The Model Changed. My Skill Didn't. The Score Still Dropped.
My rule for evaluating an agent skill is deliberately asymmetric: Test the agent on the weakest model you intend to support. Choose the judg...
Oct 7, 2026
7 min
Keep the Why vs. OKF Agent Memory vs. RepoWise: Three Approaches to Git-Native Project Memory
Three approaches to Git-native project memory for coding agents "Project memory for coding agents" is becoming a broad category. Three proje...
Oct 6, 2026
11 min
From Codebase to Cognitive Skill: Inside BAAI's Repo-to-Skill Framework
Give an autonomous coding agent a hundred-thousand-token context window, point it at a GitHub repository, and ask it to reproduce an ML base...
Sep 21, 2026
12 min
Context Engineering, Part 2: Memory, Agentic RAG, and the Patterns Part 1 Didn't Cover
Part 2 explores the layers that separate demos from production AI systems. Learn how persistent memory differs from chat history, when to us...
Jun 22, 2026
6 min
Token Budgeting: The Engineering Skill Nobody Talks About
Most developers think token optimization means shorter prompts. In 2026, the biggest costs come from bloated chat history, unused tool schem...
Jun 18, 2026
10 min
Context Engineering: The Skill That's Actually Replacing Prompt Engineering in 2026
For two years, prompt engineering was the AI skill everyone wanted. LinkedIn courses, boot camps, six-figure job titles. Then something chan...
Jun 13, 2026
8 min