Retrieval, evaluation, routing, streaming and validation for LLM features that run in production, written from operating Conviro.
18 posts
AI features can get expensive as usage grows. These 12 techniques, from model routing and prompt caching to batching and better retrieval, can cut LLM API costs without hurting quality.
AI Engineering 4 min read
Most "train ChatGPT on your data" projects are actually RAG projects. Here is how retrieval-augmented generation works, how to build a reliable chatbot on your own documents and what to avoid.
AI Engineering 5 min read
Explore Cloudflare’s security audit skill, its evidence-led workflow and the checks a software team should require before acting on AI findings.
AI Engineering 4 min read
Learn how Claudex Loop separates planning, implementation and independent inspection, and when a cross-model review is worth the extra work.
AI Engineering 4 min read
Understand WebMCP’s browser-based tools, current experimental requirements and a practical pilot for helping agents use your website reliably.
AI Engineering 4 min read
Review MCP’s 2026 transport changes and build a migration plan that checks client compatibility, application state and recoverable business operations.
AI Engineering 4 min read
Explore MCP Apps for interactive business workflows, from choosing records to reviewing actions, and learn what a useful first implementation needs.
AI Engineering 4 min read
Engineering lessons from building Conviro: tenant boundaries, retrieval quality, provider routing, tool permissions, and operating responsibility.
AI Engineering 4 min read
Evaluate routing, retrieval, fallback, validation, and handoff together, then use diagnostic checks to explain where failures originate.
AI Engineering 3 min read
Inside an online store’s AI Remodel feature: kitchen-photo understanding, image generation, daily limits and an administrative provider switch.
AI Engineering 3 min read
A project note on a streaming AI product-help chat for an online store, and the difference between a fluent answer and a useful shopping interaction.
AI Engineering 3 min read
Turn a usage dashboard into an enforceable spending policy with atomic reservations, bounded calls, reconciliation, and tenant-aware accounting.
AI Engineering 3 min read
