# 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

- [18 AI Engineering Predictions for 2026 (With Confidence Levels)](/blog/18-ai-predictions-2026): 18 specific AI predictions with confidence levels and falsifiable criteria. Public scorecard coming January 2027.
- [The AI Coding Force Multiplier: Three Patterns That Compound](/blog/ai-coding-at-scale): Workflow prompts deliver consistency. Single-file scripts deliver power. Directory watchers deliver scale. Together, they multiply: 1 + 1 + 1 = 10, not 3.
- [Context Engineering: The Complete Guide for Senior Engineers](/blog/context-engineering-complete-guide): Progressive disclosure, file-based persistence, sub-agent delegation, and Skills vs MCP - reduce tokens by 94%, cut costs 36x.

## Topics

### Industry Analysis

- [18 AI Engineering Predictions for 2026 (With Confidence Levels)](/blog/18-ai-predictions-2026): 18 specific AI predictions with confidence levels and falsifiable criteria. Public scorecard coming January 2027.

### Production Patterns

- [The AI Coding Force Multiplier: Three Patterns That Compound](/blog/ai-coding-at-scale): Workflow prompts deliver consistency. Single-file scripts deliver power. Directory watchers deliver scale. Together, they multiply: 1 + 1 + 1 = 10, not 3.

### Context Engineering

- [Context Engineering: The Complete Guide for Senior Engineers](/blog/context-engineering-complete-guide): Progressive disclosure, file-based persistence, sub-agent delegation, and Skills vs MCP - reduce tokens by 94%, cut costs 36x.

## 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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