Articles / Foundations
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How AI agents actually work. Frameworks, orchestration, workflows, guardrails, observability — the concepts you need before picking a platform.
7 articles
Mar 25, 2026 · 5 min read
Brain-and-muscle model routing: use expensive models for planning, cheap models for execution. Real cost breakdowns and the routing logic that makes it work.
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Mar 20, 2026 · 7 min read
Most teams deploy AI agents and skip monitoring entirely. Here's what to instrument, which tools work, and how to find hidden costs fast.
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Mar 17, 2026 · 7 min read
The safety checklist every AI agent deployment needs — human approval gates, action boundaries, and why 9 seconds was all it took to end Pocket OS.
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Mar 12, 2026 · 7 min read
What AI agent orchestration is, which frameworks and platforms do it well, and how to choose between them. Practical guide for builders, not theorists.
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Mar 9, 2026 · 8 min read
Six proven AI agent workflow patterns — with real examples, cost shapes, and failure modes. Skip the theory. Build the one that fits your use case.
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Mar 4, 2026 · 5 min read
LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, Semantic Kernel — compared for builders. Which framework fits your workflow, and when to skip all of them entirely.
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Mar 2, 2026 · 6 min read
Skills files, context management, and routines turn a one-trick agent into a system that improves. Why dumping your whole wiki in on day one is a mistake.
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Other topics
Use Cases
Where agents are doing real work. Email, support, finance, small-business operations — by job-to-be-done, not by tool.
Comparisons
Head-to-head reviews and editorial picks. When two tools answer the same question, here's how to choose.
Cost & Pricing
What agents actually cost in production, and where the savings really are.
Strategy
Broader market analysis and contrarian takes on where the AI agent space is going.
Claude Skills
Deep coverage of Claude's agentic capabilities — what Skills are, how they relate to MCP, and how to build them.