changes what each command costs you in practice. (4 November 2026 · Technical · How-to)
- [How to Write a Spec With an AI Coding Agent (No Code)](https://bridge-terminal.com/atlas/blog/write-spec-with-ai-coding-agent-plain-guide/) — Not sure what you want built yet? Let the AI coding agent interview you, write a one-page spec, then check the finished work against it. A plain guide. (4 November 2026 · Plain English · How-to)
- [Claude Code Now Fails Loudly When Automated Runs Break](https://bridge-terminal.com/atlas/blog/claude-code-automated-runs-exit-code-failures/) — Claude Code 2.1.314 and 2.1.317 fix automated claude -p runs that exited 0 after failing. What changed, why it matters to your team, and what to check. (4 November 2026 · Plain English · What's new)
- [Claude Code Resume: Continue, Name and Branch Sessions](https://bridge-terminal.com/atlas/blog/claude-code-resume-sessions-name-branch/) — How to resume a Claude Code session with --continue, --resume and /resume, name sessions, branch with /branch, and avoid a costly cold-cache resume. (3 November 2026 · Technical · How-to)
- [Does an AI Coding Agent Share Your Code? Plain Guide](https://bridge-terminal.com/atlas/blog/does-ai-coding-agent-share-your-code-privacy/) — What happens to your code when an AI coding agent works on it: what leaves your computer, who may train on it, how long it is kept, and what you can switch off. (3 November 2026 · Plain English · Explainer)
- [Copilot Automations: Shared, Capped Background Agents](https://bridge-terminal.com/atlas/blog/copilot-automations-shared-cost-limits-explained/) — GitHub Copilot Automations now run as shared team workflows with spending caps and 24 new triggers. What changed on 28 October and what to check first. (3 November 2026 · Plain English · What's new)
- [Claude Code Model Config: Aliases, opusplan and Effort](https://bridge-terminal.com/atlas/blog/claude-code-model-aliases-opusplan-effort/) — How to choose the model in Claude Code: aliases, opusplan, effort levels, fallback chains, subagent models and the order in which settings win. (2 November 2026 · Technical · How-to)
- [How to Report a Bug to an AI Coding Agent](https://bridge-terminal.com/atlas/blog/how-to-report-a-bug-to-ai-coding-agent/) — Found a bug in AI-built software? Learn what to write, show and ask for so the agent fixes the right thing the first time, with no code skills needed. (2 November 2026 · Plain English · How-to)
- [Claude Fast Mode Ends for Opus 4.8 on 30 November](https://bridge-terminal.com/atlas/blog/opus-fast-mode-removal-november-30/) — Fast mode for Claude Opus 4.8 is deprecated and ends 30 November 2026. See what changes, who is affected and what to do before then. (2 November 2026 · Plain English · What's new)
- [Codex config.toml: Profiles, Project Config, Precedence](https://bridge-terminal.com/atlas/blog/codex-config-toml-profiles-project-precedence/) — How Codex config.toml layers work: user, profile, project and CLI settings, which one wins, what projects cannot set, and a safe setup for a team repo. (1 November 2026 · Technical · How-to)
- [Can an AI Coding Agent Work Overnight? A Plain Guide](https://bridge-terminal.com/atlas/blog/can-ai-coding-agent-work-overnight-unattended/) — Can an AI coding agent work while you sleep? Yes, if you answer five questions first. A plain-English guide to unattended runs, checks, limits and sign-off. (1 November 2026 · Plain English · Explainer)
- [Claude Code Ultrathink Now Raises Effort to xhigh](https://bridge-terminal.com/atlas/blog/claude-code-ultrathink-xhigh-effort-subagents/) — Claude Code's ultrathink keyword can now lift one turn to xhigh effort, and subagents get an effort setting. What changed and how to use it well. (1 November 2026 · Plain English · What's new)
- [Codex in CI: codex exec and the GitHub Action](https://bridge-terminal.com/atlas/blog/codex-exec-github-action-ci-review/) — Run Codex in CI with codex exec and openai/codex-action: read-only defaults, API key handling, safety strategies and a two-job pull request review workflow. (31 October 2026 · Technical · How-to)
- [Prompt Injection Explained: A Plain Guide for Founders](https://bridge-terminal.com/atlas/blog/prompt-injection-plain-guide-ai-coding-agents/) — Prompt injection is when text an AI agent reads tricks it into acting against you. Learn what it is, what could go wrong, and the habits that cut the risk. (31 October 2026 · Plain English · Explainer)
- [Claude Code Can Now Block Writes Outside Your Project](https://bridge-terminal.com/atlas/blog/claude-code-block-writes-outside-working-directories/) — Claude Code 2.1.314 (30 Oct 2026) adds a setting that makes its file-editing tools refuse paths outside your project in every mode. What it covers and misses. (31 October 2026 · Plain English · What's new)
- [Copilot Fusion: Model Routing for AI Coding Explained](https://bridge-terminal.com/atlas/blog/copilot-fusion-model-routing-explained/) — GitHub Copilot Fusion went generally available on 28 Oct 2026. See how it picks AI models for you, what it costs, and what teams should check first. (29 October 2026 · Plain English · What's new)
- [Claude Code Rules: Path-Scoped Instructions](https://bridge-terminal.com/atlas/blog/claude-code-rules-path-scoped-instructions/) — Split a bloated CLAUDE.md into .claude/rules files that load only for matching paths. Setup, glob patterns, limits, debugging and an audit step. (28 October 2026 · Technical · From Atlas)
- [Who Owns AI-Written Code? A Plain Guide for Founders](https://bridge-terminal.com/atlas/blog/who-owns-ai-written-code-plain-guide/) — Who owns code an AI agent writes for you? What US copyright guidance says, what your contract adds, and simple steps that protect your business. (28 October 2026 · Plain English · Explainer)

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