Watching the Black BoxThe final part of a series on agent harnesses. We started with the model-plus-harness idea, then built subagents, gave them a safe place to work, and wired up tools, memory, and workflows. This last pJun 6, 2026·7 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
Creating a Privacy-First Site Blocker Using Self ProtocolYou know that moment when you promise yourself "just five minutes" on Twitter, and suddenly an hour has vanished? Or when you're trying to focus, but Instagram is just right there? I've always been fascinated by the idea of parental controls, not jus...Nov 21, 2025·14 min read
