Guides

Guides for Agentic Engineering

Practical, hands-on guides for builders: how to use Claude Code and its hooks, how to build agents and MCP servers, how to ship a SaaS with the modern stack and automate real work. Step-by-step where it counts, with examples, FAQ and links into the lessons.

How to Use Claude Code: Complete Beginner Guide (2026)

Learn how to use Claude Code from scratch in 2026: install it, start your first session, run the plan-edit-run-review loop, write a CLAUDE.md, and go deeper.

Claude Code · 8 min read

Claude Code Subagents Explained (with Examples)

What Claude Code subagents are, when to use them, and how to create one in .claude/agents with YAML frontmatter. Built-in subagents, examples and the /agents command.

Claude Code · 6 min read

Claude Code Hooks: Automate Your Quality Gates

Learn what Claude Code hooks are, every lifecycle event, and how to set them up in settings.json to run lint, tests and format automatically and block bad actions.

Claude Code · 4 min read

Claude Code Skills and Slash Commands

How Claude Code Skills and slash commands work in 2026: create a reusable /command, write a SKILL.md, use arguments and dynamic context, and know when to use each.

Claude Code · 6 min read

How to Set Up MCP in Claude Code

Connect MCP servers in Claude Code with the claude mcp add command: HTTP, SSE and stdio transports, scopes, verifying with /mcp, and common servers to start with.

Claude Code · 6 min read

What Is Agentic Engineering? The 2026 Pillar Guide

Agentic engineering is building software by directing AI coding agents that plan, edit and run code. What it is, how it differs, and how to learn it in 2026.

Agentic Engineering · 8 min read

Vibe Coding vs Agentic Engineering: What's the Difference?

Vibe coding means accepting AI output unchecked; agentic engineering keeps you in the loop. Here is an honest comparison, when each is fine and why one scales.

Agentic Engineering · 6 min read

The Agentic Engineering Roadmap (Zero to Shipping)

A step-by-step roadmap to learn agentic engineering in 2026: from your first AI-built app to agent-first production, with the exact courses for each stage.

Agentic Engineering · 7 min read

What Is an MCP Server? (and How to Build One)

An MCP server exposes tools, resources and prompts to AI agents over one open protocol. Here is how it works, a minimal server you can build, and common servers.

Agentic Engineering · 9 min read

How to Build an AI Agent from Scratch

Build an AI agent from scratch in 2026: what an agent is, the model-plus-tool-calling loop, a minimal working example, autonomy levels and production.

Build · 11 min read

How to Build a SaaS with AI (Modern Stack)

Build a SaaS with AI on the modern stack: idea to scaffold, Clerk auth, a Convex database, Stripe payments, then ship. The full path, run by a coding agent.

Build · 10 min read

AI Automation for Business: A Practical Playbook

A practical playbook for AI automation in business: where to start, build vs buy, n8n vs Zapier vs Make, real workflow examples, and measuring ROI honestly.

Business · 9 min read

Prompt Patterns for Coding Agents

Reusable prompt patterns for coding agents: role and spec, examples, decomposition, verification loops, and the anti-patterns to avoid. Practitioner guide for 2026.

Prompting · 9 min read

Context Engineering: Managing the Context Window

Context engineering is managing what fills an agent context window: compaction, retrieval, the lost-in-the-middle effect and prompt caching. A practitioner guide.

Prompting · 9 min read

GEO vs SEO vs AEO: Getting Found by AI

GEO, SEO and AEO explained: how they differ, why all three matter in 2026, and a practical checklist (structured data, llms.txt, answer-first content) to get cited by AI.

Growth · 9 min read

Codex CLI Tutorial: Setup and First Workflow

OpenAI Codex CLI tutorial: install it, sign in with ChatGPT or an API key, write an AGENTS.md, and run your first task safely. Current setup and workflow for 2026.

Codex · 8 min read
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