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Guides.

Longer reads on the tools and protocols behind AI-assisted development. Factual, tool-specific, and updated when the ground shifts.

Explainer · 8 min read
What is MCP? The Model Context Protocol, explained for developers.
MCP is the "USB-C for LLMs." What it is, why it took off in 2025, and how to add your first server to Claude Desktop or Cursor.
Comparison · 10 min read
Claude Code vs Cursor: which AI coding tool should you actually use?
Honest head-to-head on pricing, agents, autonomy, and the kind of codebase each one handles best. No affiliate links, no winner-by-default.
Primer · 9 min read
Agentic coding, explained: from autocomplete to autonomous agents.
What "agentic coding" actually means, how we got here, and the four levels of autonomy every team should know about.
Deep dive · 13 min read
Why CLAUDE.html beats CLAUDE.md for AI context files.
Markdown won the developer docs format war a decade ago. With agents reading every context file you ship, HTML quietly beats it. Side by side examples, a live animated dashboard demo, and a migration plan.