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Field notes on MCP, multi-agent coding, interface contracts, and keeping a team's AI agents on the same page across machines.

June 15, 2026 · 9 min read
The best MCP servers in 2026 (and the ones teams actually need)
An opinionated, curated map of the Model Context Protocol landscape in 2026: the six categories that matter, a how-to-choose checklist, and the team-coordination layer most stacks forget.
MCPLandscapeListicle
June 15, 2026 · 8 min read
Essential tools every vibe coder can't live without
The modern AI-first developer kit, category by category, with a free tool for each: an agent, a shared context layer, a token counter, a diff tool, rules files, and a clean MCP setup.
ToolsWorkflowListicle
June 14, 2026 · 8 min read
Claude Code Agent Teams vs cross-machine agent sync: which do you need?
An honest comparison: built-in agent teams coordinate within a session, cross-machine sync coordinates across developers. Where the gap opens, a side-by-side table, and how to choose.
ComparisonTeamsMCP
June 14, 2026 · 9 min read
How to run Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex on one team without conflicts
An agent-agnostic playbook for multi-agent teams over MCP: a numbered setup, what actually flows between agents, and the failure modes to avoid when three agents share one codebase.
How-toInteropMCP
June 12, 2026 · 7 min read
What is the Model Context Protocol (MCP)? A practical guide
A definition-first guide to the Model Context Protocol: what MCP is, how it works, why it matters for multi-agent coding, and how Aethereum uses it to give agents a shared brain.
MCPProtocolsGuide
June 9, 2026 · 8 min read
Why AI coding agents create merge conflicts (and how to prevent them)
AI agent pull requests hit merge conflicts 27.67% of the time. Here is why contract drift causes it, and how cross-machine context sharing prevents the collision before the PR.
CollisionsWorkflowResearch
June 5, 2026 · 7 min read
Keeping Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex in sync across a team
Different developers, different AI agents, one codebase. How to keep Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex on the same page using MCP, without forcing everyone onto the same tool.
InteropTeamsMCP
June 2, 2026 · 8 min read
Interface contract drift: the hidden cost of AI-generated code
When two agents hold different ideas of the same interface, contract drift sets in. What it is, concrete examples, how to detect it, and how to prevent it before it reaches CI.
ContractsQualityConcepts

Blog

The best MCP servers in 2026 (and the ones teams actually need)

Essential tools every vibe coder can't live without

Claude Code Agent Teams vs cross-machine agent sync: which do you need?

How to run Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex on one team without conflicts

What is the Model Context Protocol (MCP)? A practical guide

Why AI coding agents create merge conflicts (and how to prevent them)

Keeping Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex in sync across a team

Interface contract drift: the hidden cost of AI-generated code