https://consulting.wildwoodworks.io/blog/ Field notes from Mark Kuhn on building production software with AI — AI coding agents, the Model Context Protocol, SaaS architecture, and lessons from 25+ years of engineering. en-us Copyright 2026 Kuhn Consulting LLC mark@kuhnhaus.com (Mark Kuhn) mark@kuhnhaus.com (Mark Kuhn) Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:10:27 GMT https://consulting.wildwoodworks.io/images/og-default.png https://consulting.wildwoodworks.io/blog/ https://consulting.wildwoodworks.io/blog/can-you-trust-ai-agents-to-run-your-tests.html https://consulting.wildwoodworks.io/blog/can-you-trust-ai-agents-to-run-your-tests.html Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:10:27 GMT AI Engineering Mark Kuhn Some AI agents “fix” a failing test by editing the test until it passes. Here’s the setup that keeps them honest — and what changed with Claude Opus 4.8. https://consulting.wildwoodworks.io/blog/turn-any-api-into-an-mcp-server.html https://consulting.wildwoodworks.io/blog/turn-any-api-into-an-mcp-server.html Sat, 30 May 2026 17:24:57 GMT AI Engineering Mark Kuhn MCP is how AI agents call tools, but almost no existing API speaks it. API2MCP wraps any REST API and presents it to AI as an MCP server — no rebuild required. https://consulting.wildwoodworks.io/blog/software-engineers-vs-vibe-coders.html https://consulting.wildwoodworks.io/blog/software-engineers-vs-vibe-coders.html Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:48:58 GMT SaaS & Product Mark Kuhn Vibe coders ship fast — until the app needs auth, payments, and AI infrastructure. The answer isn’t to compete. It’s to embrace and extend. https://consulting.wildwoodworks.io/blog/architecting-your-codebase-for-ai-assisted-development.html https://consulting.wildwoodworks.io/blog/architecting-your-codebase-for-ai-assisted-development.html Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:59:46 GMT AI Engineering Mark Kuhn Four architectural principles — lean into Git, keep schemas in sync, move business rules into a rules engine, and break up large files — that make AI coding agents far more productive. https://consulting.wildwoodworks.io/blog/building-wildwood-backend-as-a-service.html https://consulting.wildwoodworks.io/blog/building-wildwood-backend-as-a-service.html Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:30:59 GMT SaaS & Product Mark Kuhn Every app needs the same foundation: user management, payments, subscriptions, AI integration. Why I stopped rebuilding it and started Wildwood.