Architecture decisions, production systems, and technical leadership from shipping real AI infrastructure.https://intentsolutions.io/en-ushttps://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/knowledge-base-zero-to-api-lifecycle-state-machine/https://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/knowledge-base-zero-to-api-lifecycle-state-machine/Building a team knowledge base with lifecycle state machines, policy engines, and git-exported articles — from empty repo to working API in one day.Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/live-data-backbone-cache-circuits-sse/https://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/live-data-backbone-cache-circuits-sse/Wiring MLB Stats API, GUMBO feeds, and Statcast into a fault-tolerant data layer with TTL caching, circuit breakers, and Server-Sent Events.Mon, 02 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/zero-to-ci-full-stack-dashboard-one-session/https://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/zero-to-ci-full-stack-dashboard-one-session/11 commits from empty repo to green CI. Building the Braves Booth Intelligence dashboard with opinionated stack choices and a CAD agent side quest.Sun, 01 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/engine-to-product-three-interfaces-one-codebase/https://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/engine-to-product-three-interfaces-one-codebase/Building CLI, REST API, and frontend wizard interfaces on top of a comparison engine. The jump from library to usable product in cad-dxf-agent.Sat, 28 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/february-2026-state-of-affairs-255-commits-12-projects/https://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/february-2026-state-of-affairs-255-commits-12-projects/A candid look at 18 days of engineering output: 255+ commits across 12 projects, from blockchain infrastructure to CAD agents to auth debugging.Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/irsb-monorepo-v1-extracting-shared-packages/https://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/irsb-monorepo-v1-extracting-shared-packages/How I extracted @irsb/kms-signer and @irsb/types into shared packages, unified a blockchain platform under one monorepo, dealt with port conflicts, and split CI tests for 3x faster runs.Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMThttps://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/designing-local-first-resume-parser-architecture-edge-ai/https://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/designing-local-first-resume-parser-architecture-edge-ai/Documenting the architecture decisions for Resume Realtime - a planned Chrome extension for local resume parsing. This post covers the technical choices made before writing production code.Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/how-to-get-adk-agent-into-google-community-showcase/https://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/how-to-get-adk-agent-into-google-community-showcase/A tactical breakdown of contributing to Google's agent-starter-pack repository and getting recognized as a production-grade ADK reference implementation.Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/building-idempotent-stripe-billing-enforcement-firestore/https://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/building-idempotent-stripe-billing-enforcement-firestore/How we built a unified plan enforcement engine that handles duplicate webhooks, out-of-order events, and automatic drift correction for Stripe billing in a Firestore-backed SaaS application.Mon, 17 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/fine-tuning-iam1-hierarchical-multi-agent-vertex-ai/https://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/fine-tuning-iam1-hierarchical-multi-agent-vertex-ai/Deep dive into fine-tuning a Regional Manager AI agent (IAM1) with hierarchical multi-agent orchestration on Vertex AI Agent Engine. Real implementation of decision frameworks and specialist delegation.Sun, 09 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/building-production-multi-agent-ai-brightstream-vertex-ai/https://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/building-production-multi-agent-ai-brightstream-vertex-ai/The real journey from concept to production: building BrightStream's 10-agent positive news platform on Google Vertex AI Agent Engine. Multi-agent debate, parallel execution, and 89% cost reduction through architectural optimization.Thu, 30 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/architecting-production-multi-agent-ai-platform-technical-leadership/https://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/architecting-production-multi-agent-ai-platform-technical-leadership/Architecting a Production Multi-Agent AI Platform: Technical Leadership in ActionWed, 29 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/coasean-singularity-ai-agents-market-transformation/https://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/coasean-singularity-ai-agents-market-transformation/Analysis of groundbreaking NBER research on how autonomous AI agents will reshape digital markets by reducing transaction costs to near-zero, enabling new market designs and regulatory challenges.Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/intent-solutions-october-2025-state-of-affairs/https://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/intent-solutions-october-2025-state-of-affairs/A candid look at Intent Solutions' current projects: DiagnosticPro, Hustle, CostPlusDB, ClaudeCodePlugins, and what running five production platforms simultaneously teaches you about deployment velocity.Mon, 20 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/intent-solutions-portfolio-2025-production-deployment-velocity/https://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/intent-solutions-portfolio-2025-production-deployment-velocity/Deep dive into Intent Solutions' five production platforms: DiagnosticPro, Hustle, CostPlusDB, ClaudeCodePlugins, and the technical architecture enabling concept-to-production deployment in days, not months.Mon, 20 