Hi, I'm Micah Johnson
10 years building systems. 47 tracked experiments. 155 scripts reduced to 13. I document what works in AI-native development—with real data.
By day, I architect systems on the Webflow Marketplace team, building developer experiences that serve thousands of creators. By night, I'm building WORKWAY—the automation layer. An open marketplace for TypeScript workflows, running on Cloudflare's edge. Automation infrastructure is my life's work.
I'm also co-founder of Half Dozen, where we build operating systems for the live events industry—venues, promoters, and agencies running on clean system design.
What I'm testing
Can you build production automation infrastructure with AI as a development partner? CREATE SOMETHING tracks the experiments: 6-hour builds vs 20-hour estimates, $18.50 API costs for full features, 92% script reduction through systematic methodology. The research feeds directly into WORKWAY and .agency—where theory becomes the automation layer.
Texas A&M. UI/UX Certification from Boulder Digital Arts. Webflow career: started in support, built an LMS to onboard teammates, got promoted to team manager, scaled it for APAC. Marketplace team noticed, asked me to build their template submission system. Left, got brought back as contractor for that work, then rejoined full-time. Helped launch Webflow University 2.0. Now system architecture. The pattern: building systems that solve problems.
Based in Kennedale, Texas. Available on LinkedIn for collaboration.
What You'll Find Here
Experiments you can replicate. Papers with methodology and data. Each piece shows what was built, how long it took, what it cost, and whether it worked. No theory without testing. No claims without evidence.
Research Areas
Automation Infrastructure
Building the layer between intention and execution. What makes automation recede into transparent use—and what makes it intrusive.
AI-Native Development
Building with Claude Code, Cursor, and agentic workflows. Tracking what actually speeds up development—and what doesn't.
System Architecture
Cloudflare Workers, edge computing, multi-tenant platforms. The infrastructure that powers WORKWAY and .agency.
Methodology
How we track experiments. How we write papers. How we know when something actually works.