chaitanyagiri · Oct 29, 2026 · Oct 29, 2026
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     },
     "inline": {}
   },
+  "agent-tools-today-2026-10-29": {
+    "title": "Agent Tools Today, 29 Oct 2026: Gemini 4 Carbon, Copilot Connectors, OpenCode Goals",
+    "category": "news",
+    "hero": {
+      "file": "assets/media/agent-tools-today/hero.png",
+      "alt": "Hand drawn sketch: a front page with five numbered lines, a clock, and a yellow character reading it out",
+      "prompt": "Series hero for the Agent Tools Today daily brief, drawn in code (media-src/topic-tiles.html?t=news). Reused by every brief.",
+      "status": "ready"
+    },
+    "inline": {},
+    "youtube": []
+  },
+  "gemini-4-carbon": {
+    "title": "Gemini 4 Carbon: Price, Access and How It Compares to Argon (Oct 2026)",
+    "category": "concepts",
+    "hero": {
+      "file": "assets/media/gemini-4-carbon/hero.png",
+      "alt": "Title card on white. Gemini 4 Carbon in large ink type, a Concepts pill, the line Early access, Argon's price, Checked 29 Oct 2026, and two blocks labelled Argon and Carbon on a two step podium",
+      "prompt": "Still of the hero scene in assets/media/gemini-4-carbon/motion.js.",
+      "status": "ready"
+    },
+    "inline": {}
+  },
   "gemini-4-argon": {
     "title": "Gemini 4 Argon: Google's Flagship Model Shares a Name With a Gas That Barely Reacts",
     "category": "concepts",

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+/* Bright coded scenes for "Agent Tools Today, 29 Oct 2026". Pairs with motion.js. */
+.prose figure.mg { margin: 42px 0; }
+.prose figure.mg img, .mg .mg-svg { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; border: 1px solid #1A1320; border-radius: 18px; background: #fff; }
+.mg figcaption { font: 500 13px/1.5 "Space Grotesk", system-ui, sans-serif; color: #6B5878; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; }
+.mg .mg-svg { touch-action: manipulation; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; }
+.mg .mg-svg text { -webkit-user-select: none; user-select: none; pointer-events: none; }
+.mg .mg-hit { cursor: pointer; outline: none; }
+.mg [role="slider"] { cursor: grab; touch-action: none; }
+.mg .mg-ring { stroke-opacity: 0; transition: stroke-opacity 0.15s; }
+.mg .mg-hit:focus-visible .mg-ring { stroke-opacity: 1; }
+.mg [role="slider"]:focus-visible circle:nth-child(2) { stroke-width: 5; }
+@media (hover: hover) { .mg .mg-hit:hover .mg-ring { stroke-opacity: 0.5; } }
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .mg .mg-ring { transition: none; } }
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+/* Bright coded scenes for "Agent Tools Today, 29 Oct 2026". Vanilla JS, no library.
+   <figure class="mg" data-scene="NAME"> holds a still image; this script swaps in a live SVG.
+   Plays only in view, honours reduced motion, "?mgstill" freezes each scene on its still frame. */
+(() => {
+  const NS = "http://www.w3.org/2000/svg";
+  const INK = "#1A1320", YEL = "#FFCA54", BLUE = "#6C8EF5", LIL = "#B69CFF", MINT = "#7FD8AE", SKY = "#9AD8FF", SOFT = "#F1ECF9";
+  const SANS = '"Space Grotesk", system-ui, sans-serif', MONO = '"JetBrains Mono", ui-monospace, monospace';
+  const el = (t, a = {}, p) => { const n = document.createElementNS(NS, t); for (const k in a) n.setAttribute(k, a[k]); if (p) p.appendChild(n); return n; };
+  const txt = (p, x, y, s, a = {}) => { const n = el("text", Object.assign({ x, y, "font-family": SANS, "font-size": 24, "font-weight": 600, fill: INK }, a), p); n.textContent = s; return n; };
+  const cl = (v, a = 0, b = 1) => Math.max(a, Math.min(b, v));
+  const seg = (t, a, b) => cl((t - a) / (b - a));
+  const oc = (x) => 1 - Math.pow(1 - x, 3);
+  const ob = (x) => { const c = 1.70158; return 1 + (c + 1) * Math.pow(x - 1, 3) + c * Math.pow(x - 1, 2); };
+  const tf = (n, x, y, s = 1, r = 0) => n.setAttribute("transform", `translate(${x} ${y}) rotate(${r}) scale(${s})`);
+  const button = (g, label, fn) => {
