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Learning AI·24 min read

Agentic AI in Production: From Prototype to Reliable Service

Ship agentic AI that doesn't break at 2 AM. Covers orchestration patterns (ReAct, planning loops), error handling, circuit breakers, graceful degradation, observability, and scaling — with TypeScript implementations you can steal.

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Learning AI·25 min read read

AI Agent Memory: From Session Context to Long-Term Knowledge

Build AI agent memory systems from scratch in TypeScript. Covers memory types (session, episodic, semantic, procedural), architectures (buffer, summary, vector retrieval), RAG intersection, and privacy-first design.

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Learning AI·28 min read read

AI Agent Observability: What to Monitor When Your Agent Goes Live

Build a production observability pipeline for AI agents. Covers latency, token usage, tool success rates, conversation quality, drift detection, structured logging, alerting strategies, and the critical difference between LLM and agent observability.

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Learning AI·24 min read

AI Agent Testing: How to Evaluate Agents Before They Talk to Customers

A practical guide to testing AI agents before production — scenario-based testing with AI personas, scorecard evaluation, regression suites, edge case generation, and CI/CD integration.

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Learning AI·26 min read read

AI Agent Tools: MCP, OpenAPI, and Tool Management That Actually Scales

How production AI agents discover, execute, and manage tools — from MCP protocol to OpenAPI auto-importing, security sandboxing, and multi-tenant tool infrastructure.

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Learning AI·20 min read read

Build Your Own AI Agent Memory System (Then Learn What Breaks at Scale)

Build a complete memory system for customer-facing AI agents — session context, persistent recall, semantic search. Then learn what breaks when real customers start returning.

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Learning AI·20 min read read

Build Your Own AI Agent Tool System (Then Learn What Breaks at Scale)

Build a complete tool system for customer-facing AI agents from scratch — registry, execution, auth, monitoring. Then learn what breaks when real customers start calling.

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Learning AI·25 min read

MCP Deep Dive: Advanced Patterns for Agent Tool Integration

Production MCP patterns for teams who've built their first server and need to scale it — OAuth 2.1 with PKCE, Streamable HTTP transport, gateways, sampling, dynamic tool registration, and multi-tenant security.

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Learning AI·28 min read read

Multimodal AI Agents: Voice, Vision, and Text in Production

How to architect multimodal AI agents that process voice, vision, and text simultaneously — from STT→LLM→TTS pipelines to vision integration, latency budgets, and production fusion strategies.

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Learning AI·19 min read read

Voice Agent Platform Architecture: The Stack Behind Sub-300ms Responses

Deep dive into voice agent architecture — the STT→LLM→TTS pipeline, latency budgets, interruption handling, WebRTC vs WebSocket transport, and what orchestration platforms leave on the table.

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Learning AI·20 min read

Fine-Tuning vs RAG: The Decision Nobody Gets Right (With Code for Both)

When to fine-tune, when to use RAG, and when you need both — with hands-on LoRA fine-tuning and RAG implementation on the same task to show the difference.

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Learning AI·20 min read

Multi-Agent AI Systems: Build an Agent Orchestrator Without a Framework

Build a multi-agent system from scratch — delegation, planning loops, and inter-agent communication — before reaching for LangGraph or CrewAI.

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