Guides
Tool Calling Patterns for Reliable AI Agents
How to structure tool definitions, handle errors gracefully, and use parallel tool calls to build AI agents that fail less and cost less to run.
28 May 2026
All Articles
32 articles published
Agent Development
Reasoning Models in Agent Pipelines: When to Use Them (and When Not To)
Thinking models like Claude Sonnet with extended thinking, o3, and Gemini 2.5 Pro unlock deeper reasoning — but using them everywhere burns cost and adds latency. Here's how to decide.
27 May 2026
Agent Development
Structured Output in AI Agents: JSON Mode, Schema Enforcement, and Why It Matters
Unstructured LLM responses break pipelines. Here's how to enforce typed, schema-validated output from your agents using JSON mode, function calling, and tools like Instructor and Pydantic AI.
27 May 2026
Compliance
AI Agent Governance in 2026: What the EU AI Act Actually Requires and How to Build for It
The EU AI Act's high-risk provisions come into force on 2 August 2026. If your agent touches hiring, lending, insurance, or healthcare in the EU, you need audit trails, risk documentation, and human oversight mechanisms — here's what that looks like in practice.
26 May 2026
Tooling
AI Agent Observability: How to Trace, Debug, and Monitor Your Agents with Langfuse
When your AI agent produces a wrong answer or runs up a $40 bill in one afternoon, you need to know why. A practical guide to adding observability to LangChain, LlamaIndex, and custom agent stacks using Langfuse.
26 May 2026
Testing
How to Evaluate Your AI Agent: A Practical Guide to Evals
Building an AI agent is one thing — knowing whether it actually works is another. Here's how to set up evaluations that catch real failures before your users do.
25 May 2026
Frameworks
LangGraph: Building Stateful, Controllable AI Agents That Don't Go Off the Rails
LangGraph brings graph-based control flow to LLM applications, letting you build agents with real state management, human-in-the-loop checkpoints, and branching logic. Here's a practical guide to what it does and when to use it.
25 May 2026
Framework Reviews
CrewAI vs AutoGen: Choosing a Multi-Agent Framework in 2026
A practical comparison of CrewAI and AutoGen for building multi-agent systems in 2026 — architecture differences, role-based vs conversation-driven design, production readiness, and when to use each.
23 May 2026
Frameworks & Tools
Google Agent Development Kit (ADK): Build Multi-Agent Systems in Python
Google's open-source Agent Development Kit gives Python developers a structured way to build, connect, and deploy multi-agent AI systems. Here's what it is, how it compares to LangChain and CrewAI, and when to use it.
23 May 2026
AI Agents
Agent-to-Agent Protocols: How AI Systems Are Learning to Talk to Each Other
Google's A2A and the open Agent Communication Protocol are reshaping how multi-agent AI systems coordinate. Here's what you actually need to know.
22 May 2026
AI Agents
Computer Use Agents: Teaching AI to Click, Type, and Navigate Like a Human
Computer use agents can operate your desktop, fill in forms, and navigate complex software without an API. Here's what they can actually do in 2026 and where they still fall short.
22 May 2026
Standards & Protocols
Model Context Protocol: Why Every AI Agent Needs to Know About MCP
MCP has quietly become the standard for connecting AI agents to real-world tools. Here's what it is, how it works, and why UK teams should care.
21 May 2026
How-To Guides
Zapier AI Actions Guide: Build Smart Automations Without Writing Code
A practical guide to Zapier AI Actions — how to use AI in Zapier workflows, build email classifiers, extract data automatically, and know when it hits its limits.
18 May 2026
How-To Guides
AI Workflow Automation for Ecommerce: 6 Processes to Automate First
A practical guide to AI workflow automation for ecommerce — order processing, inventory alerts, customer support, product descriptions, abandoned cart sequences, and the tools to use.
11 May 2026
How-To Guides
Prompt Engineering for AI Agents: System Prompts That Actually Work in Production
A production-focused guide to prompt engineering for ai agents — system prompt structure, tool-use prompting, chain-of-thought elicitation, and real fixes for the most common failure modes.
