Ian Mulvany

April 19, 2026

I installed a Claude skill, the landscape of how to use these tools is not easy.

I installed https://thecdo.school/articles/i-made-claude-skill-to-help-you-read-the-room. Oddly the first global Claude skill I've installed. It looks to be very useful. 

Claude and Codex and the other tools have a growing learning curve. Installing the plugin in Claude desktop didn't work, with no clear reason why not. 

The cli installation was easy. 

Yesterday I got Claude dispatch working. It didn't work the way I was expecting. It's amazing, but just a bit different. 

The tools are powerful, and I am beginning to feel like I need to have dedicated time to invest in making them work better. 


About Ian Mulvany

Hi, I'm Ian - I work on academic publishing systems. You can find out more about me at mulvany.net. I'm always interested in engaging with folk on these topics, if you have made your way here don't hesitate to reach out if there is anything you want to share, discuss, or ask for help with!