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AI Agents
99 posts on ai agents — guides and lab notes from real runs on hardware we own. New posts land here automatically. Start anywhere, or grab the copy-paste prompts that ship with them.
- 8 min read
AI Agent Cost in 2026: $500 DIY to $150K Enterprise [Breakdown]
Vendor quotes for AI agents run 3-5x reality. We surveyed 40+ builds — from $500 DIY weekends to $150K enterprise rollouts. Here's the real 2026 cost breakdown by complexity tier.
- 7 min read
How to Hire an AI Agent Developer (2026 Guide)
The market is flooded with people claiming to build AI agents. Here's how to tell who can actually ship one—and what questions to ask before you pay anything.
- 6 min read
Google A2A Protocol 2026: How Cross-Vendor Agents Talk
Google's A2A protocol finally lets agents from different vendors talk to each other. What it does, when it ships in 2026, and the 3-line config that makes your stack A2A-ready today.
- 6 min read
How a 9-Person Startup Replaced Its Dev Team With AI
JustPaid ran 7 AI agents 24/7 with OpenClaw, shipped 10 features in a month for $4K/week. Here is the real cost breakdown and what it means for you.
- 8 min read
6 Agent Patterns From Claude Code's Leaked Source
Anthropic accidentally leaked Claude Code's source. I read through it. Here are 6 architecture patterns that are changing how I build agents for clients.
- 7 min read
Prompt Injection Attacks on AI Agents: What Business Owners Need to Know
AI agents can be hijacked through the content they read. Here is what prompt injection looks like in production, why your existing security stack will not catch it, and what to build instead.
- 6 min read
What Is MCP? The Protocol That Makes AI Agents Actually Useful for Business
Model Context Protocol (MCP) is the open standard that lets AI agents talk to your real tools — databases, APIs, files — without custom glue code. Here's what it is, how it works, and whether you actually need it.
- 8 min read
Why 88% of AI Agent Pilots Fail (And How to Beat It)
88% of AI agent pilots never ship to production. We analyzed why — and built a 5-step playbook used by the 12% of teams that actually make it.
- 7 min read
Local LLM on Consumer GPUs: 50 req/s, $0/Call [Benchmarks 2026]
Cloud LLM bills hit $2K/month fast. An RTX 5070 Ti serves Llama 3.1 at 50 req/s for $0 per call — we benchmarked 4 consumer GPUs and built the exact production setup.
- 7 min read
Custom vs. Off-the-Shelf AI Agents for Small Business
Off-the-shelf AI agents fail when your workflow is the edge. Here's when custom development actually pays off for small business.
- 8 min read
Stop Runaway LLM Spend: AI Agent Cost Control (Python)
One bad loop and an AI agent burned $200 in minutes. AgentGuard is a Python SDK that enforces hard cost limits at runtime — here is how to ship it.
- 7 min read
OpenClaw vs Custom AI Agents: 3x Faster to Ship, 2x the Cost — Real Numbers Inside
We ran the same AI agent on OpenClaw and a custom build for 90 days. Shipping was faster — but the monthly bill, vendor lock-in, and control gaps tell a different story. Full breakdown with actual costs.
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