Frontman Blog

Vertically Integrated Agents Are Better at Token Optimization

By Danni Friedland on June 29, 2026

Why vertically integrated agents use fewer requests and fewer tokens by starting with runtime context, source mapping, and verification built into the workflow.

Agent Client Protocol: Building an Agentic Harness

By Danni Friedland on June 28, 2026

How Frontman uses Agent Client Protocol to connect browser UI, agent sessions, streaming updates, and tool calls in an agentic harness.

Cline AI Coding Tool Review 2026: BYOK, Pricing, Pros, Cons, and Alternatives

By Danni Friedland on June 28, 2026

A practical Cline AI coding tool review for 2026: BYOK setup, pricing model, model costs, VS Code and JetBrains support, MCP, CLI, pros, cons, Roo Code comparison, and alternatives.

Best AI Coding Agents for Frontend Teams

By Danni Friedland on June 26, 2026

Compare the best AI coding agents for frontend development teams in 2026 by UI context, workflow, pricing, review, and team fit.

What Is WebMCP? Browser Tools for AI Agents

By Danni Friedland on June 25, 2026

WebMCP lets AI agents call structured browser tools, reuse website functions, and act on pages with more reliable runtime context.

How Teams Review UI Changes From Non-Engineers

By Danni Friedland on June 24, 2026

A practical review process for UI changes from non-engineers: scope limits, pull requests, visual QA, CI, code owner review, and safe AI-agent guardrails.

Best WordPress AI Plugins in 2026

By Itay Adler on June 24, 2026

Compare the best WordPress AI plugins in 2026 for agents, chatbots, builders, SEO, forms, content, and site editing workflows.

AI Agent Plugins for WordPress Compared

By Itay A on June 17, 2026

A practical comparison of Frontman, AI Engine, MCP plugins, Elementor AI, Jetpack AI, and WordPress AI builders.

Roo Code vs Cline 2026: Which AI Coding Agent Should You Use?

By Danni Friedland on June 15, 2026

Compare Roo Code vs Cline in 2026 for VS Code workflows, modes, approval flow, model support, context handling, security, and frontend editing.

Frontend Agent: How Browser-Based AI Is Changing UI Development

By Danni Friedland on June 12, 2026

Learn what a frontend agent is, how browser-based AI tools use DOM context and live UI feedback, and where they fit in frontend development workflows.

Best Frontend Coding Agent for Semi-Technical Teams

By Danni Friedland on May 23, 2026

Compare frontend coding agents for UI edits, React code, existing codebases, pricing, and ease of use. See the best option for semi-technical teams.

Frontman WordPress Plugin Is Live

By Itay A on May 14, 2026

The Frontman WordPress plugin is now live in the WordPress Plugin Directory. Install it from wp-admin and edit your site with an AI agent.

Case Study: Frontman vs OpenCode vs Claude Code

By Danni Friedland on May 5, 2026

A single-task case study comparing Frontman, OpenCode, and Claude Code on the same Astro consent-banner integration. Same final code quality, very different iteration and token profiles.

WordPress 7 Breaking Changes and Fixes

By Danni Friedland on April 25, 2026

WordPress 7 breaking changes: developer audit with what actually breaks, migration code for each issue, and rollback strategies nobody else covers.

How PMs Can Edit a Website Without Developers

By Danni Friedland on April 17, 2026

Edit website copy, spacing, CTAs, and UI polish without filing a developer ticket. Frontman turns browser feedback into reviewable code changes.

Frontman vs v0 for Existing Codebases

By Danni Friedland on April 16, 2026

v0 generates new components from scratch. Frontman edits the components you already have. These solve different problems — here is which one you actually need.

Best AI Tools for UI/UX Designers in 2026: Figma Make, UX Pilot, Uizard, Stitch, Frontman

By Danni Friedland on April 15, 2026

Compare AI tools for UI/UX designers in 2026, including Figma Make, UX Pilot, Uizard, Google Stitch, Relume, v0, and Frontman for live app edits.

Why Vibe Coding Breaks Production Apps

By Danni Friedland on April 15, 2026

Why vibe coding tools often fail in production: verification debt, inconsistent architecture, missing edge cases, and how to use AI code safely.

Edit Next.js Components in Your Browser

By Danni Friedland on April 14, 2026

Frontman connects to your running Next.js app and lets you click any element to edit the source. No file hunting, no class name guessing — just click and describe.

