#developer-tools

Introducing Leaf: A Multi-Agent Coding Orchestrator

I built a multi-agent orchestrator that plans work as a graph, proves completion with merged PRs, and doesn't need anyone watching. Here's Leaf.

Leaf: Multi-Host Orchestration for My Actual Workflow

The one where I investigate automated agentic workflows.

Factory: The Next Phase of Hybrid AI Development

Frontier cloud models write the code. Local models rank and triage the backlog. Here's how Factory automates the dirty work on a dedicated NUC.

The Focus Tax: How Antigravity Cures Context Switching

The average developer loses 20% of cognitive capacity per context switch. See how Antigravity's asynchronous tools and subagents cure the focus tax.

The End of Coding Won't Be in 2026

Eric Schmidt says programming is ending. A programmer from 1945 would say it ended forty years ago. Both are right, and both are wrong.

Paper Tigers and Pickup Trucks

Does winning the AI tools race today actually matter? History says probably not.

Context-Driven Development: Teaching Your AI Assistant How You Think

AI coding assistants are powerful, but they're blind to your intent. Context-driven development fixes that.

I Wrote About Changing Audiences. Then I Built Root.

Root is a development workflow framework for AI-assisted coding. Here's why I built it and what it does.

Gemini 3 Pro vs Claude Sonnet 4.5: Antigravity IDE Review

Real-world Gemini 3 Pro vs Claude Sonnet 4.5 comparison. Antigravity IDE review, benchmark performance, and capacity limits explained.

Gemini CLI's Hidden Superpower: Custom System Prompts

Customize Gemini CLI behavior with custom system prompts using a simple environment variable. Tutorial + ready-made agents from Pirate to Shakespeare.

The Case for Universal AI Extension Standards: Skills and Extensions Should Be Interchangeable

Claude Skills and Gemini Extensions solve the same problem with incompatible formats. Here's why standardization would eliminate unnecessary cognitive load.

MCP Context Bloat: When Your AI Agent Gets Dependency Hell

Running too many MCP servers creates the same problems we learned to avoid with dependencies. Here's what we're doing about it.

AgentKit vs ADK: Which AI Agent Framework Actually Works?

OpenAI AgentKit vs Google ADK comparison: architecture, security, model flexibility, and real production experience. Which AI agent framework works for your use case?

Why I Use Claude Code (Even Though I Work at Google Cloud)

An honest look at choosing AI coding tools based on pricing models, use cases, and validation workflows - not just employer loyalty.

What 106 Extensions in Week One Tell Us About AI Developer Tools

Analysis of the Gemini CLI extension marketplace launch: what 106 extensions and 34,000+ downloads in week one reveal about developer priorities and ecosystem growth patterns.