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/scaling-ai-batch-processing-enhancing-235-plugins-with-vertex-ai-gemini-on-the-free-tier/https://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/scaling-ai-batch-processing-enhancing-235-plugins-with-vertex-ai-gemini-on-the-free-tier/Building an overnight batch processing system to enhance 235 Claude Code plugins using Vertex AI Gemini 2.0 Flash - complete with rate limiting, SQLite audit trails, and Turso disaster recovery. The full technical journey from conservative 90s delays to optimized 45s processing.Sun, 19 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/scaling-ai-systems-disaster-recovery-production-batch-processing/https://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/scaling-ai-systems-disaster-recovery-production-batch-processing/Scaling AI Systems: Production Batch Processing with Built-In Disaster RecoverySun, 19 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/building-production-ci-cd-documentation-to-deployment/https://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/building-production-ci-cd-documentation-to-deployment/Building Production-Grade CI/CD: From Documentation Chaos to Automated DeploymentFri, 17 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/deploying-nextjs-15-google-cloud-run-custom-domain-ssl/https://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/deploying-nextjs-15-google-cloud-run-custom-domain-ssl/Complete guide to deploying Next.js 15 with Docker to Google Cloud Run, configuring custom domains, SSL certificates, and global load balancing. Real troubleshooting included.Sat, 11 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/building-production-grade-testing-infrastructure-playwright-case-study/https://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/building-production-grade-testing-infrastructure-playwright-case-study/How I implemented enterprise-grade testing infrastructure with Playwright, GitHub Actions CI/CD, and automated quality gates for a production survey system - complete with debugging journey and lessons learned.Wed, 08 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/coppa-compliance-youth-sports-app-real-implementation-process/https://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/coppa-compliance-youth-sports-app-real-implementation-process/A complete walkthrough of implementing COPPA-compliant legal framework for a youth athlete tracking app, including the questions asked, solutions tried, failures encountered, and the final production release.Wed, 08 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/hybrid-ai-stack-reduce-costs-60-80-percent-intelligent-routing/https://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/hybrid-ai-stack-reduce-costs-60-80-percent-intelligent-routing/Production-ready AI orchestration system that intelligently routes requests between local CPU-based models and cloud APIs to slash costs by 60-80%. Complete architecture, deployment guide, and ROI analysis.Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/terraform-complete-learning-guide-infrastructure-as-code/https://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/terraform-complete-learning-guide-infrastructure-as-code/Comprehensive Terraform learning resource covering core concepts, best practices, state management, modules, and real-world examples for AI and cloud infrastructure deployment.Tue, 07 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/self-hosting-n8n-enterprise-automation-zero-monthly-cost/https://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/self-hosting-n8n-enterprise-automation-zero-monthly-cost/Self-Hosting n8n on Contabo VPS: Enterprise Automation for $0/MonthSat, 04 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/leading-complex-system-onboarding-documentation-to-infrastructure-access/https://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/leading-complex-system-onboarding-documentation-to-infrastructure-access/How I approached onboarding a Senior Cybersecurity Engineer to a complex multi-project platform, building reusable frameworks and solving real infrastructure challenges.Wed, 01 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/enterprise-documentation-transformation-git-native-taskwarrior-workflows/https://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/enterprise-documentation-transformation-git-native-taskwarrior-workflows/How to systematically transform production platforms using git-native documentation workflows, TaskWarrior CLI integration, and enterprise-grade organizational patterns. A real case study from DiagnosticPro platform reorganization.Tue, 30 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/enterprise-workflow-transformation-n8n-tech-intelligence-platform/https://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/enterprise-workflow-transformation-n8n-tech-intelligence-platform/Transforming Complex N8N Workflows: From Analysis to Enterprise Tech Intelligence PlatformSun, 28 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/enterprise-software-transformation-waygate-mcp-case-study/https://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/enterprise-software-transformation-waygate-mcp-case-study/Enterprise Software Transformation: From Framework to Production Server - A Project Management Case StudySun, 28 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/building-multi-platform-developer-tools/https://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/building-multi-platform-developer-tools/Building Multi-Platform Developer Tools: Scaling an Open-Source Project from 1 to 5 PlatformsSat, 27 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/building-254-table-bigquery-schema-72-hours/https://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/building-254-table-bigquery-schema-72-hours/How we architected and deployed a massive 254-table BigQuery schema in just 72 hours, handling data from multiple sources at scale with 10,000 records/second throughputMon, 08 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/diagnosticpro-case-study/https://intentsolutions.io/field-notes/diagnosticpro-case-study/How we built a professional-grade AI vehicle diagnostics platform in days, not months - featuring GPT-4, 254+ BigQuery tables, and multi-source data pipelinesMon, 08 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT