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Local agents scare me

I built an AI agent with its own identity, MFA, and scoped credentials. It's still not safe. Here's why local is the wrong place to run it.

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Your AI agents are a security nightmare

AI agents often run with more access than they should. Here's how moving to session-based identity changed how I design and trust autonomous …

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Postman might be my new favorite IDE

AI can generate APIs quickly, but maintaining structure is harder. Here’s how I used Postman to enforce contracts, tests, and CI across the …

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Happy new year!
By Allen Helton 30 December 2024

Let's see what the community has been up to in the last week of the year.

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And now we breathe.
By Allen Helton 16 December 2024

The community is resting after an intense week at AWS re:Invent, more than likely gearing up for some cool new projects in 2025.

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Welcome to re:Invent!
By Allen Helton 02 December 2024

AWS re:Invent has official begun! Let's cover the last of the fun pre:Invent announcements and look at some fantastic content from the community.

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