Distribution vs Escalation: When to Use Subagents or Advisors

Two patterns for scaling a Claude agent. Both add a second model to the loop, each with different trade offs. Here’s when to reach for each, and when to…

May 2

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April 2026

12 MCP Patterns Behind Production Agents

A practical breakdown of the recurring design patterns behind real-world agent and mcp integrations.

Apr 25

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Skill Authoring Patterns from Anthropic’s Best Practices

A practical breakdown of the recurring design patterns behind effective Claude Skills, from activation metadata to executable helpers.

Apr 19

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12 Agentic Harness Patterns from Claude Code

The leaked source revealed how a production coding agent is actually assembled. Here are the design patterns behind it.

Apr 5

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Practical Lessons From the Claude Code Leak

The most useful part of the Claude Code leak was not the drama. It was the architecture.

Apr 3

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March 2026

State of AI-Assisted Coding in 2026

AI coding is converging on three domains: planning, code generation, and confidence building

Mar 29

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Applying Kubernetes Patterns to LLM Workloads

How Kubernetes patterns you already know carry over to LLMs, with a few important twists.

Mar 21

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December 2025

Best Prompt Engineering Resources (2026 Edition)

A curated list of the best prompt engineering books, papers, tools, and courses

Dec 28, 2025

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🤖 Generative Programmer | Issue #17

Curated insights, tools, and techniques for AI-assisted development and building agentic systems

Dec 7, 2025

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November 2025

7 Steps to Make Your OSS Project AI-Ready

A maintainer’s guide to enabling seamless onboarding, contribution, and collaboration for humans and AI.

Nov 9, 2025

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🤖 Generative Programmer | Issue #16

Autumn 2025: Patterns, Frameworks, and Productivity in AI Development

Nov 2, 2025

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Taxonomy of AI Agents: Headless, Ambient, Durable, and Beyond

A Practical guide to the new agentic vocabulary

Nov 1, 2025

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