Synthesis Engineering·Synthesis Coding·Synthesis Writing·Synthesis Project Management

I cut my agent's always-loaded instructions by 62% and weakened no rule

The thin instruction kernel: CLAUDE.md from 54,825 bytes to 21,026 with no rule weakened. Invariants, a routing table, and enforcement declarations.

August 22, 2026·7 min read

One context file carried a redesign across eight AI sessions

A single CONTEXT.md carried an editor redesign across eight AI coding sessions. The ownership split that made it work: humans direct, the AI keeps the record.

May 23, 2026·6 min read

From learned representations to engineered context: what Richard Socher's research tells us about working with AI

Richard Socher's research arc — from GloVe to DecaNLP to 'managers of AI' — maps directly onto the principles behind synthesis coding. The connections are struc

January 11, 2026·9 min read