Claude Knows Kung Fu. Midjourney's Still in the Dojo (+V8.1?)

Apr 5, 2026

They test Midjourney V8 and debate whether a V8.1 update and better edit models will truly fix consistency and text rendering. They dive deep into building Claude skills, MD files, and memory files to turn repeatable tasks into flexible AI workflows. They describe orchestrators, edge-case detectors, and a creative intelligence layer that captures personal quirks for more human outputs.

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ADVICE

Turn Repeatable Tasks Into Claude Skills

Convert repeatable processes into Claude skills.
Rory's rule: if you do a task more than once and it can be repeated, build a skill rather than a one-off custom GPT.

ADVICE

Populate Your Claude MD File Thoroughly

Use the Claude MD file as the canonical starting point for behavior and preferences.
Drew recommends writing who you are, projects, tone, likes/dislikes and asking Claude to help craft the MD so downstream chats inherit consistent context.

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Orchestrator Beats Hardcoded Linear Pipelines

Build flexible orchestrators that choose skills per project rather than hard-coded linear pipelines.
Rory's orchestrator inspects a brief, picks needed skills from a roster, and updates processes without breaking everything when one piece changes.

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In episode 65, Drew Brucker and Rory Flynn return for another round of Midjourney Fast Hours and immediately do what they do best: poke at bleeding-edge AI tools until something breaks, gets weird, or accidentally becomes useful.They kick things off with fresh Midjourney V8 impressions, including what changed after another week of testing, why resetting personalization profiles helped, where the weird magic still shows up, and why V8 still feels like it is waiting for its real arrival. They also dig into the rumored Midjourney V8.1 update, what it could fix, and why the real test may come down to the edit model, text rendering, consistency, and whether Midjourney can pull serious users back into the platform.Then the episode takes a sharp turn into Claude, and honestly, this is where things get deliciously nerdy. Drew and Rory unpack how they are building with Claude in real life: when something should become a skill, how Claude MD files shape everything downstream, why auditing your own setups matters, how to think beyond rigid workflows, and what happens when your AI starts feeling less like a chatbot and more like a strange little operating system trained on your habits, instincts, and creative baggage.They also get into edge-case detection, memory files for collaborators and clients, private repos, Codex as backup muscle, analogy engines, and a growing obsession with building a “creative intelligence layer” that can carry more of his actual thought process into AI tools. ---⏱️ Fast Hour00:00 Intro and the boys are back01:12 Why the podcast got bigger than Midjourney03:25 Rory’s updated Midjourney V8 take04:40 Why new personalization profiles helped06:31 The weird Midjourney magic is back13:24 Midjourney 8.1 might be the real V816:36 Why the edit model really matters18:51 Claude skills: what should be a skill23:58 Why Claude MD files matter so much25:23 Building flexible AI systems, not rigid ones38:38 Rory’s edge-case detector skill41:55 Memory files for people and projects43:48 The creative analogy engine50:35 Why examples beat vague prompting53:38 Back up your Claude brain immediately55:30 Rory’s orchestrator and skill roster01:06:04 Hard-coded flows vs flexible AI judgment01:07:43 Building a creative intelligence layer01:18:01 William Shatner, Babe Ruth, and better analogies01:20:53 Outro and comment bait