The Adaptive Engineer

Why Muse Can't Plan My Career

I didn’t write my first real line of code until my early 30s

Oct 4 • Zahiruddin Tavargere

September 2026

I Thought Jev vs Laya Would Be a Fair Fight. I Was Wrong.

For years, we’ve assumed that production AI systems need to call a hosted model every time they need to make a decision.

Sep 28 • Zahiruddin Tavargere

Why I'm Paying Attention to JEV (And Why You Should Too)

What if the next breakthrough in AI isn’t another chatbot...

Sep 20 • Zahiruddin Tavargere

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Why Modern MCP Clients Don’t Load Every Tool

If you’ve built an MCP client with dozens—or hundreds—of tools, you’ve probably run into the same question:

Sep 15 • Zahiruddin Tavargere

What Picking the Wrong Model Taught Me About AI Architecture

I spent more time on one mistake than I expected.

Sep 7 • Zahiruddin Tavargere

August 2026

Context Engineering: The Discipline Behind Agents That Don’t Forget

Why “just add more context” is the wrong fix - and the 9-stage pipeline that actually works.

Aug 31 • Zahiruddin Tavargere

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WebMCP vs MCP: Everything You Need to Know Before You Build

As powerful the Browser Use feature in ChatGPT and Claude is - it’s also the most impractical.

Aug 24 • Zahiruddin Tavargere

DeepSeek Harness, NVIDIA's NOOA, and Why the Harness Is Everything (Not the Model)

Every few weeks a new model tops a leaderboard and the timeline loses its mind.Thanks for reading The Adaptive Engineer!

Aug 17 • Zahiruddin Tavargere

The Model Isn't Dangerous. Your Harness Is.

Harness Engineer Series :: Layer 2 - Tools and Permissions

Aug 9 • Zahiruddin Tavargere

Every AI Agent Runs This Loop (Most Engineers Don't Know It)

Harness Engineer Series :: Layer 1 - The Loop

Aug 3 • Zahiruddin Tavargere

November 2025

How to Monitor Your Brand on ChatGPT & Perplexity — Full Tutorial

Why Your Brand Needs to Show Up on Answer Engines (and How to Monitor It)

Nov 29, 2025 • Zahiruddin Tavargere

This is The Powerful Pattern Behind Top AI Agents

Hey everyone!

Nov 11, 2025 • Zahiruddin Tavargere

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