Codebase Port Cost: What ts-rust Really Took
ts-rust ported the TypeScript compiler to Rust with agents. I ran it and read its own numbers: the codebase port cost $24k after a $400k stall.
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Why I’m Betting on a Minimal Agent Harness
Pi 1.0's own release notes claim a 40% prompt-token cut from Codemode. Here's the arithmetic I'd run before trusting a minimal agent harness.
Open-weight decision models: Clef vs Strands Decider
Clef and Strands Decider 2B are open-weight decision models that return a calibrated score, not text. Here's what shipped and why it…
The Hidden Risk of Letting AI Manage Ad Campaigns
MCP's own specs disagree on whether it is stateful. Neither defines a record of what changed in your ad account — and…
Your Agent A/B Test Was Broken Before You Ran It
In parimutuel betting your own bet moves the odds you get, so you can't test a strategy against half your bankroll. Agents…
Half My Agent’s Budget Goes to Checking Its Own Work
I built the quality gate last, in an afternoon, as the cheap safety rail. Then I added up the API bills by…
I Rewrote the Test Until My Writing Passed It
Five commits in four days, every one adjusting the grader that judges this blog's drafts, every one triggered by a verdict I…