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Model Selection Is an Operational Variable, Not a Code Constant

Jun 15, 2026 · 5 min read

Config-driven model selection gives per-customer cost control, live tier changes without redeploy, and a verification path for actual API spend.

The Harness Is the Product: What You Own When the AI Brain Is Rented

May 30, 2026 · 8 min read

The frontier model rotates roughly monthly. The durable asset is the harness it plugs into. Define the harness by function, not by today's tool.

What Happens When Your AI Agent Briefing Lies

Apr 9, 2026 · 6 min read

The session briefing said 10 alerts. There were 270. Fixing it took four tracks, $741 in compute, and a captain who refused to accept done.

What Running Multiple Ventures with AI Agents Actually Costs

Feb 19, 2026 · 13 min read

Every line item for running an AI-native dev lab across multiple projects. Total: about $490 a month.

Why We Built a Development Lab Instead of a Product

Jan 13, 2026 · 7 min read

Most founders pick one idea and go all-in. We built shared infrastructure first. Here is why.

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