Field notes on agent-driven development
Patterns, anti-patterns, and playbooks for teams shipping software with AI agents in the loop.
Jun 28, 2026 · Konuke
Orchestrating teams of agents: multi-agent systems for real business work
One agent in a chat box is a tool. A coordinated team of agents—an orchestrator routing work to specialists—is closer to a function you can staff. Here is when multi-agent systems actually pay off, the failure modes they introduce, and the security model that keeps agent-to-agent work from becoming an ungoverned mesh.
Jun 21, 2026 · Konuke
Agent identity and access: least privilege for your non-human workers
Every capable agent is a new non-human identity with credentials, permissions, and the ability to act. Treat it like a contractor you can scope, audit, and offboard—or inherit a sprawling, ungoverned access problem. Here is how to give agents their own identities and least-privilege access without grinding delivery to a halt.
Jun 14, 2026 · Konuke
Prompt injection is the agent attack surface: a defense playbook
The moment an agent reads untrusted content—an email, a web page, a support ticket, a PDF—it can be hijacked. Here is how prompt injection actually works against business agents, and a layered defense playbook that does not require you to stop shipping.
May 29, 2026 · Konuke
Measuring the ROI of agents: a model for value, cost, and risk
Most agent pilots die not because the tech fails, but because nobody can say what they were worth. Here is a risk-adjusted ROI model that counts the value, the true cost, and the security exposure—so agent investments survive the next budget review.
May 24, 2026 · Konuke
Always-on agents: triggers, schedules, and governed automation beyond the chat window
Interactive assistants are only half the story. Cron jobs, webhooks, and PR-triggered agents can run business and engineering workflows on a clock—with security and accountability built in from day one.
May 24, 2026 · Konuke
Which business tasks should you give agents first? A prioritization scorecard
A practical scorecard for delegating work to agents across the company—without repeating security mistakes or burning trust on high-stakes judgment calls.
May 18, 2026 · Konuke
Agents in the business loop: use cases, security, and why agent-driven work is becoming the default
Beyond the IDE: where agents already earn their keep in revenue, risk, and operations—and why treating them like first-class collaborators is the only sustainable path.
May 12, 2026 · Konuke
An AI coding assistant rollout plan that engineering teams will actually follow
A phased plan focused on norms, PR hygiene, and measurable quality—so your pilot does not die in Slack debates.
May 10, 2026 · Konuke
PR review checklist for agent-assisted code (that reviewers can use in 60 seconds)
A short checklist to keep agent-generated diffs reviewable: intent, scope, tests, and security hotspots—without turning every PR into a debate.
May 8, 2026 · Konuke
Security review checklist for AI dev tools and agents (pragmatic, not paranoid)
A security-first checklist for evaluating coding assistants, plugins, and agent workflows: data flows, secrets, supply chain, and what to log when things go wrong.
May 2, 2026 · Konuke
What is agent-driven development?
A practical definition: agents as accountable participants in your delivery loop—not magic, not a sidecar.
Apr 18, 2026 · Konuke
Onboarding engineering teams to AI without the thrash
Rollouts fail when tools arrive before norms. Here is a week-one playbook that keeps delivery credible.
Mar 30, 2026 · Konuke
Guardrails for agent-assisted coding that security teams can live with
Practical boundaries: secrets, data egress, third-party tools, and how to keep automation observable.
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