Agent Memory Layers: When Persistent Memory Beats Re-Retrieval
Agent memory layers pay off only for long-lived agents with repeat users. Use this rule on session length and write rate to decide whether to build one.
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Sharing strategic insights and lessons from over 20 years of building scalable systems, leading high-performing teams, and navigating complex technology shifts.
· StrategyOpen Weights, Frontier APIs or Self-Hosting: A Workload-Based Decision Matrix
Open weights vs frontier APIs vs self-hosting: a decision matrix built on request volume, data sensitivity, eval maturity and compliance.
Open Kernel Modules in Practice: What NVIDIA's Open GPU Driver Changes for Platform Teams
Open GPU kernel modules improve debuggability and auditability for fleet operators, not performance. Here is who benefits and who can ignore them.
Agent Reliability Patterns: Retries, Idempotency and Observability in Agentic Loops
Agent reliability patterns fail when retries re-run side effects. Design idempotency keys and step-level tracing into the loop from day one.
· StrategyMCP Server Security: Tool Poisoning, Hijacked Calls and Access Control
MCP server security starts with one question: who can change a tool definition? Treat descriptions as untrusted input and add per-tool authorization.
Local-First MCP: Air-Gapped Tool Calling with llama.cpp
Local-first MCP with llama.cpp makes offline tool-calling agents viable, and a 32k context budget forces tool discovery at runtime, not upfront.