# ACIDBATH

> Production AI engineering patterns for senior engineers and technical leaders.
> Code-first, practitioner-focused content on agentic AI, context engineering,
> and LLM cost optimization.

## What This Site Covers

ACIDBATH provides deep technical content on building production AI systems:

- **Agentic AI Patterns**: Sub-agent architecture, workflow prompts, orchestration
- **Context Engineering**: Token optimization, progressive disclosure, semantic search
- **Claude Code**: Best practices, commands, custom agents, MCP integration
- **Production AI Economics**: Cost analysis, model routing, real-world benchmarks

## Recent Posts

- [Claude Skills Deep Dive: Progressive Loading and the MCP Alternative](/blog/claude-skills-deep-dive): Skills load 100 tokens of metadata upfront, then instructions on-demand. Here's when to use Skills vs MCP, with working POC code.
- [Single-File Scripts: When One File Beats an Entire MCP Server](/blog/single-file-scripts): Dolph is 1,015 lines of TypeScript that replace an MCP server. Here's the pattern for Bun and UV single-file scripts.
- [AI Document Skills: Automated File Generation That Actually Ships](/blog/document-generation-skills): Skills generate Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF files in minutes. Complete POC code, real token numbers, and honest failure modes for production.
- [Agent Architecture: From Custom Agents to Effective Delegation](/blog/agent-architecture): System prompts define agent identity. File systems enable delegation. Build specialized agents and delegate research reliably with working code.
- [Context Engineering: From Token Optimization to Large Codebase Mastery](/blog/context-engineering): Progressive disclosure and semantic search: the difference between burning tokens and shipping features. Working code and hard numbers inside.

## Topics

### AI Patterns

- [Claude Skills Deep Dive: Progressive Loading and the MCP Alternative](/blog/claude-skills-deep-dive): Skills load 100 tokens of metadata upfront, then instructions on-demand. Here's when to use Skills vs MCP, with working POC code.

### Production Patterns

- [Single-File Scripts: When One File Beats an Entire MCP Server](/blog/single-file-scripts): Dolph is 1,015 lines of TypeScript that replace an MCP server. Here's the pattern for Bun and UV single-file scripts.
- [AI Document Skills: Automated File Generation That Actually Ships](/blog/document-generation-skills): Skills generate Excel, PowerPoint, and PDF files in minutes. Complete POC code, real token numbers, and honest failure modes for production.
- [Directory Watchers: File-Based AI Automation That Scales](/blog/directory-watchers): Turn your file system into an AI interface. Build drop zones that process files automatically with working Python code and production considerations.

### Agent Architecture

- [Agent Architecture: From Custom Agents to Effective Delegation](/blog/agent-architecture): System prompts define agent identity. File systems enable delegation. Build specialized agents and delegate research reliably with working code.

### Context Engineering

- [Context Engineering: From Token Optimization to Large Codebase Mastery](/blog/context-engineering): Progressive disclosure and semantic search: the difference between burning tokens and shipping features. Working code and hard numbers inside.

### Agentic Patterns

- [Workflow Prompts: The Pattern That Makes AI Engineering Predictable](/blog/workflow-prompts): The workflow section drives 90% of the value in agentic prompts. Learn to build workflow prompts that work, when they fail, and how to measure ROI.

## About

ACIDBATH is the critical, code-first voice that senior technical leaders trust.
We focus on what actually works in production, including honest coverage of
failures and limitations. No hype, no hand-waving—just working code and
real numbers.

## Contact

- Website: https://blog.amenoacids.com
- Email: contact@amenoacids.com

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