Carrel
A series in 3 parts, in order. All posts
3 posts20269 minutes of reading
3 min
Carrel, part 1: a writing desk that lives apart from the site
Carrel, part 1
Why the writing for this site moved out of the site's own admin and into a separate private tool, and what that separation buys.
3 min
Carrel, part 2: one small API for every site
Carrel, part 2
The contract every site exposes to Carrel: list, read, save with a version check, preview the real page, publish. How this site implements it, and the one rule about first publication.
3 min
Carrel, part 3: AI drafts sit beside mine, never on top
Carrel, part 3
How Carrel lets an AI assistant draft, check and preview writing without ever replacing the writer's text or publishing on its own.