AI-assisted development
8 articlesManaging AI agent skills at scale: a three-repo architecture
A three-repo architecture for managing public, private, and team AI agent skills with provenance tracking, drift detection, and synthesis merge — the first stan
Synthesis Skills: install proven methodology directly into your AI workflow
22 open-source Agent Skills encoding synthesis coding and synthesis engineering methodology. One command installs code review, content quality, project manageme
Synthesis merging: what happens after the first PR
Synthesis merging goes beyond conflict resolution. It is the creative act of integrating contributions into a coherent whole, making the combined result better
When a code review runbook becomes an upgrade playbook
I built a code review runbook to find problems. Then I used it on codebases I owned, and the review categories became execution phases. A checklist for assessme
What reviewing real codebases taught me about code review
I published a 900-check code review runbook. Then I used it on real engagements. The checklist worked, but the real lessons were about the process — starting wi
When Someone Else Contributes to Your Synthesis-Coded Project
Standard merge workflows break down for synthesis-coded projects. The adopt-and-adapt pattern provides a disciplined integration methodology that respects contr
Code Review That Scales: An Open-Source Runbook for Agentic Engineering
Most code review checklists are either too shallow or too heavy. This open-source runbook tiers review depth by project complexity — and is designed for agentic
The Part of Your Job AI Can't Do (And Why It Matters More Now)
There's a lot of anxiety about AI making engineering skills obsolete. But the most valuable part of what you do was never the typing. The judgment, the architec