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Adding LLM features to an app, a hype-free take on RAG, and when an agent beats a single well-crafted prompt.

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Ship One LLM Feature Without Rewriting Your App

How to add a genuinely useful model-backed feature to an existing codebase while keeping it boring, testable, and cheap to remove.

Priya Rao, an applied-AI engineer · 8 min read

RAG Without the Hype: Retrieval That Actually Helps

A grounded look at retrieval-augmented generation for developers: when it earns its keep, how the pieces fit, and where it quietly breaks.

Priya Rao, an applied-AI engineer · 9 min read

One Prompt or an Agent? A Test That Holds Up

A concrete decision framework for choosing between a single well-crafted prompt and a multi-step agent, with the trade-offs each direction costs you.

Priya Rao, an applied-AI engineer · 8 min read