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October 16, 2026 Build Log: Context Window Limits, Prompt Caching, and Smarter Retries

DevNitro now enforces context window limits set by the company, team, or builder, turns on prompt caching, and stops retrying the same autonomous run failure.

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October 9, 2026 Build Log: Remote MCP Servers and a Commit Button

DevNitro now connects to remote MCP servers without the AI ever seeing the key. I also built a Visual Studio commit button and switched to the native CLI.

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October 2, 2026 Build Log: Bot Signups and a Stubborn Autonomous Run

A bot flooded my site with fake signups, so DevNitro hardened Blazor registration across every app. Then an autonomous run built a native terminal UI.

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September 25, 2026 Build Log: An Autonomous Run Builds a GTM App

A DevNitro autonomous run built a Blazor GTM app in one evening: 49 commits from SQL to integration tests. Plus how Jev decides company fit.

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September 18, 2026 Build Log: An Expired Key and Concurrent Autonomous Runs

My DevNitro API key expired mid-run. The agent kept burning tokens and saved nothing. The fix, plus concurrent autonomous runs and conversation forking, in one night.

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September 11, 2026 Build Log: A NuGet Audit Blocks a Deploy and a Lead Magnet Ships

A NuGet vulnerability audit stopped a DevNitro deploy on a package I never referenced. The agent traced it in minutes. Plus SignalR fixes and a lead magnet.

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September 4, 2026 Build Log: AI-Assisted .NET Authorization Guards and an Upgrade Bug

AI-assisted .NET authorization: GCT AccessCheck guards closed real IDOR holes in DevNitro, then a blueprint upgrade run exposed a version bump that never fired.

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August 28, 2026 Build Log: AI-Assisted .NET, a CRM, and an Auth Bug

AI-assisted .NET development built a lite CRM overnight and refactored MCP in an hour. Then a blunt 401 redirect sent anonymous visitors to the login page.

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August 21, 2026 Build Log: Grok Joins the DevNitro Provider Lineup

Grok joined DevNitro's provider lineup in three days this week. Native tool isolation, an ACP adapter, and a production weather app built from a blueprint.

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August 14, 2026 Build Log: AI-assisted .NET Browser Hardening

DevNitro hardened visual browser cleanup, tool calls, tests, analytics, and blueprint checks during a week of AI-assisted .NET development.

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