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Stop Building on Shifting Sand: Lock Your Object Model Before AI Touches It
AI-assisted projects turn to slop when there's no foundation. Lock two files — a plain-English object definition and a derived data model — and AI has to build on rock instead of shifting sand.
We Gave Every AI Agent a Job Title: It Changed Everything
We broke AI agents into domain-specific subagents with explicit ownership of routes, types, and business rules. The codebase got better overnight.
AWS Identity Center: How to Stop Giving Everyone the Keys to the Kingdom
Managing AWS permissions at scale is a losing game — everyone ends up with admin access. Here's how structured review sessions and an automated reporting agent can bring your Identity Center back under control.
Claude Hierarchy
Stop Claude Code from interrupting you every few seconds. Get the settings hierarchy right — and remember the rule that matters most: your local settings always win.
Your AI Tooling Needs Maintenance Too
The .claude/ directory drifts just like production code. Here's how a dedicated folder manager agent keeps your AI tooling configuration clean and working.
Terrance MacGregor
The API Agent That Enforces What Developers Forget Under Pressure
Under deadline pressure, API routes accumulate bad habits. Here's how a dedicated agent enforces REST standards, Zod validation, and permission checks on every route, every time.
Terrance MacGregor