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Notes on agentic developer platforms, MCP, evals, and what makes AI coding tools ship inside large engineering orgs.
37 posts
Comparisons & Reviews7 min readThe Race to Own the Production Agent Layer
Twelve managed-agent platforms, one architecture. Why the race to run agents in production already has a blueprint, and how to bet on the shape, not the vendor.
Guides & Fundamentals6 min readManaged Agents: The Production Layer Above Coding CLIs
Managed agents are the 2026 story. What they are, why they differ from CLIs like Claude Code and Codex, and a code-first POC built on Anthropic's platform.
Guides & Fundamentals9 min readBuild Your AI Harness on Marketplace Plugins, Not Vendors
Marketplace plugins ship five portable primitives — commands, skills, sub-agents, hooks, MCPs — that let you build business AI workflows across vendors.
Guides & Fundamentals8 min readWhere to Invest in AI Without Getting Vendor-Tied
Stop betting on AI vendors. Invest in three vendor-agnostic layers — tools, prompt workflows, and evaluation frameworks — that survive every model swap.
Opinions & Analysis11 min readThe AI Productivity Gap Your Readout Should Name
Engineering leaders lose credibility defending AI tooling with vendor ROI numbers. The honest quarterly readout names the gap and pitches the work to close it.
Problem & Solution10 min readYour AI Skill Has an Eval Problem (Not an Adoption Problem)
Engineering leaders blame stalled AI adoption on training or culture. The real bottleneck is evaluation discipline, the platform feature most rollouts skip.
Comparisons & Reviews9 min readClaude Code vs Codex vs Cursor (and Why It Doesn't Matter)
The honest Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor comparison — and why your AI platform strategy matters far more than which coding agent you pick this quarter.
Problem & Solution6 min readBeat Developer Burnout with AI-Powered Task Scoping
Stop drowning in task management. Learn how AI agents can automatically scope your work, research approaches, and maintain a stress-free pipeline.
Tutorials & How-Tos4 min readEscape AI Platform Lock-In with a Portable CLI Toolkit
Stop rebuilding AI tools for every platform. Build a portable CLI toolkit with centralized config that works with Claude Code, Cursor, or any agent.
Tutorials & How-Tos7 min readBuild Your Own Voice Assistant: Escape Alexa and Google
Tired of creepy always-listening devices? Build your own private voice assistant with local wake words, any LLM, and custom Python tools on a Mac Mini.
Tutorials & How-Tos5 min readAdding Eyes to Your AI Workflows with Gemini
Use Gemini's overlooked image detection features to find objects, extract precise bounding box coordinates, and build truly context-aware AI applications.
Tutorials & How-Tos4 min readAI Content Pipelines: From Text Prompts to Images and Video
Build automated content pipelines using Claude Code skills and OpenAI APIs. Generate character images, convert to Discord emojis, and animate with Sora.
Guides & Fundamentals9 min read2025: The Year AI Development Grew Up
From reasoning models to agentic CLIs, 2025 transformed how we work with AI. The timeline of our shift from model-centric to agent-centric development.
Guides & Fundamentals7 min readSkills: One Agent Toolbox That Ends MCP Micromanagement
Stop juggling MCPs across projects. Claude Code Skills let you build one universal toolbox that travels everywhere with zero context overhead until needed.
Tutorials & How-Tos5 min readWhy I Stopped Reading AI's Code: Visual Proof Instead
Build review agents that prove AI code works using Playwright screenshots, video recordings, and visual diffs rather than manually reviewing each line.
Tutorials & How-Tos8 min readAI-Powered Bullet Journaling with Claude Code
Transform bullet journaling into an AI-assisted productivity system that adapts to your mental state, helps you recover from setbacks, and removes shame.
