Field notes
Notes from the
edges of the map.
Working notes on building products, designing for trust, and the architecture beneath the biomes.
- February 14, 2026Why We Built an MCP LayerMulti-repo ecosystems need a single place to discover services, fetch OpenAPI, and align on versions.
- February 13, 2026Small-Business Software Should Feel CalmA product can be powerful without being chaotic. Calm is a design requirement, not an aesthetic.
- February 12, 2026Why We’re Building a Family of ProductsA product suite can either become a tangled monolith or a coherent system. Here’s how we’re choosing coherence.
- February 11, 2026Trust Is a FeatureIn financial software, trust isn’t branding. It’s a set of technical and product decisions that can be audited.
- February 10, 2026Fluent in Multiple TerrainsWhat we mean by terrains, and why we’re building a family of products instead of a single monolith.
- February 09, 2026Data Portability Is a Product FeatureExports, stable schemas, and predictable versions are how you avoid lock-in without sacrificing usability.