Simon Willison — 2026-05-02#

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Simon seamlessly integrated his iNaturalist wildlife photography into his personal blog, demonstrating the practical power of using Claude Code for rapid, on-the-go web development.

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[Sightings] · Source Simon has added a new “sightings” feature to his blog to showcase his wildlife photos, a project prompted by his new Canon R6 Mark II camera. He built this integration directly from his phone using Claude Code for web, extending his existing “beats” system used for syndicating external content. He also back-populated over a decade of iNaturalist data, meaning legacy photos—like his 2019 lemur sightings in Madagascar—now natively surface on his homepage, archive pages, and site search.

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Simon continues to leverage AI-assisted programming to enhance his personal blogging infrastructure, specifically using tools like Claude Code to rapidly build and deploy data syndication features.