Engineering Notes

Engineering Notes

Thoughts and Ideas on AI by Muthukrishnan
28 Dec 2025

Building a Multi-Agent Travel Planner with Google ADK

Create a travel planning system with specialized agents for flights, hotels, and activities using Google's Agent Development Kit.
27 Dec 2025

The Most Interesting AI Agent Design Pattern Right Now

AI agents have moved fast over the last year. We started with simple chatbots, evolved to tool-using agents, and now, a...
26 Dec 2025

Building a Multi-Agent Code Review System with AutoGen

Create a team of specialized AI agents that review code for security, style, and logic issues using Microsoft's AutoGen framework.
25 Dec 2025

The Skill That Will Define Your Career in 2026

*Why mastering "what" and "why" matters more than ever in the age of AI* --- ## The Three Layers of Every Job Here's...
24 Dec 2025

Building an Agentic RAG Pipeline with LangGraph

Move beyond naive RAG with an agentic approach that uses LLMs to decide what to retrieve, when to retry, and how to synthesize answers.
22 Dec 2025

A Technical Introduction to Ava

!['AVA UI'](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/muthuspark/ava/main/screenshot.png) Ava is an AI voice assistant that ru...
22 Dec 2025

CrewAI vs LangGraph Building the Same Multi-Agent System in Both

A side-by-side comparison of CrewAI and LangGraph by implementing the same research assistant workflow in both frameworks.
20 Dec 2025

Building an MCP Server with Python to Connect Claude to Your Database

A practical guide to building a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that lets Claude query your SQLite database directly.
06 Dec 2025

Building Reusable Agent Capabilities with Skill Libraries

How AI agents acquire, store, and compose reusable skills—from hierarchical reinforcement learning to LLM-based skill synthesis and the emerging paradigm of lifelong learning agents.
06 Dec 2025

Master the Art of Managing Up and Across

The highest-leverage skill most engineering managers neglect isn't managing their team—it's managing up to leadership a...