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Taildropped one-shot HTML explainers (/tmp, ephemeral)

Phone-friendly, dark-mode HTML explainers that AI sessions make and beam straight to James's iPhone.

built Oct 2026 updated Oct 2026 Reaching me on my phone

how it works

html skill writes /tmp/html-{slug}-{date}.html then `tailscale file cp ... iphone:`; ~23 such sends found in transcripts (e.g. GraphQL security explainer, GraphQL interview prep, cooking prep sheets, customer win-back call lists). /tmp copies are gone; only phone copies remain.

Living document: A self-contained HTML document that carries its own editing instructions.

The code for this one lives in a private repo. This page explains the idea so you can build your own.

artifact-htmlhtml-skilliphonetaildrop

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  • /session-summary Slash command Makes a nice one-page summary of what was learned in the session and sends it to the phone.
  • View local HTML on iPhone by serving it Technique iPhone's Files app won't run interactive web pages, so serve them from the computer instead.
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