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4 essays tagged with Production Readiness.
June 21, 2026·13 min read·Intermediate
The State of AI Agents in 2026: Standards Converged, Models Improved, Production Moved to the Harness
A mid-2026 review of agentic AI: MCP, A2A and AP2 converged as standards and models got more reliable — yet the bottleneck moved to the governed agent harness.
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May 12, 2026·6 min read·Intermediate
Scorecards Over Vibes: The Five Metrics That Keep Agents Honest
The five metrics that keep agents honest: policy, utility, latency, safety, and economics.
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May 9, 2026·18 min read·Intermediate
Agentic AI Systems Before and After ContextOS
A table-first guide to why agentic systems need bounded context, governed tools, typed decisions, replay, evaluation, and controlled improvement.
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May 9, 2026·21 min read·Intermediate
The Agent Harness Audit: A Production Readiness Checklist for Governed AI Agents
A production readiness audit for agent harnesses: forty-four runtime controls grouped into eight evidence-backed outcomes.
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