Nobody set out to build a diplomatic protocol

Coining envoy, and finding someone had beaten me to the architecture

Aug 20 • Gene Beal

My AI agent ran a full SDLC on one Shopify webhook capture

I never placed a second test order. The first one is still doing the work.

Aug 12 • Gene Beal

I tried to sell coffee through my own product

Where transformations stop, why nobody learns your UI, and the catalog that came out of it.

Aug 10 • Gene Beal

Who is your product talking to?

Every surface you ship now has two readers. I only wrote for one of them.

Aug 5 • Gene Beal

July 2026

Trust the harbor pilot

Lessons from designing MCP tools for AI agents

Jul 9 • Gene Beal

June 2026

From Crow's Nest to Home Port

Hauling your captured webhooks down to localhost

Jun 19 • Gene Beal

Listen and learn

Therapy for a webhook software developer

Jun 16 • Gene Beal

The orders/updated firehose

I only listened when I was the one talking

Jun 10 • Gene Beal

"Can you send some test requests through production?"

One webhook in, every dock served.

Jun 7 • Gene Beal

February 2024

The Reveal

An impromptu competition

Feb 17, 2024 • Gene Beal

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The Game

Who played who?

Feb 5, 2024 • Gene Beal

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January 2024

Dust Rustling

Did any survive?

Jan 10, 2024 • Gene Beal

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