Most AI features don't fail because the model is bad.
They fail because everything around the model is treated like a demo.
This week I was tightening an iOS workout app that uses Claude through Supabase Edge Functions. The model part is straightforward: send training context, get a structured exercise or plan back, validate it, write it into SwiftData.
The less glamorous work was the part that makes it feel like an actual product:
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