Ben Curtis
@bencurtis.com
Christian, husband, dad, co-founder of Honeybadger.io, fan of Ruby, creator of the faker gem, EV nut (1, 2, and 4-wheel), LSU football fan, and cycling enthusiast in the PNW.
Fail open or fail closed? - Ben Curtis
Ben Curtis - Fractional CTO & Co-founder of Honeybadger
www.bencurtis.com
September 14, 2026 at 1:48 PM
My wife and I may not agree on everything, but we agree on the important things… like which way the TP roll is oriented. 😉
September 4, 2026 at 3:24 PM
My wife and I may not agree on everything, but we agree on the important things… like which way the TP roll is oriented. 😉
Giving Claude access to production logs sent to Insights is *so handy*
August 26, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Giving Claude access to production logs sent to Insights is *so handy*
Claude + Honeybadger is like peanut butter and chocolate. I got a Honeybadger alert, and asked Claude, "find out what's going on with [HB error URL]". It did its MCP thing, figured out and fixed the problem, and included this tidbit in the analysis:
August 5, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Claude + Honeybadger is like peanut butter and chocolate. I got a Honeybadger alert, and asked Claude, "find out what's going on with [HB error URL]". It did its MCP thing, figured out and fixed the problem, and included this tidbit in the analysis:
Ok, Prairie Dog (prairiedog.app) is officially cool now... it has found a place in my browser's favorite bookmarks. :)
Prairie Dog — the lookout for your team’s pull requests
One dashboard that answers “what needs my attention?” — reviews waiting on you, approved PRs ready to merge, stale branches. Installs as a GitHub App.
prairiedog.app
August 3, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Ok, Prairie Dog (prairiedog.app) is officially cool now... it has found a place in my browser's favorite bookmarks. :)
Prairie Dog is getting more and more handy... now I'm using it to clean up long-neglected PRs in addition to managing the flurry of PRs that Claude is creating.
July 28, 2026 at 1:45 AM
Prairie Dog is getting more and more handy... now I'm using it to clean up long-neglected PRs in addition to managing the flurry of PRs that Claude is creating.
We've had a significant uptick in the number of pull requests needing to be reviewed at Honeybadger in the past few months, thanks to Claude. It's cool to be shipping more stuff, but it can also be a lot sometimes. So I had Claude build an app to help keep tabs on all of them 😁
prairiedog.app
prairiedog.app
Prairie Dog — the lookout for your team’s pull requests
One dashboard that answers “what needs my attention?” — reviews waiting on you, approved PRs ready to merge, stale branches. Installs as a GitHub App.
prairiedog.app
July 21, 2026 at 10:46 PM
We've had a significant uptick in the number of pull requests needing to be reviewed at Honeybadger in the past few months, thanks to Claude. It's cool to be shipping more stuff, but it can also be a lot sometimes. So I had Claude build an app to help keep tabs on all of them 😁
prairiedog.app
prairiedog.app
With the Honeybadger MCP, resolving bugs is as simple as asking Claude to resolve fault X. The next thing you know, you have a PR. Love it. :)
July 17, 2026 at 2:19 PM
With the Honeybadger MCP, resolving bugs is as simple as asking Claude to resolve fault X. The next thing you know, you have a PR. Love it. :)
I'm wondering whether I'll leave the building even once while I'm at RubyConf this week due to the heat. :) Either way, I'm looking forward to it!
July 13, 2026 at 11:59 AM
I'm wondering whether I'll leave the building even once while I'm at RubyConf this week due to the heat. :) Either way, I'm looking forward to it!
New Honeybadger feature just dropped... and I'm pretty excited about it: Anomaly detection!
docs.honeybadger.io/guides/integ...
docs.honeybadger.io/guides/integ...
Integrations
Send Honeybadger data to other services.
docs.honeybadger.io
July 7, 2026 at 2:09 PM
New Honeybadger feature just dropped... and I'm pretty excited about it: Anomaly detection!
docs.honeybadger.io/guides/integ...
docs.honeybadger.io/guides/integ...
