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Field notes from the engineering practice.

Short, technical, opinionated. Sourced in the engagements we run. Updated when there is something worth saying — never on a content calendar.

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Latest first.

Method

How we scope an AI engagement

The discipline that makes a six-week engagement finishable — and what we leave out on purpose.

March 18, 20266 min read
Decision

When not to ship an agent

The agent default is wrong more often than people admit. Here is the test we run before reaching for one.

February 26, 20267 min read
Field note

Evaluation is the contract for shipping

What the eval suite looks like, who owns it after handover, and why 'demo passes' is not a release gate.

January 22, 20266 min read
How this surface works

Field notes, not a content channel.

Short, opinionated, sourced in the work

Every piece comes out of an engagement we ran. No general AI commentary, no recycled industry takes, no headlines without substance.

We publish when there is something to say

No editorial calendar, no SEO cadence. A field note ships when an engagement teaches us something worth writing down.

Honest about what we leave out

Client specifics stay out — under NDA by default. The shape of the lesson is public; the production detail belongs to the client.