5 May 2026
How-To Guides
OpenAI Assistants API Guide: Build Your First AI Agent in Under an Hour
A practical guide to the OpenAI Assistants API — setup, key features like code interpreter and function calling, pricing, and when to use it vs. custom frameworks.
28 April 2026
Framework Reviews
n8n vs Make vs Zapier in 2026: The Full Comparison
Pricing, workflow limits, AI features, and real automation scenarios — tested side by side across all three platforms.
21 April 2026
How-To Guides
Multimodal AI Agents Guide: Vision, Audio, and Beyond Text
A practical guide to multimodal AI agents — what multimodal means, vision and text agents, audio processing, real use cases, and GPT-4V vs Claude vs Gemini for vision tasks.
14 April 2026
Tool Reviews
Microsoft Power Automate AI Builder Review: Is It Worth It for Enterprise Teams?
An honest review of Microsoft Power Automate with AI Builder — Copilot integration, document processing, M365 pricing advantages, and how it compares to Zapier and Make.
8 April 2026
Framework Reviews
LangChain vs LlamaIndex in 2026: Which One Belongs in Your Stack?
A direct comparison of LangChain and LlamaIndex in 2026 — use cases, architecture differences, RAG vs agent pipelines, production readiness, and which to pick.
1 April 2026
How-To Guides
How to Build an AI Agent From Scratch: A Practical Walkthrough
A step-by-step guide to building a working AI agent — from choosing your stack to deploying it. No hand-waving, no skipped steps.
25 March 2026
How-To Guides
Getting Started with the Claude API: Setup, Models, and First API Call
A complete getting-started guide for the Claude API — authentication, system prompts, key parameters, model selection, and pricing across Haiku, Sonnet, and Opus.
18 March 2026
How-To Guides
Building Production RAG Pipelines: Chunking, Embeddings and Retrieval Strategies
A practical guide to building a production RAG pipeline — covering chunking strategies, embedding model selection, MMR and hybrid search retrieval, and evaluation metrics that actually matter.
12 March 2026
Tool Reviews
Best No-Code AI Tools for Small Business in 2026
The AI automation tools that don't require a developer — tested for ease of use, reliability, and value for small teams.
5 March 2026
Framework Reviews
Best AI Agent Frameworks 2026: Ranked by Real Deployment Success Rate
We ran LangChain, LangGraph, CrewAI, AutoGen, and n8n through real production scenarios. Here's what actually survived contact with live data.
26 February 2026
Case Studies
AI Automation ROI: How to Calculate It Before You Buy Anything
The exact formula for calculating AI automation ROI — with real case studies, worked examples, and the costs most calculators ignore.
19 February 2026
Framework Reviews
AI Agents vs RPA: When to Use Each (and When to Combine Them)
A direct comparison of AI agents and RPA — key architectural differences, when RPA still wins, when AI agents are better, hybrid approaches, and how to think about migration.
13 February 2026
How-To Guides
Testing AI Agents: Why Unit Tests Fail and What Actually Works
A practical guide to testing AI agents — why standard tests fall short, evaluation frameworks like LangSmith and PromptFoo, golden datasets, regression testing, and production monitoring.
6 February 2026
How-To Guides
AI Agent Security Best Practices: What Most Teams Get Wrong
A practical guide to AI agent security — prompt injection prevention, credential handling, sandboxing tool calls, audit logging, and least-privilege principles for production agents.
30 January 2026
How-To Guides
AI Agent Memory Management: Long-Term vs Short-Term Context Explained
A practical guide to ai agent memory management — covering in-context, vector store, episodic and semantic memory types, with implementation advice for Mem0, ChromaDB and Pinecone.
23 January 2026
How-To Guides
AI Agent Cost Optimisation: Cut Your LLM Bills by 60% Without Sacrificing Quality
Where costs really pile up in agent loops, and the practical techniques — caching, model routing, prompt compression, batching — that reliably reduce them.
17 January 2026
Framework Reviews
Agent Orchestration Patterns: Sequential, Parallel and Hierarchical Workflows
A practical look at agent orchestration patterns — sequential, parallel, and hierarchical — with real implementation examples in LangGraph and CrewAI.
10 January 2026