Notes on agents, software, and work.
Systems / July 21, 2026 / 7 min read
Agentic teams: which harness has them, when to use one
By the end you can answer three things: what an agent team actually is versus subagents, which harness supports it right now (Claude Code, OpenCode, Codex, Aider/Cline), and the one condition under which a team is worth adopting.
Operator notes / July 21, 2026 / 9 min read
Agent design pattern google: which one should you ship?
You leave able to pick sequential, loop, or parallel for your workload, know when to stay single-agent, and land on the real Google docs, ADK repos, and the free book without hunting.
Operator notes / July 21, 2026 / 9 min read
MCP Toolbox for Databases: when to standardize on it
By the end, the reader can decide standardize-on-Toolbox vs per-database vs hand-rolled with a keep-able checklist, knows what the framework is and where it stands (v1.0, maintained, at scale), and knows the operational and security checks
Operator notes / July 21, 2026 / 10 min read
GitHub MCP servers: how to choose which one to connect
You will leave with a four-axis scorecard for choosing any MCP server, applied to the real forks you face today (AWS managed vs awslabs, Slack vendor vs korotovsky, GitHub official), plus a conflicting-servers audit and an honest map of wha
Operator notes / July 21, 2026 / 8 min read
WinDbg MCP: which server to wire in, and what it grants
Name the canonical WinDbg MCP server in the first breath, compare it honestly against the real alternatives, and tell you exactly what you are handing the agent before you wire it in.
Operator notes / July 21, 2026 / 8 min read
Aider vs Cline: which AI coding agent fits how you work
You leave with a two-axis frame (terminal-first vs IDE-first, autonomy vs assist) and a fit matrix that maps Aider, Cline, and Continue to how you actually work, plus the one dimension generic comparisons skip: Cline's Plan/Act per-mode mod
Systems / July 21, 2026 / 8 min read
SearXNG MCP servers: which to run, and how to keep it alive
By the end you know which searxng MCP server to wire into your agent, how to connect and test it, and what the 2026-07-28 stateless spec changes about the transport you pick.
Operator notes / July 21, 2026 / 8 min read
Binary Ninja MCP: which server to run and what it costs
By the end you know which of the three live Binary Ninja MCP servers to run for your client and workflow, what it actually costs to get there, how to wire it in, and which agent capabilities to keep reversible.
Operator notes / July 21, 2026 / 7 min read
Zotero MCP: which server to install, and the four shapes
By the end you can name which of the four Zotero-AI tool shapes fits your setup and privacy tolerance, and which specific server to try first, without reading five separate setup pages.