agent-first is the de facto nowI just finished rebuilding our docs at docs.self.xyz, and the whole thing came from one assumption: every page now gets read twice. Once by a developer, and once by the agent sitting next to them. If Jun 22, 2026·5 min read
Agent = Model + HarnessIf you have ever called an LLM API, you already know the basic shape of it. You send some text, you get some text back, and the connection closes. That is a model. It is good at producing language, buJun 5, 2026·8 min read
The Day 15 Files Became OneMeet Sam. Four months ago, Sam joined a fast-growing document management startup as a backend developer. The company's product processes documents in various formats, JSON, XML, YAML, CSV, and more. Sam's job? Build a robust document parsing system. ...Jan 10, 2026·25 min read
Bob The BuilderMeet Bob. Two months ago, they joined a fast-growing data analytics startup as a backend developer. The company's main product is a data warehouse API that lets customers query massive datasets. Bob's job? Build a client library that makes it easy to...Jan 1, 2026·24 min read
The Configuration ChaosMeet Jordan. Six months ago, Jordan joined a promising startup called "FastAPI Co." as a DevOps engineer. The company's main product is a high-traffic API service that handles configuration management for thousands of micro-services. At peak times, t...Dec 20, 2025·22 min read
The Coffee Shop CrisisMeet Alex. Three months ago, Alex fulfilled a lifelong dream: opening "Rusty Bean", a cozy coffee shop in downtown Portland. Business is booming! Students camp out with their laptops, seniors meet for their morning ritual, and the loyalty program is ...Dec 19, 2025·32 min read
Self-Secured Folders with ElectronYou've got sensitive files on your laptop. Medical records, financial documents, private photos, confidential work files. Sure, you could password-protect them, encrypt them with traditional methods, or hide them in obscure folders. But here's the th...Nov 21, 2025·12 min read
