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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.