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I'm Alex. KLOD is about building useful AI software while making sure people can keep essential work going when the model is unavailable.
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Build with AI.
Keep people in control.
Writing about AI in real software: what needs testing, who can take over and how to keep the business running when a model goes offline.
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Engineering, people and AI
Practical ways to review AI code, handle failures and keep your team ready.
Engineering judgement
Vibe coding is fine. Then the engineering starts.
AI can help you build a prototype quickly. Taking it into production still means checking permissions, handling failures and giving people a way to take over.
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People and continuity
When AI stops, can your team take over?
Your team needs time to learn, tools they can use and practice handling real work without AI. Here's how to make that part of the job.
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Using Spec Kit or OpenSpec? Add KLOD to your workflow.
Add human takeover requirements to your feature plans with KLOD's Spec Kit extension and OpenSpec schema.
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Trust and control
If the model starts working against you, can you switch it off?
What AI safety research means for everyday software: limit an agent's permissions, keep an independent stop control and make unfinished work easy to take over.
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Pick one job your business needs.
If AI stopped doing that job, what would your team need to take over? Work through the self-check to find missing tools, instructions and practice.