Thread-Based Engineering
Also known as: TBE, Thread Engineering
Productivity and governance framework that treats each AI coding session as a measurable unit of work called a thread. Seven thread types (Base, P, L, C, F, B, Z) with mandatory human checkpoints at boundaries.
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The Directed Grid: How AI Should Work Inside a B2B Company
AI in a B2B company should run as a directed loop: a human sets the question, Radar measures, Vector qualifies, Hive builds, and a human decides. Full model.
Aug 23, 2026
We Audit AI Visibility for a Living. So We Audited Ourselves.
Can you trust the score an AI visibility tool gives you, tomorrow as well as today? We test our own scoring weekly and audited our whole stack. Here is the proof.
Jul 22, 2026
AI Agency Code Ownership: Hire Without Lock-In
AI agencies that retain your IP can cost several times more over 3 years. Contract clauses, red flags, and the Build + Platform + Performance model that ends vendor lock-in. 2026 guide.
May 27, 2026
Anthropic Agent SDK Hooks: TypeScript Reference
Programmatic Anthropic Agent SDK hooks reference. The core events, full TypeScript signatures, PreToolUse, PostToolUse, Stop, SubagentStop, UserPromptSubmit with worked examples.
May 23, 2026
Ghost Protocol: Multi-Agent Engineering Framework for GitHub Copilot
Ghost Protocol gives GitHub Copilot a team of 8 named specialist agents running 9 disciplined execution patterns. One installer script. Agents execute, leave clean results, disappear.
Apr 1, 2026
Radar v2: From Technical Audit to AI Intelligence Platform
Radar now runs 13 AI visibility tools in staged batches with DIY implementation features: AI prompt generator, 5 implementation threads, llms.txt and schema generators, single-tool re-verify, and progress tracking. Audit, understand, fix.
Mar 30, 2026
How We Built a Multi-Channel AI Sales Agent in One TBE Session
Case study: extending Vector from chat-only to email replies, broadcasts, and delivery tracking in a single Thread-Based Engineering session. Real code, real architecture.
Mar 25, 2026
Thread-Based Agentic Experience Engineering [TBE + AXD]
The unified framework connecting Thread-Based Engineering to Agentic Experience Design. How thread autonomy levels map to trust patterns and supervision models.
Mar 23, 2026
We Built a Platform to Run Our AI Search Playbook in One Audit
Radar by Pixelmojo runs 13 AI visibility tools in staged batches, generates cross-tool insights, and produces AI-ready implementation prompts you paste into Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor.
Mar 17, 2026
AI Product Development in the Philippines: Why Global CTOs Are Building Here
The Philippines AI development market is not about cheaper rates. It is about owned products, senior methodology-driven teams, and a timezone you can plan around. A practical evaluation framework for CTOs.
Feb 25, 2026
The Junior Developer Extinction Problem: Why AI Technical Debt Needs Human Apprentices
54% of engineering leaders plan to hire fewer juniors. The math looks right until you factor in who fixes AI-generated technical debt. A framework for CTOs rethinking their talent pipeline.
Feb 25, 2026
What Is an AI-Native Agency? Definition & Examples
An AI-native agency builds with AI at the core, not bolted on. The definition, real examples, and how it differs from a traditional shop.
Feb 25, 2026
Claude Code Hooks: Corrections to Our February 2026 Guide (Dated Note)
A dated note on our February 2026 Claude Code hooks guide: why its config examples would not have worked, the correct shape from the official reference, and what we run instead.
Feb 14, 2026
Context Engineering Beyond CLAUDE.md: The 5-Layer Hierarchy
CLAUDE.md is just layer one. The five-layer context hierarchy, memory patterns, and subagent strategies that separate productive AI coding from prompt guessing. With working examples.
Feb 14, 2026
Slopsquatting and AI Supply Chain Attacks: A Defense Guide
AI tools hallucinate 19.7% of package names. Attackers register them as malware. Learn how slopsquatting works and layered defense strategies.
Feb 14, 2026
Lakbay AI: What We Built and What We Withdrew (Dated Note)
A dated note on our February 2026 Lakbay AI case study: what the travel concierge is, what its repository history shows, and the timeline, speed and security claims we withdrew.
Feb 8, 2026
Claude Code Technical Debt Mitigation: The Complete Production Guide
Prevent AI-generated technical debt with Claude Code using CLAUDE.md optimization, security-first prompting, and production guardrails. Research-backed strategies that deliver +5-10% improvement.
Feb 1, 2026
Thread-Based Engineering: How We Keep AI-Assisted Code Reviewable
How we govern AI-assisted development: two mandatory human checkpoints, the gates every change passes before it merges, and what the 2025 data says about AI code. As of October 2026.
Feb 1, 2026
84% of Developers Use AI Tools. 45% of AI Code Has Flaws.
84% of developers use or plan to use AI tools, yet only a third trust their accuracy, and 45% of AI-generated code samples failed security tests. The 2026 research data, the risks, and governance patterns that work.
Jan 31, 2026
Thread-Based Engineering: The Framework for Scaling AI Development
The definitive guide to Thread-Based Engineering: 7 thread types, governance alignment, a production case study (Lakbay AI), and the research on AI code quality, including the Veracode finding that models failed to write XSS-safe code 86% of the time.
Jan 24, 2026
Multi-Agent AI Systems Explained: When One AI Is Not Enough
Why single AI agents fail at scale and how multi-agent orchestration solves it. Architecture patterns, shared intelligence, and why 95% of AI pilots show no measurable impact.
Jan 2, 2026
Creative Agencies in the Philippines: Why Global Brands Are Choosing Filipino Teams in 2026
Philippines IT-BPM hit $40B in 2025. Filipino teams now build AI products, not just creative assets. The complete evaluation guide for global CTOs.
Jun 18, 2025
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