AI in practice / October–November 2026

Build useful AI workflows and teams.

Choose the right level of automation, create an AI team, and bring source-grounded assistance into product management.

Choose one guide, try the exercise, and keep a short note about what worked. Each article includes a practical example, a prompt to adapt, and checks that help you decide whether the result is useful.

Developer workflows

Migrate Shopify Storefront MCP to UCP without losing cart state

A developer checklist for endpoint discovery, catalog/cart tool mapping, agent profiles, full cart updates and checkout verification.

October 20, 2026 · 4 min readField tests

We checked GitHub, Railway and Supabase in one publishing workflow

An observed, read-only MCP field report: what three connected tools returned, how the results agreed, and what the checks cannot prove.

October 20, 2026 · 4 min readFreelance work

Upwork MCP in practice: job search, proposals, bids, and portfolio evidence

A practical Upwork MCP workflow for people learning to put AI connections to work: project fit, honest proposals, bid review, portfolio evidence, and a small side-work test.

October 20, 2026 · 4 min readAI commerce

Shopify MCP explained: choose the right connection for the job

A practical Shopify guide for people learning to put AI connections to work: Sidekick, native AI, MCP roles, integrations, and one useful store experiment.

October 20, 2026 · 4 min readMCP workflows

The best MCPs to use today: ten practical ways to get more done

Choose useful MCPs for people learning to put AI connections to work. Compare tasks, costs, review needs, and a first-week test that protects your time.

October 20, 2026 · 5 min readAI practice

Build a small test bench for every new AI tool you try

Compare AI tools on your own tasks with a reusable brief, quality checks, difficult cases, and an honest record of effort.

October 19, 2026 · 6 min readAI tool guides

Claude Code sessions, subagents, and Managed Agents: what to use when

Understand the October Claude Code updates and choose between a local session, parallel review, cloud task, and recurring Managed Agent.

October 19, 2026 · 6 min readTool comparisons

10 AI Tools Compared by the Jobs They Actually Help You Finish

Compare AI tools with the same task, source checks, review time and permission limits. Use a worked trial sheet before adding another subscription.

October 18, 2026 · 11 min readConnected AI

8 AI Terms That Reveal What an AI Product Can Really Do

A buyer's glossary for MCP, skills, agents, harnesses, computer use, feedback loops, GEO/AEO and AGI, with evaluation questions.

October 18, 2026 · 7 min readAI teams

Build your AI team with role charters, clear handoffs, and review

Copy practical role briefs for an AI research assistant, planner, drafter, and reviewer without creating unnecessary agent complexity.

October 16, 2026 · 4 min readConnected AI

Windsor.ai and other connectors: give AI the context it needs

Choose between marketing-data connectors, analytics tools, search-data tools, and workflow platforms using the job you need done.

October 16, 2026 · 5 min readBuild with AI

How to create your own AI team: start with one useful workflow

Build a small AI team with a shared brief, bounded roles, checked handoffs, and a human owner before adding autonomous agents.

October 16, 2026 · 4 min readAI for product managers

How to use AI as a product manager without inventing customer evidence

Use AI for research organization, opportunity framing, requirements, and experiment reviews while preserving sources and product judgment.

October 16, 2026 · 4 min readAutomation decisions

Automation, AI workflow, or agent: which do you actually need?

Choose a simple rule, an AI-assisted workflow, or an agent by the variability of the task and the consequences of a mistake.

October 16, 2026 · 4 min read