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How artificial intelligence powers Frontman and the broader landscape of AI-assisted frontend development. From prompt-driven editing to runtime-aware code generation, explore the AI techniques behind modern developer tooling.

There are currently 16 articles tagged "AI". Check back regularly — we publish new content every week.

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.

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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.

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Best AI Tools for UI/UX Designers in 2026

By Danni Friedland on April 15, 2026

Honest comparison of the best AI tools for UI/UX designers in 2026. What works, what's overhyped, and what lets you ship without waiting on devs.

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Why Vibe Coding Breaks Production Apps

By Danni Friedland on April 15, 2026

AI-generated code is fast to write and slow to understand. Here's what accumulates when you vibe-code your way through a codebase, and why the bill always comes due.

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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.

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AI Coding Tools for Existing Codebases

By Danni Friedland on March 23, 2026

Most AI coding tools are built for greenfield. Six that actually work on production codebases — including one that runs in the browser for visual work.

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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.

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Best Open-Source AI Coding Tools in 2026

By Danni Friedland on March 3, 2026

CLI agents, IDE extensions, browser tools, and BYOK options — we tested 12 open-source AI coding tools and ranked them with honest tradeoffs. Updated April 2026.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Introducing Frontman: AI That Sees Your UI

By Danni Friedland on February 18, 2026

Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Windsurf — every AI coding agent shares the same blind spot. They read your source files but cannot see what your app actually looks like. This is not a model quality problem. It is an architectural gap.

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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.

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