Agents·MCP
We Gave LLMs 150 Tools: Here's What Broke.
MCP tool overload is real. We benchmarked six LLMs with 25 to 150 MCP tools and measured accuracy degradation, latency spikes, and hard API limits. The cheapest model won.
Craig Tracey ·
sixdegree
Thinking in Relationships
MCP
MCP vs CLI: You're Asking the Wrong Question
The debate between MCP and CLI for agent tooling misses the point. The real question is which mode you're building for, and where the actual token costs hide.
Craig Tracey ·
Platform Engineering·Agents·Context
Internal Developer Portals vs Context Layers
IDPs were built for humans browsing catalogs. AI agents need something different: queryable relationships, real-time state, and cross-system reasoning. Here's why IDPs can't close the gap.
Craig Tracey ·
Context·Agents
The Connective Layer
Andreessen Horowitz published their thesis on why data agents need a context layer. Canonical entities, identity resolution, tribal knowledge, governance. We've been building exactly this.
Craig Tracey ·
Platform Engineering
Service Catalog vs Live Ontology: Why Static Catalogs Fail
Service catalogs promised to be the single source of truth for your infrastructure. Here's why they go stale, what a live ontology provides instead, and when each approach actually makes sense.
Craig Tracey ·
MCP·Agents·Architecture
Progressive Disclosure for Agents
Giving an LLM 40 tools and hoping it picks the right one is the same mistake dashboards made for humans. Progressive disclosure fixes it, but for agents the mechanism is different.
Craig Tracey ·
Developer Experience
Why Developer Onboarding Still Takes Months
Developer onboarding remains painfully slow despite AI coding tools. The root cause is not documentation. It is that system understanding is trapped in tribal knowledge and disconnected tools.
Craig Tracey ·
Platform Engineering
What Is Blast Radius Analysis and Why Every Team Needs It
Blast radius analysis maps the downstream impact of changes before they happen, whether that's an API field, a database column, or a key person leaving the company.
Craig Tracey ·
MCP
MCP Needs Connective Tissue
Model Context Protocol gives LLMs powerful tools, but without relationship data, every request becomes trial and error. Why that leads to hallucinations and why context matters.
Craig Tracey ·
AI
Your Job Isn't Disappearing. It's Evolving
AI is taking over tactical work, but strategic roles are becoming more valuable than ever. Here's why being the chef matters more than being the line cook.
Craig Tracey ·
AI
From Dashboards to Conversations: Conway's Law in the AI Era
Traditional UIs mirror organizational silos. Conway's Law stands between you and your outcomes.
Craig Tracey ·
AI
Why LeetCode Was Always a Dumb Idea - And AI Is Finally Killing It
LeetCode never tested real engineering skills, and AI has finally exposed its fundamental flaws as a hiring filter
Craig Tracey ·