Zukko Blog
Guides to Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and the Claude and GPT APIs: setup, token savings and troubleshooting.
AI for a Tilda website: copy, HTML blocks and page structure
5 min · · бизнес
AI will not assemble a Tilda site in a minute, but it helps with block copy, page structure and code for embeds. Working techniques and pitfalls.
Dify: what this platform is and how to connect your own models
6 min · · автоматизация
Dify builds chatbots, workflows and agents in a visual editor. We cover app types, the knowledge base, publishing and connecting models through an OpenAI-compatible API.
Embeddings in plain words: what they are and why search needs them
5 min · · models
An embedding turns text into a set of numbers you can use to find similar meaning. We explain without math, where embeddings come from, and when you do not need a vector database.
Creating Excel tables with a neural network: structure, formulas and an XLSX file
4 min · · автоматизация
The model describes the table as JSON, and an openpyxl script builds a finished XLSX with formulas, formats and totals. The schema and the code.
Translating books with a neural network: keeping style and names over hundreds of pages
5 min · · автоматизация
How to translate long texts in chunks without losing names, terms and tone: a glossary, the tail of the previous translation, cache and the price of a whole book.
Translating Russian to English with a neural network: how to get natural English
5 min · · автоматизация
Good English depends on parameters people often forget to set: audience, register, language variant. A prompt, back-translation checks and the price of a batch.
Translating English to Russian with a neural network: model, prompt and checks
4 min · · автоматизация
Natural Russian comes from an instruction, a glossary and automated checks, not from picking a single "best" model. A scheme with code and a price comparison.
AI for Word documents: create and edit DOCX through an API
4 min · · автоматизация
A model cannot save a file into Word, but it can return structure and text. A practical python-docx plus API pipeline for creating and editing documents.
AI document translation for Word files that keeps formatting
4 min · · автоматизация
Sending a whole DOCX to a model as plain text loses the formatting. We translate paragraph by paragraph, put the text back in place and estimate the cost.
Marketplace product cards with AI: title, attributes and texts
5 min · · бизнес
The whole text part of a product card and a script that builds it from a product table. At the end, what it costs to run 1000 SKUs.
Flowise vs n8n: LLM chains or process automation
6 min · · автоматизация
Flowise builds chains and agents around a model, n8n connects services on a schedule or an event. We show setup, model connection and a cost estimate.
Translating PDFs from English to Russian with AI: text, tables, formulas
5 min · · автоматизация
A working PDF translation pipeline: extract the text, split it, translate with a glossary and assemble the result. What 100 pages cost.
How AI writes Excel formulas: generating them from a task description
5 min · · автоматизация
Describe what you need to calculate and the model returns a ready formula. We cover the prompt, Russian and English function names, argument separators and testing on sample data.
Summarizing Long Documents: Map-Reduce or a 1M Context Window
6 min · · development
Map-reduce is for documents that do not fit the context window or need parallelism, not for saving money. Both approaches with code and cost math.
Auto-Documenting Code with AI: Docstrings, README and CI
4 min · · development
A Python script finds functions without docstrings, asks a model to describe them, and inserts the text into the code safely. Plus pre-commit and CI setup.
Generating Commit Messages from a Diff with AI
5 min · · development
A prepare-commit-msg hook and a Python script that draft a Conventional Commits message from the staged diff. You edit it in your editor as usual.
Translating i18n Files with AI Without Breaking Placeholders
6 min · · development
A script that translates i18n files via API, keeps {name}, %s and ICU forms intact, and flags suspicious strings for manual review.
Few-shot prompting: examples in the request instead of long explanations
5 min · · development
Few-shot means a few examples of the right answer placed directly in the prompt. When it helps, how to format examples, and how to check whether they pay off.
10 prompts for programmers: from code review to database migrations
3 min · · development
Ten prompt templates for everyday developer tasks. Plug in your code and send it through the API: Python code, a cost estimate, and wording tips.
Claude Code in CI/CD: non-interactive -p mode and GitHub Actions
5 min · · development
Claude Code can run without a UI: it takes a task via -p, does the work and exits. The documented flags and a working workflow for pull request reviews.
MCP servers in Claude Code: connect GitHub, databases and your own APIs
5 min · · development
MCP connects external tools to Claude Code: GitHub, databases, internal APIs. Commands, configuration scopes, and how MCP affects token usage.
Claude Code hooks: run scripts before and after agent actions
6 min · · development
Hooks run your scripts on Claude Code events: format code after edits, block risky commands, send notifications. A walkthrough of the configuration based on the official docs.
Generate SQL queries with AI: Python example
4 min · · development
The user asks a question in plain language, the model generates SQL. Feed the schema into the prompt and validate the query before running it.
Connect AI to Google Sheets via Apps Script and API
5 min · · бизнес
A custom =ASK_AI() function for Google Sheets: classification, summaries, and data extraction right in a cell, with caching and Apps Script quotas in mind.