We build the first half.
Half Badger is an AI lab and educational platform. We don't pretend to have all the answers — we explore, experiment, and build the first half, so others can go further.
Home Manual
The manual your home never came with — its systems, upkeep, projects and records in one shareable place.
Founding Agents
A team of Claude Code agents that builds products alongside one founder.
Go Bag
Photograph your emergency kits and see how ready your household is, scored for who lives with you and where.
Agent Fiduciary
Agents that check whether other agents are acting in your interest.
UCLA MBA Claude Coach
A Claude Code plugin that coaches MBA students on working with Claude while they build their team project.
From the newsletterIssue 03 · July 8, 2026
Learning in the open
We publish work before it's finished. Not because we're careless — because it's the honest thing to do, and because the second half is almost always better when more people build it.