AI Editing for WordPress

By Itay A on March 31, 2026

Use Frontman as an AI WordPress editor plugin for content, Elementor pages, menus, templates, widgets, settings, and live site preview.

AI Code Reviews Hallucinate Without Evidence

By Danni Friedland on March 25, 2026

AI code reviews pattern-match the genre of analysis without doing the work. A structured reasoning template fixes this — here is the one we use.

Use Frontman With OpenClaw

By Danni Friedland on March 24, 2026

Frontman is now available as an OpenClaw skill. Give your AI agent the ability to click elements in a running web app, describe changes in plain English, and get real source file edits with hot reload. No IDE required.

AI Coding Tools for Existing Codebases

By Danni Friedland on March 23, 2026

Compare Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf, GitHub Copilot, Cline, and Frontman for working inside existing production codebases.

What Are Browser-Aware AI Coding Tools?

By Danni Friedland on March 17, 2026

Browser-aware AI coding tools let you click on any element in your running app and describe what you want changed in plain language. They use runtime context, and the strongest tools also understand framework structure and source mapping.

GPT-5.4 Support in Frontman

By Danni Friedland on March 6, 2026

GPT-5.4 brings a massive context window, native computer-use, and sharper reasoning to Frontman — so your design system gets implemented the way it was intended.

Best Open-Source AI Coding Tools in 2026: Cline, Roo Code, OpenHands, Kilo Code, BYOK Agents

By Danni Friedland on March 3, 2026

Compare the best open-source AI coding tools, coding agents, BYOK assistants, and CLI tools in 2026: Cline, Roo Code, OpenHands, Kilo Code, Aider, Goose, Continue, Tabby, Stagewise, and Frontman.

Fix Design Drift With Multi-Select

By Danni Friedland on February 27, 2026

Spot inconsistencies across teams? Shift-click every off-brand element, describe what it should look like, and Frontman fixes them all in one pass — real code changes, no tickets filed.

Add Runtime Context to AI Coding in Next.js

By Danni Friedland on February 23, 2026

Step-by-step: install Frontman in a Next.js project, connect your AI key, and fix a CSS layout bug by clicking the broken element instead of describing it.

Browser-Aware AI Coding Tools Compared

By Danni Friedland on February 23, 2026

Frontman, Stagewise, Tidewave, Chrome DevTools MCP, and Onlook: how each one connects to your running app, what they can and can't see, and who each is for.

Frontman Launch: UI Fixes From Browser

By Danni Friedland on February 23, 2026

Frontman is an open-source AI agent that connects to your browser and your dev server. Click any element, describe a change in plain English, and see it applied to your actual source code. Runs locally, code never leaves your machine.

Run Lighthouse Audits Inside Frontman

By Danni Friedland on February 21, 2026

Frontman now runs Google Lighthouse audits as a built-in tool. Your agent sees the scores, reads the issues, and fixes them — all inside the browser you are already working in.

Runtime Context Gap in AI Coding Tools

By Danni Friedland on February 20, 2026

AI coding tools read your source files but never see the running application. Here is what that means technically — on both the client and server side — and which tools are building the bridge.

Why AI Coding Agents Need UI Context

By Danni Friedland on February 18, 2026

Designers and PMs know exactly what needs to change in the UI. They just can’t change it without engineering. Framework-aware AI fixes that.

Introducing Frontman: AI That Sees Your UI

By Danni Friedland on February 18, 2026

What browser-aware AI coding agents can see that file-only agents miss: rendered DOM, computed CSS, layout, viewport state, and source context.

Frontman's AI Coding Agent Security Model

By Danni Friedland on February 17, 2026

Frontman's AI coding agent security model: development-only runtime, scoped file edits, BYOK providers, encrypted API keys, and reviewable git diffs.

Design System Collaboration Without Tickets

By Danni Friedland on February 16, 2026

You built the system. You maintain it across teams. But every token tweak still routes through a developer. Frontman changes that.

Frontman Quickstart: First UI Edit

By Danni Friedland on February 15, 2026

Install Frontman, connect an AI provider, and make your first live UI edit — all in under five minutes. This tutorial walks through one complete change from install to diff.

Frontman vs Cursor vs Claude Code

By Danni Friedland on February 14, 2026

You tried AI coding agents for visual work and hit a wall. Here is why — and what is actually built for designers and PMs who think visually.