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Dev.to · synthaicode
1w ago
Only Inert Definitions Cross the Boundary
In my previous two posts, I argued that MCP is more useful as a context distribution layer than as...
Dev.to · synthaicode
🤖 AI Agents & Automation
⚡ AI Lesson
1w ago
claude.md/agents.md Should Be a Bootloader, Not a Knowledge Base
In my previous post, I wrote that MCP may be more useful as a context distribution layer than as a...
Dev.to · synthaicode
🏗️ Systems Design & Architecture
⚡ AI Lesson
1w ago
MCP Is More Useful as Context Distribution Than as RPC
Most discussions around MCP focus on tool calling. That is natural. When people first see MCP, the...
Dev.to · synthaicode
💻 AI-Assisted Coding
⚡ AI Lesson
1mo ago
More Control, More Cost: Why Commanding AI Isn't Delegation
Yesterday, you typed /format. Checked the output. Typed /refactor. Checked again. Typed /test. You...
Dev.to · synthaicode
🧠 Large Language Models
⚡ AI Lesson
2mo ago
Role tells AI who to be. capability tells AI what to use.
Most prompt engineering articles tell you to start with a role. "Act as a senior software...
Dev.to · synthaicode
🤖 AI Agents & Automation
⚡ AI Lesson
2mo ago
When AI Says "Done", What Is Done?
Yesterday your AI agent finished the task. The logs were clean. No errors. No warnings. Task count:...
Dev.to · synthaicode
🛠️ AI Tools & Apps
⚡ AI Lesson
2mo ago
From README.md to README.mp4: Why AI-Native Repositories Need a Conceptual Entry Point
From README.md to README.mp4: Why AI-Native Repositories Need a Conceptual Entry Point For...
Dev.to · synthaicode
🤖 AI Agents & Automation
⚡ AI Lesson
2mo ago
AI Agents Need an Operating System, Not Just a Harness
Many agent discussions focus on autonomy, tools, prompts, or harnesses. But reliable work is not...
Dev.to · synthaicode
⚡ AI Lesson
2mo ago
XRefKit: An Implementation Example, Not a Template
When I publish a repository like XRefKit, the easiest misunderstanding is also the most predictable...
Dev.to · synthaicode
🧠 Large Language Models
⚡ AI Lesson
2mo ago
Separate Source Documents from AI-Readable Knowledge
If you give AI only your original documents, you are usually giving it the wrong shape of...
Dev.to · synthaicode
⚡ AI Lesson
2mo ago
Why File Paths Are Not Enough for AI Knowledge
Your docs may look organized to humans and still be structurally unreliable for AI. When humans...
Dev.to · synthaicode
🤖 AI Agents & Automation
⚡ AI Lesson
3mo ago
Why Your AI Agents Are Only Half as Smart as They Could Be
You hand an AI agent a GitHub Issue. It reads it, writes code, opens a PR, and passes CI. Impressive....
Dev.to · synthaicode
🧠 Large Language Models
⚡ AI Lesson
3mo ago
Indirect Prompt Injection Can Be Stopped by the AI Itself — Embed Directional Context Narrowing into Your Design
You had an AI summarize incoming emails. Something unexpected executed. Inside one email body was the...
Dev.to · synthaicode
💻 AI-Assisted Coding
⚡ AI Lesson
4mo ago
AI Skills Are Not Batch Files: 5 Design Principles from Real Operations
I've been building AI Skills, running them, watching them break, fixing them, and breaking them...
Dev.to · synthaicode
✍️ Prompt Engineering
6mo ago
We Can't Write the Perfect Prompt on the First Try — And That's the Point
Why dialogue beats one-shot prompting Introduction In my previous article, I...
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