Agents
Prompt Debt: When Your System Prompt Becomes Unmaintainable Spaghetti
Your system prompt started at 200 words. Six months later it's 3,000 words of contradictory instructions and panic patches. Here's how prompt debt accumulates, what it costs, and how to pay it down.
From Prompt Engineering to Intent Engineering: Why AI Agents Need More Than Context
Prompt engineering is dead. Context engineering hits a ceiling. Intent engineering — encoding goals, values, and decision boundaries — is the missing layer that explains why Klarna's AI saved $60M and still broke the company.
LightClaw: A 7,000-Line Python Alternative to OpenClaw
OpenClaw is 40,000+ lines of TypeScript. LightClaw does Telegram AI assistant, 6 LLM providers, memory, skills, and agent delegation in ~7,000 lines of Python. One week old, 12 stars, one developer. Here's what it can and can't do.
Building AI Agents with Local LLMs: A Practical Guide
Build AI agents with local LLMs using Ollama and Python. Model requirements, VRAM budgets, framework comparison, working code example, and security warnings.
Best Local Alternatives to Claude Code in 2026
Aider, Continue.dev, Cline, OpenCode, Void, and Tabby compared. Which open-source coding tools work best with local models on your own GPU?
The Web Is Forking: What the Agentic Web Means for Local AI Builders
Coinbase, Stripe, Cloudflare, Google, OpenAI, and Visa are building a parallel web for AI agents. Money, search, content, execution — all redesigned for software clients. What local AI builders should do now.
SmarterRouter: A VRAM-Aware LLM Gateway for Your Local AI Lab
Intelligent router that profiles your models, manages VRAM, caches responses semantically, and auto-picks the best model per prompt. Works with Ollama and llama.cpp.
LocalAgent: A Local-First Agent Runtime That Actually Cares About Safety
Rust CLI for AI agents with deny-by-default permissions, approval workflows, and deterministic replay. Works with LM Studio, Ollama, and llama.cpp.
The 5 Levels of AI Coding: Where Are You, and Where Is This Going?
A 3-person team ships production Rust with zero human code. Most devs using AI get 19% slower. The gap between these facts is where software development lives now.
OpenClaw's Creator Just Joined OpenAI — Here's What It Means for Local AI Agents
Peter Steinberger built the fastest-growing open-source project ever. Now he's at OpenAI. OpenClaw stays open. Here's what changes for local AI builders.
Running OpenClaw 100% Local — Zero API Costs
Configure OpenClaw to run entirely through Ollama with no API keys, no cloud calls, and no monthly bills. Full setup guide with model picks by VRAM tier.
OpenClaw Tool Call Failures: Why Models Break and How to Fix Them
Your OpenClaw agent silently fails, loops forever, or corrupts its session. Here's why tool calls break and how to fix each failure mode.
OpenClaw Model Routing: Cheap Models for Simple Tasks, Smart Models When Needed
Stop paying Opus prices for heartbeats. Set up tiered model routing in openclaw.json so cheap models handle 80% of work and frontier models only fire when needed.
OpenClaw Memory Problems: Context Rot and the Forgetting Fix
Your OpenClaw agent forgets instructions, repeats questions, and contradicts itself in long sessions. Here's how its memory works and how to fix it.
Best Hardware for Running OpenClaw — Mac Mini vs VPS vs Your Old PC
OpenClaw runs 24/7. A Mac Mini M4 draws 4 watts idle. A free Oracle VPS costs nothing. A used ThinkCentre costs $85. Here's which one to pick.
What Agents Can't Do (Yet): The Seven Human Capabilities Missing from AI Systems
SOUL.md files are bandaids. Agents are getting smarter but not wiser — intelligence without restraint. Seven capabilities humans use instinctively that no agent framework has solved, and a gate-based architecture that might.
Function Calling with Local LLMs: Tools, Agents, and Structured Output
Function calling with local LLMs using Ollama and llama.cpp. Qwen 2.5 7B matches GPT-4 accuracy for tool selection. Working code and agentic loop patterns.
Structured Output from Local LLMs: JSON, YAML, and Schemas
Ollama's format parameter guarantees valid JSON from any local model. Grammar constraints in llama.cpp go further — 100% schema compliance at the token level. Methods ranked by reliability, with working code examples.
ClawHub Malware Alert: Top Skills Infected
The #1 ClawHub skill was malware. How it stole API keys, Cisco's new scanner tool, the MoldBot data leak, and 7 things to do right now to protect yourself.
Best OpenClaw Tools and Extensions in 2026
Crabwalk visualizes agent actions in real time, Tokscale catches API bills before they hit $200+, and openclaw-docker locks down deployment. The best 3rd-party tools ranked.
Best OpenClaw Alternatives in 2026
Nanobot replaces 40,000 lines of TypeScript with 3,400 lines of Python. NanoClaw adds kernel-level isolation in 500 lines. 5 alternatives compared with honest trade-offs.
Token Audit Guide: Track What AI Actually Costs You
Most teams underestimate AI API spend by 40-60%. A 2,000-token system prompt costs $180/month at Sonnet rates. Audit Claude, OpenAI, and DeepSeek usage with a 50-line Python tracker.
OpenClaw Token Optimization: Cut Costs 97%
Cut OpenClaw API costs by 97% with three proven fixes: route heartbeats through Ollama, add tiered model routing, and purge session history token bloat.
OpenClaw Plugins & Skills Marketplace: Complete Guide
Every OpenClaw skill worth installing, how to avoid malicious plugins on ClawHub, and how to build your own. Practical guide to the 3,000+ skill ecosystem.
OpenClaw ClawHub Alert: 341 Malicious Skills
OpenClaw ClawHub security alert: 341 malicious skills found including Atomic Stealer malware and credential theft. How to check if you are affected now.
How OpenClaw Actually Works: Architecture Guide
5 input types explain the 'alive' behavior: messages, heartbeats, crons, hooks, and webhooks feed a single agent loop. The 3am phone call was just a timer event.
Stop Using Frontier AI for Everything
Build a tiered AI model strategy that stops wasting money on GPT-4 and Claude Opus. Route tasks to local models, Haiku, Sonnet, or Opus based on complexity.
OpenClaw vs Commercial AI Agents: Which Should You Use?
OpenClaw costs $0 plus API fees. Lindy runs $49-299/month but has 7,000+ integrations and SOC 2 compliance. Privacy, reliability, and customization compared honestly.
Best Local Models for OpenClaw Agent Tasks
Qwen 3 32B on 24GB VRAM is where agents start working reliably. 7B models struggle, 14B is marginal. Model picks by tier and the 'society of minds' setup power users run.
OpenClaw Setup Guide: Run a Local AI Agent
Run `npx openclaw@latest`, scan a QR code for WhatsApp, and your AI agent is live. Gateway needs just 2-4GB RAM. Add Ollama for local models or connect Claude/GPT-4 via API.
OpenClaw Security Guide: Risks and Hardening
42,000+ exposed instances found by researchers, 26% of ClawHub skills contain vulnerabilities. Real risks, prompt injection demos, and step-by-step hardening for OpenClaw.