I'm wondering how to contact my helpdesk provider about their helpdesk product not working (and yes, their status page is all green) ... how's your Friday? :)
May 22, 2026 at 4:42 PM
I'm wondering how to contact my helpdesk provider about their helpdesk product not working (and yes, their status page is all green) ... how's your Friday? :)
I just used crit.md for the first time while working on a PRD. Very cool!
Crit - Your feedback loop with the agent
Your feedback loop with the agent. Review plans and code changes with inline comments, multi-round diffs, and structured output any AI coding agent can consume. Single binary, works locally.
crit.md
May 12, 2026 at 8:59 PM
I just used crit.md for the first time while working on a PRD. Very cool!
I just flipped a feature flag for Honeybadger... see if you can find the new feature. :)
May 2, 2026 at 1:43 PM
I just flipped a feature flag for Honeybadger... see if you can find the new feature. :)
Absolutely loving using feature flags (Flipper) to get feedback from beta customers on new features in Honeybadger. And it's easy to sync the "launch" of a feature with an update to the docs. :)
May 1, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Absolutely loving using feature flags (Flipper) to get feedback from beta customers on new features in Honeybadger. And it's easy to sync the "launch" of a feature with an update to the docs. :)
PDX ➡️ SEA … when the taxiing time exceeds the flight time. 😏
April 15, 2026 at 9:38 PM
PDX ➡️ SEA … when the taxiing time exceeds the flight time. 😏
I’m super happy I made it to @microconf.com … the content, the conversations, and the connections have been fantastic!
April 14, 2026 at 6:43 PM
I’m super happy I made it to @microconf.com … the content, the conversations, and the connections have been fantastic!
@robwalling.com we have a good number of MCP users … and CLI. 😉
April 14, 2026 at 6:04 PM
@robwalling.com we have a good number of MCP users … and CLI. 😉
Excited to be @microconf.com this week … looking forward to connecting with peeps!
April 13, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Excited to be @microconf.com this week … looking forward to connecting with peeps!
@simonwillison.net I liked the Cleanup Claude Code Paste tool you published.. thanks for making that! I made it into a PopClip extension: github.com/pilotmoon/Po...
Add Reflow extension by stympy · Pull Request #1329 · pilotmoon/PopClip-Extensions
Summary
Adds a new Reflow extension to contrib/ that cleans up text pasted from terminal output (e.g. Claude Code)
Removes the ❯ prompt character, joins soft-wrapped lines into proper paragraphs, ...
github.com
April 6, 2026 at 1:51 PM
@simonwillison.net I liked the Cleanup Claude Code Paste tool you published.. thanks for making that! I made it into a PopClip extension: github.com/pilotmoon/Po...
The grave has no victory, and death has no sting. Happy Easter!
April 5, 2026 at 3:32 PM
The grave has no victory, and death has no sting. Happy Easter!
I had a great time chatting with @justinjackson.ca and @briancasel.com today on The Panel: panelpodcast.com/39
The Panel | Can AI be your CRM?
Justin's hosting this one and he brought along Ben Curtis from Honeybadger to talk about how AI can be a CRM and also your designer.Timestamps:YOU ARE THE PANEL – send us your thoughts 🗣️🎤 Send us ...
panelpodcast.com
March 28, 2026 at 1:40 AM
I had a great time chatting with @justinjackson.ca and @briancasel.com today on The Panel: panelpodcast.com/39
I have opened 3 PRs so far this morning without using Claude. AMA
😉
😉
March 26, 2026 at 3:17 PM
I have opened 3 PRs so far this morning without using Claude. AMA
😉
😉
Reposted by Ben Curtis
perfect, no notes.
-- my review of 4'33" by john cage
-- my review of 4'33" by john cage
March 19, 2026 at 3:45 AM
perfect, no notes.
-- my review of 4'33" by john cage
-- my review of 4'33" by john cage
Do I know anybody going to SREcon next week? I’d love to meet up if you’re going to be there.
March 18, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Do I know anybody going to SREcon next week? I’d love to meet up if you’re going to be there.