Semantic Caching: Caching Meaning, Not Strings, for LLM Workloads
Why the next generation of LLM infrastructure cares about what a request means, not just how it’s spelled, and what that changes about cost, latency, and the place caching belongs in the stack.
June 26, 2026
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Is a Pod the Right Deployment Unit for an AI Agent?
Are AI agents best deployed as Kubernetes Pods? Explore why agent-substrate introduces a new execution model built for scalable, ephemeral AI agents.
June 25, 2026
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Context Compression vs. Compaction: Stop Treating Context as One Thing
Compaction is what an agent does when it runs out of memory. Compression is what infrastructure does so agents don’t have to. They sound similar, they live in different layers, and conflating them is why most teams reach for the crudest option first.
June 24, 2026
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What 'is' Agent Identity? Human? Workload? A new Layer?
In previous posts, I’ve covered the reasons why an AI agent needs an identity. I recommend reading that first. In this post I want to nail down “what is agent identity” because I’ve seen a lot of different interpretations from smart people such as “use OAuth” to “it’s just workload identity”, and new protocols cropping up, etc. But what “is” an agent identity in concrete terms?
June 23, 2026
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APIs For Your Agents With Code Mode
Learn how to configure and test agentgateway Code Mode to expose APIs as MCP tools, enabling secure agent access without an MCP server.
June 17, 2026
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Why Sandboxing Your Agent Is Not Enough
What’s the difference between agent-sandbox and agent-substrate? Learn how these complementary projects help teams build AI agent platforms that are both secure and scalable on Kubernetes.
June 16, 2026
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Interview with James Quigley on Istio Ambient at KCD NY
Learn why James Quigley's team adopted Istio Ambient for mTLS, security, and operational simplicity, and how the journey unfolded.
June 15, 2026
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kagent <3 Agent Substrate: A 101 installation & Configuration Guide
Learn how to run AI agents on Kubernetes with Agent Substrate and kagent. This step-by-step guide covers architecture, installation, configuration, and deploying agent workloads using the Substrate runtime.
June 11, 2026
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Agent substrate can power agents on Kubernetes with kagent
Kubernetes transformed how we run services. Agent Substrate and kagent are transforming how we run AI agents with fast startup, efficient resource utilization, and secure execution.
June 11, 2026
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