Jacob.Earth

I built an unofficial MCP server for Optimizely Data Platform so I can query ODP through Claude

Optimizely just released a Remote MCP Server for Experimentation and I tried it out to see what it can do

Highlights from Cloudflare Connect 2026.

Oops a year went by since I last did one of these.

My plans and focus areas for 2026.

Opti Graph x Astro post 4 of ??.

Streaming Cloudflare Edge Logs from Optimizely DXP to a self-hosted Grafana + Loki instance.

Putting together some details to help those working with Optimizely Self-Optimizing Block in CMS 12.

Six features Scott and I are excited about from Cloudflare Connect 2025.

Single purpose devices and eInk all the way.

Trying out an eInk device, this is how I set it up.

Looking at the benefits of SaaS CMS

I (sometimes) use arch btw.

Using AI to protect the happy thoughts.

Introducing the new domain for the old House of Jacob.

Opti Graph x Astro post 3 of ??.

My plans and focus areas for 2025.

I'm not babysitting my watch history anymore and I'm my own food delivery service again.

Opti Graph x Astro post 2 of 3.

Hacking together some CSP headers for SRI as quickly as possible.

My six favourite announcements from the biggest Opticon London yet.

I moved to Brighton, got a new job, and think I'm settling into my next era.

Opti Graph x Astro post 1 of 3.

My plans and focus areas for 2024.

I got a real watch, went all in on Proton, and really need to update the picture I use for these posts as it is only the phone in it that is still the same.

I can’t come to the phone right now because I’m too busy not moving windows around.

My six favourite announcements from sunny San Diego.

Why consider the change.

The three main talking points.

A Q&A with me as I reach Gold OMVP status.

When is headless a good idea?

A quick introduction to GraphQL and headless content delivery.

I’m living life icon free, popping eSIM’s, and tweeting tweets (again).

Ten steps to create an experimentation strategy.

Practical demonstration of using Optimizely Feature Experimentation.

Using Web Experimentation to validate design changes quickly.

My plans and focus areas for 2023.

My three favourite announcements.

I got some cats, did my best to not money launder, and gave an impromptu talk at an blockchain event in London.

Trying to make sense of ghosts of connection strings past.

I put clack labs on hiatus, moved to a proper flat, got a motorcycle for road trips, and wrote a looooot of Typescript.

Unpublish as easily as publishing.

My plans and focus areas for 2022.

Seriously what is it?

This website runs on 100% renewable energy and is carbon neutral.

My youtube channel side project clack labs is going really well, I got selected as an Optimizely (Episerver) MVP, and I got both my vaccinations.

I’ve been very busy creating custom mechanical keyboard content on my youtube channel project clack labs, and I also wrote an article for the work blog.

Some of my top tips on reaching the next level.

My plans and focus areas for 2021.

An overview of some of my favourite hardware and software that I use day-to-day and how it's changed in Q4 2020.