If we want Claude to work on our servers, it needs to have access to it. We wrote a skill that runs through a number of checks to ensure Claude has everything it needs to work. The short version In plain words Imagine asking a mechanic to fix your vehicle only to find they do…
Free for our community Free video and audio meetings Run on our own servers, not a big commercial service. Every meeting comes with a written transcript and an AI summary, with no accounts or downloads for guests. Start or join a meetingAsk a question What you get Simple limits that keep a small server fast…
The space where art, music, culture, ancestral connection, community, and joy become interwoven SFMOMA. In Between with Ramekon O’Arwisters music by Azere Wilson and Kele Nitoto September 3rd, 2026
As part of our mission to make technology and education free and accessible, The Fertile Soil offers free website and email hosting to our members and partner organizations. If your website or email lives on our servers, this post explains what that actually means, what you’re getting, and the steps we take behind the scenes…
Part 4 of the Velocity CNC router manual. Covers what to do when something goes wrong, and the upkeep that prevents most of it. If Something Goes Wrong Mid-Job Stop first, diagnose second. Feed Hold pauses the job in place; E-stop kills all motion immediately. When in doubt, E-stop – you can always restart a…
Part 3 of the Velocity CNC router manual. Covers turning a design into a file this machine can run. The Pipeline, End to End Design file → CAM software (toolpaths) → G-code → CNC12 on the shop PC → VCP buttons for setup (see Part 2) → cut. 1. Prepare Your Design File 2D cuts…
Part 2 of the Velocity CNC router manual. Read Part 1 – Safety & PPE first if you haven’t. The Velocity CNC router table, with dust collection routed to the overhead hose and the Baileigh dust collector. Before You Start Put on your PPE (safety glasses, hearing protection, hair tied back, no loose clothing) and…
Before You Touch the Machine This is Part 1 of the Velocity CNC router manual for The Fertile Soil’s build side. Read this before you touch the router for the first time – regardless of experience elsewhere, every member needs a shop orientation from a certified CNC lead before running the machine unsupervised. This CNC…
Forest CNC: Tool-Change Macro Debugging & Communication Troubleshooting Overview Over several sessions we extended the CNC12 Acorn Mill v4.50 setup on the Velocity CNC router beyond the VCP button work: we built two new MDI commands for manually correcting tool-tracking state, added a lightweight logging system to four macro files, fixed two real bugs in…
The Fertile Soil Operations: Getting Claude Running – July 11, 2026 Overview The Fertile Soil freely shares our knowledge. With that in mind, we are sharing our workflow for today. What We Did Task Outcome Cowork role setup Picked wrong role first (Product Management), corrected once real context came up Plugin install Installed small-business +…