How to Build for AI Agents and a Claude Code Second Brain in 25 Min | Ryan Wiggins

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​ ​ Ryan is the VP of Product at Mercury, my favorite fintech product.

We covered three things that’s on every AI builder’s mind — how to build a Claude Code second brain, how to make your product agent-ready with APIs and MCPs, and what Mercury’s data reveals about OpenAI and Anthropic’s race for the enterprise.

Ryan and I talked about: (00:00) Why APIs and MCPs are the primary interface (04:40) How to get your product agent ready (07:51) Will MCPs cannibalize your app DAU? (10:36) How to decide between MCPs and CLIs (13:10) Inside Ryan's Claude Code second brain (18:40) Getting AI to coach you after every meeting (20:46) Mercury data: Are startups switching to Anthropic? (23:05) The product development process will never be the same

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