AI engineer Chris Boyd on production AI systems, agentic workflows, litigation engineering, and building software that works when it matters.https://chrisboyd.me/en-ushttps://chrisboyd.me/blog/openclaw-meltdown/https://chrisboyd.me/blog/openclaw-meltdown/A real-world OpenClaw safety failure: my home automation agent sent 500 messages, got stuck in a loop, and ended up in Bloomberg.Mon, 09 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMTAIAI Agent SafetyAgentic WorkflowsFailure ModesCharlotteChris Boydhttps://chrisboyd.me/blog/agentic-workflows/https://chrisboyd.me/blog/agentic-workflows/How to build production agentic workflows with retry logic, audit trails, and human-in-the-loop checkpoints that survive real-world failure modes.Sun, 01 Feb 2026 05:00:00 GMTAgentic WorkflowsAIReliabilityProductionChris Boydhttps://chrisboyd.me/blog/demo-to-prod/https://chrisboyd.me/blog/demo-to-prod/The gap between AI demos and production: what happens when you deploy AI agents into incomplete data, hostile inputs, and users who don't read instructions.Sun, 18 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMTAIProductionAgentic WorkflowsFailure ModesChris Boydhttps://chrisboyd.me/blog/recurring-value/https://chrisboyd.me/blog/recurring-value/Why the best AI automation compounds over time — building structured workflows with human checkpoints instead of one-off scripts that break.Sat, 03 Jan 2026 05:00:00 GMTAutomationWorkflowsProductSystemsChris Boydhttps://chrisboyd.me/blog/litigation-engineering/https://chrisboyd.me/blog/litigation-engineering/How litigation engineering changes the way you build AI pipelines — chain of custody, reproducibility, and audit trails for systems where outputs become evidence.Tue, 30 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMTLitigation EngineeringLegal TechAIChris Boydhttps://chrisboyd.me/blog/wordpress-crash/https://chrisboyd.me/blog/wordpress-crash/Lessons from shipping a crash to millions of WordPress iOS users — why relentless testing, small increments, and graceful failure modes matter.Mon, 29 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMTiOSMobileReliabilityTestingChris Boydhttps://chrisboyd.me/blog/human-proof-systems/https://chrisboyd.me/blog/human-proof-systems/Practical patterns for building reliable systems that handle incomplete inputs, confused users, and the failure modes that happen in production.Sat, 27 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMTSystemsReliabilityHuman FactorsFailure ModesChris Boydhttps://chrisboyd.me/blog/silicon-bayou/https://chrisboyd.me/blog/silicon-bayou/Why I founded Apptitude in post-Katrina New Orleans instead of Brooklyn — building a tech startup in a city that was rebuilding itself.Mon, 22 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMTEntrepreneurshipStartupsNew OrleansChris Boydhttps://chrisboyd.me/blog/roadie-to-dev/https://chrisboyd.me/blog/roadie-to-dev/From loading trucks for Ringo Starr in Silicon Valley to building production AI systems — the path from celebrity roadie to software engineer.Sat, 20 Dec 2025 05:00:00 GMTCareerExecutionOperationsChris Boyd