Field Notes
Notes from inside the work.
Practitioner observations on engineering, production AI, and the unglamorous parts of building software that holds up.
Stop building “multi-agent orchestration”; build workflow contracts
Most “multi-agent orchestration” is just a demo loop with vibes. Real systems treat agents like role-bound workers behind workflow contracts: strict inputs/outputs, deterministic handoffs, and failure semantics you can test.
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What "Production AI" Actually Means in 2026
Most teams that say they 'have AI in production' actually have a prototype with a confident name. The chasm between those two things is the most expensive misunderstanding in enterprise software in 2026.
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