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What we’re learning, what we’re shipping, what we’re refusing to do. Published on a rhythm, most of these posts come through our marketing-agent pipeline. Some land here first.
- 2026-05-29
Claude API vs Hosted AI Tool: When Operators Should Build Their Own
Claude API vs hosted AI tool is a build-or-buy call, not a tech debate. A field guide for SMB and mid-market operators deciding when custom beats subscribing.
10 min read · Build vs Buy
- 2026-05-27
OpenAI Operator and the rise of browser agents, when computer use is the right tool for your operations team
OpenAI Operator, Anthropic Computer Use, and Google Project Astra all let AI drive a browser. Here is when that actually matters for a business and when a plain API integration is faster, cheaper, and more reliable.
6 min read · Field notes
- 2026-05-27
AI for law firms, what actually ships and what stays a pilot
An operator's view of AI for law firms in 2026. Where the wins are real, where the risk is concentrated, and how a small or mid-size firm should sequence its first six months.
8 min read · Vertical
- 2026-05-26
Gemini 3 Pro for HIPAA-grade AI, what we shipped on Vertex AI for Smile PreVue
We picked Google Vertex AI Gemini 3 Pro for a HIPAA-grade dental AI product. Here is the build, the compliance work behind it, and what we would do differently.
6 min read · Field notes
- 2026-05-25
How to integrate AI into a business workflow without burning your first six months
How to integrate AI into a business workflow: a studio's operator-level breakdown of what the work actually looks like, where teams get stuck, and the thin-slice path that ships.
8 min read · Methodology
- 2026-05-25
Hosted agents across Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI, which one for your business
Three labs, three hosted agent platforms, and a real decision framework. How we pick across Anthropic, Google Vertex AI, and OpenAI Assistants for production work.
6 min read · Field notes
- 2026-05-24
MCP in plain English, connecting your existing tools to Claude without rebuilding anything
Anthropic's Model Context Protocol lets Claude talk to your existing software. Here is what that actually means for a business that is not a dev shop, and what we look for before we wire it up.
6 min read · Field notes
- 2026-05-23
Claude Code for operations teams, yes, the same tool the engineers use
Claude Code is marketed at engineers, but the agent loop underneath it is general-purpose. Here is how we deploy it as an ops runtime for non-engineering teams.
8 min read · Field notes
- 2026-05-23
Anthropic's hosted agents, what they actually are, and when to use them in your business
Anthropic now runs the agent runtime for you. Here is what that means in plain English, where it is the right call for a business, and where you still want a custom build.
6 min read · Field notes
- 2026-05-22
The Interview, Analyze, Execute method, how we approach every engagement
Our methodology for shipping AI and software inside real businesses. Borrowed from a 200-page evaluation that seeded a spun-out QA/QC product.
3 min read · Field notes