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Field notes on Content OS

Essays on AI-native content systems, agent workflows, and the architecture that keeps knowledge alive.

2025-10-126 min read

Content OS Foundations: The Quiet Architecture

Why AI-first systems need a content substrate built for agents, not pages.

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2025-09-285 min read

Agent Workflows That Stick

How to design agent workflows that survive real operations, not just demos.

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2025-09-025 min read

Markdown Knowledge Systems That Don't Rot

A practical blueprint for turning Markdown into a living, agent-readable knowledge base.

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2025-08-184 min read

The Prompt Brittleness Tax

Why prompt-heavy systems degrade and how Content OS reduces the tax.

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2025-08-044 min read

Context Strategy: Designing for Maximum Signal

A framework for deciding what context agents should see, and why.

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2025-07-223 min read

Operational Docs as Systems, Not Pages

Why operational documentation must behave like software to be usable by agents.

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2025-07-043 min read

AI-First Information Architecture

Rebuilding IA so agents can navigate, reason, and act without human translation.

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2025-06-164 min read

Living Docs for Agents

How to make documentation that updates itself without falling into chaos.

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2025-05-204 min read

Governance for Agentic Systems

A practical model for controlling agent behavior without killing momentum.

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