Journal
Notes from the studio
Short writing on how we take AI work from a promising demo to something a company can run.
What “production” means for an agent
A demo that answers once is not a system. Production is the trace, the limit, and the person who can stop it.
Retrieval is a product decision
The vector database is the least interesting choice. Access, citation, and the questions you refuse matter more.
Own the runtime
If you cannot explain where the process runs and where the rows live, you do not yet have an operating plan.