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Agent-Driven Development: The New Paradigm

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Agentic Development

Agent-Driven Development: The New Paradigm

The shift isn't AI-assisted coding. It's human-orchestrated agents that code. This changes everything.

February 10, 202510 min read

The Build-Test-Fix Loop: Automating Development

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Agentic Development

The Build-Test-Fix Loop: Automating Development

Human defines requirements. Agents build, test, and fix. You review the result. Learn to set up autonomous development pipelines.

February 17, 202512 min read

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Agent ArchitectureAgentsFoundations

The Three Layers of Agent Intelligence

Agents aren't magic. They're retrieval + reasoning + writing. Understanding these layers is key.

January 19, 20256 min read

Agent ArchitectureTechnicalAgents

Designing Agent Schemas That Actually Work

Fields without descriptions are invisible to agents. Learn schema design that AI can understand.

January 22, 202510 min read

Agent ArchitectureFoundations

API Calls Are Cheap, Context Is Not

You're not paying for AI. You're paying for the context you feed it. Structured knowledge is the real optimization.

January 16, 20256 min read

Agent ArchitectureAgentsTechnical

Error Handling in Agentic Systems

Agent errors are probabilistic, context-dependent, and cascading. Here are the patterns that don't break at scale.

February 15, 202512 min read

Agent ArchitectureAgentsTechnical

The Coordination Problem: Preventing Agent Conflicts

One agent is easy. Multiple agents sharing state? That's where things break. Learn multi-agent coordination patterns.

February 12, 202512 min read

Agent ArchitectureAgentsFoundations

From RAG to RAW: Retrieval-Augmented Writing

RAG lets AI remember. RAW lets AI learn. The difference is transformational for your knowledge systems.

February 13, 20259 min read

Agentic DevelopmentAgentsGuides

Building Your First Agent Pipeline: Zero to Production

A step-by-step guide to building an agent that captures, processes, and retrieves information autonomously.

February 11, 202514 min read

Agentic DevelopmentAgentsTechnical

Bulk Operations for Agents: Single Calls Don't Scale

Single API calls don't scale. Bulk operations do. Here's how to design for agent efficiency at production volume.

February 16, 202510 min read

Agentic DevelopmentAgentsTechnical

Debugging Agent Failures: A Systematic Approach

Agent failures aren't like code bugs. They're contextual, probabilistic, and often subtle. Here's how to diagnose them systematically.

February 18, 202511 min read

MCPMCPGuides

The Complete Guide to MCP (Model Context Protocol)

What if your AI could access your structured knowledge without copy-pasting? Learn how MCP works.

January 14, 20256 min read

MCPMCPFoundations

Why MCP Is the USB-C of AI

Remember when every device needed its own cable? MCP does for AI what USB-C did for devices.

January 18, 20256 min read

MCPGuidesMCP

Connecting Claude to Your Business: 10-Minute Setup

Stop explaining your business to AI. In 10 minutes, Claude will know your customers, products, and decisions.

January 21, 202510 min read

Founder ProductivityFoundations

The Founder's Leverage Stack: AI, Systems, Multiplied Output

The best founders don't work harder. They stack leverage. AI is the newest layer.

January 17, 20258 min read

Founder ProductivityFoundations

Context Compound Interest: Exponential Returns

Every piece of context you structure today makes tomorrow's context more valuable. Knowledge compounds.

January 20, 20257 min read

Founder ProductivityFoundations

The Hidden Tax of Context Switching Between AI Tools

Every time you switch tools, you lose context. Every time you re-explain, you waste cycles. Here's the math.

January 15, 20257 min read

Founder ProductivityGuidesFoundations

From Chaos to Clarity: A 30-Day Knowledge Structuring Challenge

30 days to transform scattered context into compound AI leverage. A step-by-step roadmap for founders.

January 24, 202515 min read

Knowledge ManagementFoundations

The Mental Model Database: Externalizing How You Think

You're not just storing data. You're capturing how your mind organizes your world. Learn to externalize mental models.

January 23, 20258 min read

Knowledge ManagementFoundations

Version-Controlled Knowledge: Git for Your Business Brain

Your decisions evolve. Your context changes. Why isn't your knowledge versioned like your code?

March 4, 20259 min read

Agent ArchitectureAgentsTechnical

Self-Improving Agents: Building Feedback Loops That Actually Learn

Agents that don't learn from mistakes repeat them. Here's how to build feedback loops that create compound improvement.

March 3, 202511 min read

Future of WorkFoundations

The Unbundling of Expertise: How AI Changes Who Gets Paid for What

Knowledge used to be locked in experts. Now it's becoming infrastructure. Winners will be those who structure context best.

March 2, 202510 min read

Future of WorkAgentsFoundations

The 24/7 Startup: Async Human-Agent Workflows

Your agents work while you sleep. But only if you structure the handoffs right. Learn async collaboration patterns.

March 1, 20259 min read

Future of WorkFoundations

The Great Skill Shift: From Coding to Orchestrating

The most valuable skill isn't writing code. It's orchestrating agents that write code. The meta-skill shift is here.

February 28, 202511 min read

Future of WorkAgentsFoundations

Building for the Agent Economy: How Startups Should Think About AI Infrastructure

Agents will hire agents. Agents will have budgets. Is your startup ready for the agent economy?

