klt.codes — The logField notes from the agentic journey.https://klt.codes/The certs are a footer, not a pivothttps://klt.codes/log/the-certs-are-a-footer-not-a-pivot/https://klt.codes/log/the-certs-are-a-footer-not-a-pivot/Three AI certifications added to the resume. What they mean — and what they don't.Fri, 08 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTcareeraiName the threat, not the layerhttps://klt.codes/log/name-the-threat/https://klt.codes/log/name-the-threat/Refuse defense layers until you've named the threat. Half don't survive the sentence.Thu, 07 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTreviewdesignThe single question that catches wrong-shape architecturehttps://klt.codes/log/the-iteration-loop-question/https://klt.codes/log/the-iteration-loop-question/When an agent proposes a deploy approach, ask one thing first: what does this look like on a typo fix?Wed, 29 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTpatternreviewIf a role doesn't have a name, it's already a security problemhttps://klt.codes/log/naming-roles-that-already-exist/https://klt.codes/log/naming-roles-that-already-exist/Unnamed agent identities accumulate ad-hoc bypasses. Name them before they accumulate.Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTidentitydesignOperator-as-merge-gate is not a placeholder — it's the workhttps://klt.codes/log/the-merge-gate-is-doing-real-work/https://klt.codes/log/the-merge-gate-is-doing-real-work/The agent doesn't get to propose-and-execute. Two recent failures would have shipped silently otherwise.Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTgovernancereviewWhy I made a layered code reviewhttps://klt.codes/log/the-osi-metaphor-for-code-review/https://klt.codes/log/the-osi-metaphor-for-code-review/Layers of concern are easier for a model to reason about than a flat 'is this code ok'.Wed, 21 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTreviewpatternThere shouldn't be a stormhttps://klt.codes/log/what-cron-reconciles-doesnt-storm/https://klt.codes/log/what-cron-reconciles-doesnt-storm/On rejecting per-change fanout in favor of scheduled reconciliation.Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTcipatternI stopped writing code, mostlyhttps://klt.codes/log/i-stopped-writing-code/https://klt.codes/log/i-stopped-writing-code/And I'm a better engineer for it.Wed, 17 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMToperatingcareerAgentic velocity is not promptinghttps://klt.codes/log/agentic-velocity-is-not-prompting/https://klt.codes/log/agentic-velocity-is-not-prompting/The skill is workflow design. Prompts are the easy part.Wed, 23 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTagentsStarting the agentic journeyhttps://klt.codes/log/starting-the-agentic-journey/https://klt.codes/log/starting-the-agentic-journey/Why I'm doing this. Day one. Kept here as the origin.Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMTorigincareer