https://www.mohamedhelmy.com/notes What running agents on my own hardware actually looks like, with the receipts. Reading notes on the research I'm building on, and designs I'd put in front of a team, sit alongside. Field notes come from receipts; designs say they're designs. en-us Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://www.mohamedhelmy.com/notes/authority-before-action https://www.mohamedhelmy.com/notes/authority-before-action Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Design Most agent governance reads like an IT policy. The better model is one every sales leader already runs: territories, qualification, pipeline review and approval levels. https://www.mohamedhelmy.com/notes/a-system-one-model-in-the-chain https://www.mohamedhelmy.com/notes/a-system-one-model-in-the-chain Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Field note Seven cases looked like a win; 178 said otherwise. What a typed-judgment model is good for in an agent chain, and what it isn't. https://www.mohamedhelmy.com/notes/reading-notes-fall-2026 https://www.mohamedhelmy.com/notes/reading-notes-fall-2026 Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMT Reading notes Five papers from this year that say what practitioners have been finding: the system around the model matters as much as the model. https://www.mohamedhelmy.com/notes/988-re-prompts https://www.mohamedhelmy.com/notes/988-re-prompts Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Field note A plugin that keeps agents working is only useful if it can tell work from motion. https://www.mohamedhelmy.com/notes/the-timestamp-that-froze-the-cache https://www.mohamedhelmy.com/notes/the-timestamp-that-froze-the-cache Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Field note With long prompts, the cheapest token is the one you don't change. https://www.mohamedhelmy.com/notes/the-engine-that-said-it-was-healthy https://www.mohamedhelmy.com/notes/the-engine-that-said-it-was-healthy Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMT Field note A health check tells you the door opens. It doesn't tell you anyone's home.