February 25, 202510 min read

Future of WorkFoundations

Why 'Prompt Engineering' Is Already Obsolete (And What's Replacing It)

Prompts don't compound. Context does. The real skill isn't crafting prompts—it's building the context layer.

February 26, 20258 min read

Scaling AIFoundations

The Context Moat: How Structured Knowledge Becomes Your Competitive Advantage

Everyone has data. Few have structured context. Learn how to build defensibility through knowledge infrastructure.

February 27, 202510 min read

Scaling AITechnicalFoundations

From MVP to Platform: When and How to Expose Your AI Context Layer

Signs you're ready to become a platform: multiple products, API requests, agent integration needs.

February 28, 202512 min read

Scaling AITechnicalAgents

The Multi-Tenant Agent Challenge: Serving Thousands of Customers with AI

Context isolation, cost allocation, and performance at scale. The hard problems of multi-tenant AI systems.

March 1, 202511 min read

Scaling AIFoundations

AI Features Users Actually Use: Lessons from Building Context-Aware Products

After watching users interact with AI features, patterns emerge. Here's what gets adopted vs. what sounds cool in demos.

February 24, 20259 min read

Scaling AITechnicalAgents

Agent Analytics: Metrics That Matter for AI-Assisted Operations

Traditional analytics don't capture agent performance. Here's the new metrics stack.

February 23, 202510 min read

MCPMCPFoundations

MCP for Skeptics: Why a Protocol Matters More Than Another SDK

You've seen a dozen agent frameworks come and go. Here's why MCP is different—and why skepticism is warranted but wrong.

February 22, 20259 min read

MCPMCPGuides

Building Your First MCP Server: From Zero to Claude Integration

A practical, step-by-step guide to building an MCP server that gives Claude access to your data.

February 21, 202512 min read

MCPMCPAgents

The Agent Integration Matrix: Connecting AI to Everything

A framework for deciding what to integrate, how to integrate it, and what level of agent access makes sense.

February 20, 202511 min read

MCPMCPTechnical

Beyond Claude: Building MCP Tools That Work Everywhere

MCP isn't just for Claude. Here's how to build context servers that work across AI systems.

February 19, 202510 min read

Agentic DevelopmentAgentsFoundations

Managing Agent Autonomy: When to Let Go and When to Hold On

Too much oversight kills productivity. Too little creates chaos. Frameworks for deciding agent autonomy levels.

February 18, 202511 min read

Business StrategyFoundations

The AI-Native Startup: What It Actually Means to Build with AI from Day One

AI-native isn't a marketing term. It's an architecture decision that affects everything from hiring to pricing.

February 17, 202510 min read

Business StrategyFoundations

Investor Conversations: How to Talk About Your AI Strategy Without Hype

VCs are skeptical of AI claims. Here's how to discuss your AI strategy credibly—moat, margins, and realistic timelines.

February 16, 20259 min read

Business StrategyFoundationsTechnical

The Build vs. Buy Decision for AI Infrastructure

When to build your own AI infrastructure, when to buy it, and how to think about the trade-offs.

February 15, 202511 min read

Scaling AIGuides

Xtended Tool Demo #2: Shape Up Pitch Reviewer

Your team knows what to build, but stakeholders want endless reviews. Watch how the pitch reviewer helps.

October 2, 20245 min read

Scaling AIGuides

Xtended Tool Demo #1: Positioning Analyzer

Strong positioning isn't about clever taglines. It's about clarity. See the analyzer in action.

October 1, 20244 min read

Scaling AIFoundations

Emergence: Introducing Xtended

AI is everywhere right now. New tools launch daily. But most don't fit your workflow. Here's what's different.

December 27, 20243 min read

ComparisonsComparisonsFoundations

Xtended vs Obsidian: Local Notes vs Portable AI Knowledge

Obsidian is brilliant for local note-taking. But when you need your knowledge queryable from any AI, with instant aggregations and explicit relationships, you need a different foundation.

December 16, 20258 min read

ComparisonsComparisonsFoundations

Xtended vs Notion AI: Great Canvas, Different Foundation

Notion is where you draft, plan, and collaborate. But it's not AI-native knowledge infrastructure. Here's why that distinction matters.

December 16, 20259 min read

ComparisonsComparisonsFoundations

Xtended vs ChatGPT Memory: From Locked-In to Portable

ChatGPT remembers things. But that knowledge is trapped in one platform. Here's how to make your AI memory work everywhere.

December 16, 20257 min read

ComparisonsComparisonsFoundations

Xtended vs Claude Memory: Transparent but Still Siloed

Claude's file-based memory is more transparent than most. But your knowledge still lives in Claude-land. Here's the path to true portability.

December 16, 20257 min read

ComparisonsComparisonsTechnical

Xtended vs Mem0: Structured Queries vs Vector Similarity

Mem0 is the developer darling with $24M in funding. But vectors guess—relational queries know. When you need exact answers, not similar ones, the approach matters.

December 16, 202510 min read

ComparisonsComparisonsTechnical

Xtended vs Zep: Relational Tables vs Temporal Graphs

Zep's Graphiti offers state-of-the-art graph memory. But when your team knows SQL, why learn a new query language? Different architectures for different needs.

December 16, 20259 min read