The Journal
What we ship, what breaks, and what actually works. Written by the people doing the work — no ghostwriters, no filler.
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· 8 min read
How to hire an AI enablement consultant: what they do, engagement models, real fixed pricing from $5,000, and the questions that expose pretenders.
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· 9 min read
What an AI operator actually does: producing real work through AI tools. Responsibilities, skills, org placement, and a copy-paste job description template.
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AI project rescue, defined: a staged recovery framework for stalled chatbots, RAG, and automation pilots, plus how to decide rescue vs rebuild vs retire.
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What Claude Fable 5 changes for business output: verified benchmarks, the June suspension timeline, real rollout checks, and how one operator runs it.
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· 11 min read
A developer's guide to cleaning up AI-generated code: nine recurring smells, before/after fixes, and the safety-net workflow that makes refactoring safe.
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A senior engineer's triage playbook for broken vibe-coded apps: stabilize, diagnose, then decide refactor vs rewrite, with the risk order that matters.
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Three human-in-the-loop patterns for MCP servers: elicitation, sampling review, and out-of-band approval, plus an open-source server you can run today.
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n8n vs Mastra compared by an agency that ships both: visual workflows vs a TypeScript agent framework, when each wins, and how to combine them.
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What a vibe coding cleanup specialist does, what one costs, how to vet them, and when to hire one vs rebuild: a hiring guide from a team doing the work.
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Vibe coding technical debt, quantified: the five debt types AI code accrues, what each costs to carry, and how remediation actually gets priced.
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AI enablement, defined by a team that does it: tools, workflows, then AI operators. A three-stage maturity model to locate your org and plan the next step.
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· 6 min read
AI operator has two meanings: OpenAI's shut-down browser agent and a fast-growing job. What each is, why the product died, and why the role matters now.
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