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A constellation of knowledge to keep you oriented in the AI sky.

Being a modern engineer is no longer about pouring all your energy into typing out code that AI already writes so well. It is about working with AI agents on the work that matters more: framing problems, system design and verification. Across this vast sky of mostly noisy information, each star here is a piece of knowledge I have actually used, verified and kept. Connected into constellations, they give you and your agents a map of what to learn, what to use and what to skip.

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  1. Six stars · α

    Clean and reviewed

    Every piece goes through several rounds of cross-review, and I read and approve it last before it goes out. No filler, no invented results.

    Who writes and reviews
  2. β

    Real practice

    Written from my daily work: the workflows, commands, config files and the places I tripped while using AgentKit, Claude Code, Codex and OMP.

    Browse the series
  3. γ

    AI pulse

    I follow and take apart what is happening around AI, so latecomers can still catch up without reading everything.

    Open the library
  4. δ

    Shared openly

    Knowledge, skills, config files and the toys I use every day: whatever helps me, I share back.

    Tools I use
  5. ε

    Versioned

    Tools change all the time, so pieces do too. Outdated pieces get updated with their version stated, instead of quietly going stale.

    See recent updates
  6. ζ

    Agent-readable

    Clean, structured content your agent can search and read over MCP or REST while it works.

    API and MCP docs
  7. Seven regions of the sky · ☉︎

    Workflow & tips

    Habits and workflows for working with agents faster, with less rework.

    5 pieces

    Explore this region
  8. ☽︎

    Harness engineering

    The runtime layer around the model: hooks, guards, routing, control plane.

    2 pieces

    Explore this region
  9. ☿︎

    Agents & orchestration

    Running agents in parallel, advisors, subagents, and how to coordinate them.

    3 pieces

    Explore this region
  10. ♀︎

    AgentKit & AI tools

    Installing, configuring, and running AgentKit and other AI tools.

    8 pieces

    Explore this region
  11. ♂︎

    Repo teardowns

    Close reads of repos worth learning from: structure, design choices, reuse.

    2 pieces

    • Deep dive: Lauren Tan's pstack coming soon
    • Taking apart REA: reverse engineering anything with AI (Miles Deutscher) coming soon
    Explore this region
  12. ♃︎

    Terms & patterns

    AI and software terms and patterns, explained with examples that run.

    1 piece

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  13. ♄︎

    System design

    System architecture, and using AI to design, draw, and check it.

    1 piece

    Explore this region

  14. Six stars, seven regions

    You will never read all the information, but you only need a few points of light joined into a path. The six stars keep every piece pointed the right way, and the seven regions are where the pieces live. Read the public posts, go deep with Subscriber guides, or let your agent search the whole sky.

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Three paths through the constellation

Start anywhere. Every path leads into the same sky.

  1. Read the public posts

    Public posts are open to everyone, enough to learn what a tool can do and whether it is worth using.

    Open the library

  2. Go deep with the Subscriber plan

    Subscriber guides cover the rest: exact commands, sample configs, the order of steps and how to recover when things break.

    See the Subscriber plan

  3. Hand it to your agent

    Create an API key, connect MCP, and let your agent look things up in the library while you do real work.

    How to connect MCP

The night owl on watch

Owls see best when it is darkest. The site's owl keeps watch over this constellation so you do not have to stay up for every release. The star on its belly is the first star of the constellation.

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Public posts stay open. The Subscriber plan opens every other guide, new pieces and every update for as long as your plan runs.

See the Subscriber planQuestions? Write to me at contact@modernengineer.dev