Welcome to Reliable AI Workflows

AI engineering has moved fast this year, but speed doesn’t always mean stability. If you’ve taken a break this summer or have been too busy to stay on the pulse, it’s easy to feel behind. Looking at the current state of AI development for the enterprise can be overwhelming, and opinions range from “AI is worthless” to “AI will save the world.”

Building enterprise-grade products with AI agents and tools is possible, but only if you apply discipline around four pillars:

• PRDs that steer development

• Testing as the gatekeeper for every change

• Context control to keep agents from running wild

• The reality of MCPs and tool calling

This series exists to provide practical advice, without the hype. You’ll learn proven workflows, see what breaks in practice, and get the playbooks to fix it.

• Community posts (free): Everyone can access weekly essays, case notes, and practical introductions to PRDs, testing, context managers, and MCPs. Think of these as the baseline lessons and key ideas to keep you current.

• Subscriber posts (paid): Paid subscribers gain access to the complete toolkit, which includes PRD templates, Playwright specs, context/rule file packs, MCP adoption checklists, incident playbooks, and in-depth case studies. If you're looking to apply these practices right away, this is what you want.

Here’s what the first few posts will cover:

1. The Promise and the Problems — The Current State of AI Workflows and Why PRDs and Tests Matter More Than Ever.

2. PRD Fundamentals for Agentic Teams — how to write requirements that keep both humans and agents aligned.

3. Testing as the Gatekeeper — Playwright-first workflows, and why independent testability is non-negotiable.

4. MCP Reality Check — what MCPs can do today, where they break, and how to adopt them safely.

If you want practical, repeatable ways to ship AI-assisted features at enterprise quality without handing your roadmap over to vibe-coders, this is for you.

• Free subscribers get the weekly community posts and baseline guidance.

• Paid subscribers get the full playbooks, templates, and deep dives that let you put these workflows into practice right away.

👉 Hit Subscribe to get the free community posts, and consider upgrading for templates, deep dives, and the full toolkit.

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