+    g.setAttribute("role", "button"); g.setAttribute("tabindex", "0"); g.setAttribute("aria-label", label); g.classList.add("mg-hit");
+    g.addEventListener("click", fn);
+    g.addEventListener("keydown", (e) => { if (e.key === "Enter" || e.key === " ") { e.preventDefault(); fn(); } });
+  };
+
+  const SC = {};
+
+  /* ---- today: three cards pinned to a cork board, one at a time ---- */
+  SC.today = {
+    dur: 7, still: 7,
+    build(svg, api) {
+      el("rect", { x: 28, y: 28, width: 744, height: 544, rx: 28, fill: SOFT, stroke: INK, "stroke-width": 3 }, svg);
+      el("rect", { x: 52, y: 52, width: 696, height: 496, rx: 16, fill: YEL, stroke: INK, "stroke-width": 2.5 }, svg);
+      let seed = 11; const rnd = () => (seed = (seed * 9301 + 49297) % 233280) / 233280;
+      for (let i = 0; i < 120; i++) el("circle", { cx: 68 + rnd() * 664, cy: 68 + rnd() * 464, r: 1.4 + rnd() * 1.8, fill: "#fff" }, svg);
+      const CARDS = [
+        ["Gemini 4", "Carbon", "Early access", SKY, BLUE, -3],
+        ["Copilot", "connectors", "26 services", LIL, MINT, 2],
+        ["OpenCode", "2.2.1", "Goal mode", MINT, LIL, -2],
+      ];
+      const X = [186, 400, 614], Y = 306, A = (i) => 0.5 + i * 1.15;
+      let touched = false;
+      const cards = CARDS.map(([a, b, tag, chip, pc, r0], i) => {
+        const slot = el("g", { opacity: 0, transform: `translate(${X[i]} ${Y}) rotate(${r0})` }, svg);
+        el("rect", { x: -98, y: -118, width: 196, height: 236, rx: 14, fill: "none", stroke: INK, "stroke-width": 2, "stroke-dasharray": "6 8" }, slot);
+        el("circle", { cx: 0, cy: -92, r: 3, fill: INK }, slot);
+        const g = el("g", {}, svg);
+        const sh = el("rect", { x: -98, y: -118, width: 196, height: 236, rx: 14, fill: LIL, stroke: INK, "stroke-width": 3 }, g);
+        el("rect", { x: -98, y: -118, width: 196, height: 236, rx: 14, fill: "#fff", stroke: INK, "stroke-width": 3 }, g);
+        el("rect", { x: -108, y: -128, width: 216, height: 256, rx: 20, fill: "none", stroke: INK, "stroke-width": 2.5, "stroke-dasharray": "4 6", class: "mg-ring" }, g);
+        txt(g, 0, -12, a, { "text-anchor": "middle", "font-family": MONO, "font-size": 25, "font-weight": 700 });
+        txt(g, 0, 22, b, { "text-anchor": "middle", "font-family": MONO, "font-size": 25, "font-weight": 700 });
+        el("rect", { x: -76, y: 54, width: 152, height: 40, rx: 20, fill: chip, stroke: INK, "stroke-width": 2.5 }, g);
+        txt(g, 0, 81, tag, { "text-anchor": "middle", "font-size": 19, "font-weight": 600 });
+        const pin = el("g", {}, g);
+        const needle = el("path", { d: "M0 4 V28", stroke: INK, "stroke-width": 3, "stroke-linecap": "round" }, pin);
+        el("circle", { r: 14, fill: pc, stroke: INK, "stroke-width": 3 }, pin);
+        el("circle", { cx: -4, cy: -4, r: 4, fill: "#fff" }, pin);
+        const st = { up: false, at: -99, from: 0, k: 0 };
+        button(g, `${a} ${b}, ${tag}`, () => {
+          st.from = st.k; st.up = !st.up; st.at = api.now(); touched = true;
+          g.setAttribute("aria-pressed", String(st.up));
+          if (st.up) svg.appendChild(g);
+          if (api.calm) api.redraw(); else api.poke();
+        });
+        g.setAttribute("aria-pressed", "false");
+        return { slot, g, sh, pin, needle, st, r0, x: X[i] };
+      });
+      return (t, now) => {
+        if (touched) t = SC.today.dur;
+        cards.forEach((c, i) => {
+          const a0 = A(i), d = oc(seg(t, a0, a0 + 0.45)), p = seg(t, a0 + 0.4, a0 + 0.8);
+          c.g.setAttribute("visibility", t >= a0 ? "visible" : "hidden");
+          const s = c.st, u = api.calm ? 1 : seg(now - s.at, 0, 0.4);
+          s.k = s.up ? s.from + (1 - s.from) * oc(u) : s.from * (1 - ob(u));
+          const k = s.k, kk = cl(k), bump = Math.sin(seg(t, a0 + 0.72, a0 + 0.95) * Math.PI) * 0.02;
+          tf(c.g, c.x, Y - 50 * (1 - d) - 30 * k, 1 + 0.05 * (1 - d) + 0.04 * k - bump, c.r0 * (1 - kk));
+          c.sh.setAttribute("transform", `translate(${6 * kk} ${10 * kk})`);
+          c.slot.setAttribute("opacity", kk > 0.35 ? 1 : 0);
