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Provenance needs review: inspect the signal, verify the sources, and own the final decision.October 6, 2026

Provenance Is a Signal, Not a Verdict

AI provenance tools can help reviewers decide what to inspect next. They cannot replace source checking, disclosure rules, or human accountability.

Read the post →Test the bridge first: map the workflow, test the critical bridge, and keep a working fallback.September 28, 2026

We Tried a Self-Hosted Control Plane for Our AI Dev Pipeline. Here's What Happened.

We spent a day wiring a new self-hosted control plane on top of our existing AI software-factory pipeline—org structure, nine agent personas, shared connectors, a knowledge base. Here's why we tried it, how far we got, and the protocol-level bug that made us roll it back.

Read the post →A workspace of your own: host your workspace, give agents identities, and keep a shared audit trail.August 1, 2026

Self-Hosting Buzz: Give Your Team (and Your AI Agents) a Room of Their Own

A hands-on guide to running Block's open-source human+agent workspace, Buzz, on your own infrastructure — from Docker Compose setup to connecting Claude Code, Codex, and Goose.

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