Writing

Notes from building AI-era systems that have to hold up.

Insights on the Laravel AI SDK, AI agents, executive leadership, technical excellence, and software development.

Oct 15, 2026

10 min

Technical excellence

What Is WebMCP? What It Means for Your Website

WebMCP lets AI agents use your website through structured tools instead of clicks. Here is what it is, how it differs from MCP, and what to do now that Shopify has switched it on for checkout.

Sep 19, 2026

7 min

Technical excellence

n8n Production Case Study: What Survives After the Demo for US Service Firms

n8n demos look clean; production fails on empty payloads, credential drift, and silent retries. This case study walks through anonymized US service-firm patterns — enrichment, inbox triage, and meeting handoffs — and the operating rules that keep workflows alive after go-live.

Sep 17, 2026

8 min

Technical excellence

What Production AI Systems Need That Demos Don’t

Production AI systems need more than a working demo: auth, queues, rollback, and an owner at 2am. This article walks through what demos omit, what research says about pilot failure, and how Soft Pyramid judgment helps US SMBs ship systems that hold up.

Apr 24, 2026

13 min

Technical excellence

Model Context Protocol: A Practical Guide to MCP Clients, Servers, and AI Integration

Model Context Protocol, or MCP, is emerging as a practical standard for connecting AI applications to tools, data, and enterprise systems. This guide explains how MCP clients and servers fit together, what problem the protocol actually solves, and when engineering teams should adopt it versus keep a simpler integration path.

Apr 17, 2026

6 min

Technical excellence

Project Glasswing Explained: Anthropic’s Push for Defensive Cybersecurity in the AI Era

Anthropic announced Project Glasswing, a cross-industry initiative that pairs major cloud and security vendors with a new frontier model, Claude Mythos Preview, to find and fix vulnerabilities in critical software. This article unpacks the announcement, why it matters for defenders, and what organizations should watch next.

Mar 30, 2026

11 min

Technical excellence

Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) and AEO: Adapting to AI Search

Explore how Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) and Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) are reshaping digital discovery. Discover a practical framework to adapt your content strategy, structure for LLM comprehension, and maintain visibility as AI answers change what ranking means.

Mar 24, 2026

7 min

Technical excellence

Claude Cowork Explained: Agentic Knowledge Work in Claude Desktop

Claude Cowork applies the same agentic architecture that powers Claude Code, but inside Claude Desktop, so you can delegate multi-step knowledge work without living in the terminal. This article explores what Cowork is, how it differs from chat and Claude Code, and how to extend and use it responsibly.