Guides and analysis for choosing and using AI tools
We explain subagents, hooks, and slash commands encountered while using AI coding tools through a hypothetical work scenario.
We explain 5 terms you encounter when using AI coding tools—including permission prompts, sandboxes, and checkpoints—through a hypothetical work scenario.
We explain five terms you encounter while using AI coding tools—such as kill switch, backoff, and repository—through a hypothetical work scenario.
We explain 5 terms you encounter when using AI coding tools—such as drift, watermarks, and environment variables—through a fictional work scenario.
We explain 5 terms you encounter when using AI coding tools—including audit logs, plan mode, and headless mode—through a fictional work scenario.
We explain 5 terms you encounter when using AI coding tools, such as warm/cold memory, compaction, and rebase, using virtual work scenarios.
Explains 5 terms encountered while using AI coding tools—including plugins, skill files, and auto-approval mode—through a hypothetical work scenario.
We explain 6 terms you encounter when using AI coding tools—such as Orchestrator vs. Worker, Delegate, and MCP—through a hypothetical work scenario.
Explains six terms you encounter when using AI coding tools—including handoff, scratchpad, and token burning—through a hypothetical work scenario.
We explain five terms you encounter when using AI coding tools—such as guardrails, prompt injection, and sandbox escape—through a hypothetical work scenario.
We explain 5 terms you encounter while using AI coding tools—such as Canary Rollout, Cold Start, and Hallucination—through a hypothetical work scenario.
Explains 5 terms, including zombie tasks, orphan processes, and agent swarms, which you encounter while using AI coding tools, through virtual work scenarios.