+          const fall = 1 - ob(p);
+          c.pin.setAttribute("transform", `translate(0 ${-92 - 56 * fall - 64 * kk}) rotate(${22 * kk})`);
+          c.pin.setAttribute("opacity", p > 0 ? 1 : 0);
+          c.needle.setAttribute("opacity", kk > 0.05 || p < 1 ? 1 : 0);
+        });
+      };
+    },
+  };
+
+  /* ---- player ---- */
+  const q = new URLSearchParams(location.search), frozen = q.has("mgstill"), fixed = parseFloat(q.get("mgstill"));
+  const calm = matchMedia("(prefers-reduced-motion: reduce)").matches;
+  const mount = (fig) => {
+    const sc = SC[fig.dataset.scene], img = fig.querySelector("img"); if (!sc || !img) return;
+    const W = sc.w || 800, H = sc.h || 600;
+    const svg = el("svg", { viewBox: `0 0 ${W} ${H}`, class: "mg-svg", role: "group", "aria-label": img.alt || "" });
+    svg.style.aspectRatio = `${W} / ${H}`;
+    el("rect", { width: W, height: H, fill: "#fff" }, svg);
+    img.replaceWith(svg);
+    let off = 0, raf = 0, seen = false, held = calm;
+    const base = performance.now(), clock = () => (performance.now() - base) / 1000;
+    let draw = () => {};
+    const frame = () => { const now = clock(); draw(held ? sc.still : (((now + off) % sc.dur) + sc.dur) % sc.dur, now); };
+    const tick = () => { cancelAnimationFrame(raf); frame(); if (seen && !held) raf = requestAnimationFrame(tick); };
+    const api = {
+      now: clock, calm: calm || frozen,
+      seek: (s) => { off = s - clock(); held = false; tick(); },
+      poke: () => { held = false; tick(); },
+      redraw: () => { if (frozen) draw(isNaN(fixed) ? sc.still : fixed, clock()); else tick(); },
+    };
+    draw = sc.build(svg, api);
+    if (frozen) { draw(isNaN(fixed) ? sc.still : fixed, 0); return; }
+    new IntersectionObserver(([e]) => {
+      seen = e.isIntersecting;
+      if (seen) { tick(); if (!fig.dataset.sent && window.posthog) { fig.dataset.sent = 1; window.posthog.capture("blog_scene_view", { slug: location.pathname.split("/").filter(Boolean).pop(), scene: fig.dataset.scene }); } }
+      else cancelAnimationFrame(raf);
+    }, { threshold: 0.25 }).observe(fig);
+    svg.addEventListener("click", () => { if (!fig.dataset.hit && window.posthog) { fig.dataset.hit = 1; window.posthog.capture("blog_scene_interact", { slug: location.pathname.split("/").filter(Boolean).pop(), scene: fig.dataset.scene }); } });
+    frame();
+  };
+  const go = () => document.querySelectorAll("figure.mg[data-scene]").forEach(mount);
+  const fonts = document.fonts && document.fonts.load ? Promise.all([document.fonts.load('700 32px "Space Grotesk"'), document.fonts.load('500 20px "Space Grotesk"'), document.fonts.load('700 20px "JetBrains Mono"')]).catch(() => {}) : Promise.resolve();
+  const start = () => fonts.then(go, go);
+  if (document.readyState === "loading") document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", start); else start();
+})();
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+/* Bright coded scenes for "Gemini 4 Carbon". Pairs with motion.js. */
+.prose figure.mg { margin: 42px 0; }
+.prose figure.mg img, .mg .mg-svg { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; border: 1px solid #1A1320; border-radius: 18px; background: #fff; }
+.mg figcaption { font: 500 13px/1.5 "Space Grotesk", system-ui, sans-serif; color: #6B5878; padding-top: 10px; text-align: center; }
+.mg .mg-svg { touch-action: manipulation; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; }
+.mg .mg-svg text { -webkit-user-select: none; user-select: none; pointer-events: none; }
+.mg .mg-hit { cursor: pointer; outline: none; }
+.mg [role="slider"] { cursor: grab; touch-action: none; }
+.mg .mg-ring { stroke-opacity: 0; transition: stroke-opacity 0.15s; }
+.mg .mg-hit:focus-visible .mg-ring { stroke-opacity: 1; }
+.mg [role="slider"]:focus-visible circle:nth-child(2) { stroke-width: 5; }
+@media (hover: hover) { .mg .mg-hit:hover .mg-ring { stroke-opacity: 0.5; } }
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .mg .mg-ring { transition: none; } }