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Guides

Guides

  1. Hands and feet

    What an agent is, and why git matters: the loop, the context window, the folder that loads first, and the two gates.

    1. DeckSlides with speaker notes, in the browser: from language model to agent.
    2. WalkthroughThe talk as a scroll-through read: what an agent is, the folder, the two gates.
    3. Lesson · LarderThe build, chapter by chapter: needs Claude Code and a folder, no coding.
    October 19, 2026
  2. cairn, stacking primitives

    cairn from first principles: containers, OCI images, bootc, the CI that builds and boots them, the trust chain under them, and how the disks unlock.

    1. DeckSlides, in the browser or as a PDF: phone-style updates for servers.
    2. WalkthroughDraftIn preparation: the talk as a scroll-through read, from containers and bootc to boot gates, TPM trust, and landing keystone.
    October 21, 2026
  3. The ladder and the meter

    AI in engineering practice: meta-models, graphs, retrieval, stuffing, and the evaluation loop that earns each rung.

    1. DeckSlides with speaker notes, in the browser: from ontology to meta-model.
    2. WalkthroughThe talk as a scroll-through read: context, retrieval, tools, and the scorer behind each number.
    3. Lesson · OntologyThe kitchen model, built and script-checked; needs a folder and a coding agent.
    October 26, 2026
  4. Structure over the trove

    Meta-models, SysML v2, and one question asked four ways.

    1. DeckSlides with speaker notes, in the browser: one model handed over four ways.
    2. WalkthroughThe talk as a scroll-through read: meta-model to parsed graph, into the Representation lesson.
    3. Lesson · RepresentationAn interactive page for desktop: recorded runs with no key, or live with yours.
    November 2, 2026
  5. A Bench of Your Own

    Take an LLM step you already run and build the evaluation that tells you which rungs of the ladder pay.

    1. DeckDraftIn preparation: a stub deck, exhibits planned, for the bench and the ladder.
    2. WalkthroughDraftIn preparation: a stub of the read, half evaluation design, half the ladder.
    November 2026

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