🔍 Google just launched Search Agents

Good Morning! Here is today's breakdown:

Google announced that information agents in Search are now available globally for Google AI Ultra subscribers, letting users set up persistent monitors on any topic, task, or project they care about, with the agent sending intelligent and comprehensive updates with web links so they can take action.

Search has always been reactive. You think of something, you type it, you get results. Information agents flip that. The tool now works for you between sessions, tracking what matters and reporting back. For anyone who monitors markets, competitors, research fields, or ongoing news beats, this replaces a manual habit with a background process that runs without you.

Higgsfield launched a native Photoshop plugin that brings real-time AI generation directly into the creative pipeline, with three core capabilities: converting sketches into finished images in real time as you draw, decomposing any image into individually editable layers, and restyling photos with any preset or prompt.

AI image tools have lived in separate apps. Designers generate something, export it, bring it into Photoshop, then work with it as a flat file. Higgsfield's plugin removes that round trip. The generation, decomposition, and restyling all happen on the canvas where the rest of the work already lives. For any creative team running production workflows in Photoshop, this keeps the entire pipeline in one place.

CapCut launched Dreamina Seedance 2.0 Mini, a new video generation model priced approximately 30% lower than Dreamina Seedance 2.0 and running 2× faster than Seedance 2.0 Fast while delivering comparable output quality, now rolling out across the CapCut app, web, and desktop.

Video generation costs have been the primary barrier to using AI video at production scale. A 30% price reduction and 2× speed increase on a model with comparable output quality changes the math for content teams running daily generation workflows. The 55% total savings available through the launch offer makes this week the most cost-effective entry point into Dreamina's stack.

I was nine months into using Claude Code before I understood what the .claude folder was actually for.

I had a CLAUDE.md. Claude read it every session. I thought that was the whole story.

Then I saw someone's full setup. Separate agents for code review. Hooks that automatically run tests before every commit. Rules that only load when touching API files. Skills that replaced every slash command I'd ever typed.

I rebuilt my entire setup the same afternoon. The difference in output quality was immediate and it stayed.

This guide covers every file, what it does, when to use it, and exactly how to configure it.

Before touching any individual file, it helps to understand the five jobs the folder does:

→ Instructions - CLAUDE.md and rules/ tell Claude how to work. What to do, what to avoid, what standards to follow.

→ Workflows - skills/ holds reusable playbooks. Tasks Claude can execute on demand with one command.

→ Specialists - agents/ are subagents with their own context, tools, and permissions. They handle side tasks without polluting your main session.

→ Automation - hooks/ fire on lifecycle events. These run every time, guaranteed, regardless of what you've typed in chat.

→ Permissions - settings.json and settings.local.json control what Claude is and isn't allowed to do in this project.

The decision rule: Stable rules go in CLAUDE.md. Long workflows go in skills. Deterministic automation goes in hooks. Noisy research or review tasks go in agents.

CLAUDE.md is always loaded every session. It's a user message, not a system prompt. That distinction matters: it means Claude reads it the way it reads your instructions, not as background configuration.

Keep it under 200 lines. Bloated CLAUDE.md files get ignored. The goal is a short, specific operating manual that Claude actually reads and follows, not a dump of everything you've ever wanted from it.

A real CLAUDE.md structure:

What makes a CLAUDE.md actually work: specificity. "Write clean code" does nothing. "Functions under 100 lines, complexity under 8, always typecheck before marking done" - Claude follows that.

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Lovable launched a new in-app toolbar with four modes: annotate, select elements, edit text, and add comments. Switch between them to interact with and refine your builds directly on the canvas without leaving the editor.

ElevenLabs made Music v2 available via ElevenAPI, letting developers embed AI music generation and editing directly into their products and workflows. Better vocals, instrumentation, and arrangement across every genre.

Qwant launched Staan, the first European search API, built with Ecosia through the European Search Perspective joint venture. Developers can get an API key and start powering assistants, copilots, and AI agents in minutes.

🔍 Google Search: Information agents are live globally for AI Ultra subscribers. Set a topic once and Search monitors it for you around the clock.

🎨 Higgsfield: The Photoshop plugin is live. Sketch to image in real time, decompose layers, restyle photos with a prompt. Your whole pipeline inside Photoshop.

🎬 CapCut Dreamina: Seedance 2.0 Mini is live. 30% cheaper, 2× faster, same quality. Up to 55% off with the launch offer through June 21.

🎵 ElevenLabs: Music v2 is now on the ElevenAPI. Embed AI music generation and editing directly into your product or workflow.

Thanks for making it to the end! I put my heart into every email I send, I hope you are enjoying it. Let me know your thoughts so I can make the next one even better!

See you tomorrow :)

- Dr. Alvaro Cintas