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ToolsAug 8, 20263 min read
Claude Code Makes Auto Mode Default on August 14
Anthropic is flipping Claude Code's auto mode to the default permission setting starting August 14, removing the manual opt-in step. For teams shipping agentic coding workflows, this changes how you need to think about guardrails from day one.
AgentsJul 6, 20264 min read
Isolated Machines, Mesh Networks, Cross-Model Review: The Agent Infrastructure Stack Is Fragmenting Fast
Three independent tools dropped this week that each solve a different layer of the agentic execution problem: isolation, coordination, and code review. Together they sketch a picture of where agent infrastructure is heading.
AgentsJul 2, 20262 min read
ScarfBench Tests AI Agents on Real Enterprise Java Migrations
IBM Research's ScarfBench gives AI agents a concrete, high-stakes coding task: migrating enterprise Java frameworks. Here is what the benchmark reveals about where agents actually stand on production-grade refactoring work.
Prompt EngineeringJun 20, 20263 min read
AI Killed the Economics of Code Production. Now Engineering Discipline Is the Scarce Resource.
When code became free and instant, the bottleneck shifted from writing to judgment. Here is what that means for teams shipping LLM features today.