Temporal Activity Retry Patterns for LLM API Calls: Backoff, Circuit Breaking, and Cost Caps
How to configure Temporal retry policies, circuit breakers, cost caps, and provider failover for LLM API calls in production workflows.
2026-06-08 · 8 min
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Fund, Defer, or Kill: An AI Triage Model for Portfolio Operators
A four-decision triage model for portfolio operators classifying AI initiatives by workflow evidence, ownership, data readiness, and maintenance burden.
2026-06-07 · 8 min
Voice Is the Interface. The Artifact Is the Product.
Voice agents create business value when they leave behind useful artifacts: decisions, action items, open questions, evidence, handoffs, and review paths.
2026-06-04 · 7 min
LangGraph vs Direct API Orchestration: When the Framework Earns Its Weight
A decision framework for choosing between LangGraph and direct API calls — based on orchestration complexity, not ecosystem momentum.
2026-06-03 · 8 min
A Smoke Test Is Not a Product Gate
One impressive voice-agent call is weak evidence. Production readiness requires repeatable scripted tests, boundary checks, artifact review, and cost controls.
2026-06-02 · 7 min
When CrewAI Crews Need a Supervisor: Escalation Hierarchies and Human-in-the-Loop Gates
How to design escalation hierarchies and HITL gates for CrewAI crews — when supervision adds safety vs when it adds friction and approval fatigue.
2026-06-01 · 8 min
The Silence Policy: The Most Underrated Voice-Agent Feature
Voice agents earn trust when they know when not to speak. Silence policy turns restraint into an explicit design layer for real meetings.
2026-05-28 · 7 min
LangChain Callback Architecture: Building Production Observability Without Third-Party Lock-In
How to build custom LangChain callback handlers with OpenTelemetry integration for vendor-independent observability — what to trace, how to structure it, and what it costs.
2026-05-27 · 8 min
The Hidden Duplex Problem in Realtime Voice Agents
A voice agent that speaks still needs to listen. Duplex behavior, interruption policy, and yield rules decide whether the agent feels useful or intrusive.
2026-05-26 · 7 min
CrewAI in Enterprise: Authentication, Tenant Isolation, and Audit Trail Patterns
Enterprise CrewAI deployments require auth integration, tenant isolation, and audit trails the framework does not provide. Here are the patterns that work in production.
2026-05-25 · 8 min
Your Voice Agent Does Not Hear Sentences: It Hears Fragments
Realtime voice agents receive partial transcripts, delayed intent, and ambiguous address signals. Treating fragments as finished commands creates brittle meeting behavior.
2026-05-21 · 7 min
LangGraph Interrupt Patterns Beyond the Basics: Conditional Approval, Batch Review, and Timeout Handling
Three advanced LangGraph interrupt patterns — conditional approval, batch review, and timeout handling — with production Python implementations.
2026-05-20 · 8 min