Engineering notes: Breakdowns of my own projects, read from the source
Source-code breakdowns of my own projects, with the exact revision inspected, what was tested, and the limits of that evidence.
January–March 2026 collection
The collection name is an archive label. Each note shows its real publication date and the exact repository revision I inspected.
Inside ClawKeeper: testing permission boundaries before an agent acts →
A tested walkthrough of ClawKeeper’s deterministic agent policy, tenant checks, payment approval gate and known trust boundaries.
Published · Covers March 2026
Inside CipherClaw: how recorded agent traces become an investigation map →
A source-code walkthrough of CipherClaw’s trace graph, root-cause heuristics and breakpoints, with implementation limits and verification boundaries.
Published · Covers March 2026
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January–March 2026 collection
- TechTide AI · Client data
Protecting client data before connecting an AI workflow ↗
How I would map every copy of client material, enforce client access before retrieval, treat document text as untrusted input, keep credentials server-side, and test the data boundary before release. It is an engineering review method, not a compliance claim.
Published · January–March 2026 collection · techtideai.io/blog/protect-client-data-ai-workflows
- TechTide AI · Human approval
Who approves the AI's work? A practical operating guide ↗
How I would decide which actions need review, name an approver and a backup, show the exact action, bind approval to a specific version, and record execution separately from approval. It is a proposed pattern, not a report of a deployed client system.
Published · January–March 2026 collection · techtideai.io/blog/ai-approval-queue-operating-guide
April 2026 collection
- TechTide AI · Legal
Legal document request tracking: keep missing files visible ↗
An explainer on tracking legal document requests so that missing files stay visible.
Published · Covers April 2026 · techtideai.io/blog/legal-document-request-tracking
- TechTide AI · Property
Commercial property maintenance automation: route requests without losing urgency ↗
An explainer on routing commercial property maintenance requests without losing how urgent each one is.
Published · Covers April 2026 · techtideai.io/blog/commercial-property-maintenance-routing
- TechTide AI · Purchasing
Supplier quote comparison: build a reviewable purchasing worksheet ↗
An explainer on comparing supplier quotes in a purchasing worksheet that a person can review.
Published · Covers April 2026 · techtideai.io/blog/supplier-quote-comparison-workflow
- TechTide AI · Consulting
Consulting scope changes: turn client requests into approval decisions ↗
An explainer on turning client scope-change requests into explicit approval decisions.
Published · Covers April 2026 · techtideai.io/blog/consulting-scope-change-workflow
- TechTide AI · Engineering
Engineering document transmittals: reconcile versions before distribution ↗
An explainer on reconciling document versions before an engineering transmittal is distributed.
Published · Covers April 2026 · techtideai.io/blog/engineering-transmittal-reconciliation
- TechTide AI · Operations
An n8n recovery runbook your operations team can actually use ↗
A recovery runbook for n8n workflows, written for an operations team to use.
Published · Covers April 2026 · techtideai.io/blog/n8n-workflow-recovery-runbook
May 2026 collection
- TechTide AI · Legal
Legal billing narratives: prepare a review queue without inventing work ↗
An explainer on preparing legal billing narratives as a review queue without inventing work.
Published · Covers May 2026 · techtideai.io/blog/legal-billing-narrative-review
- TechTide AI · Property
Property vendor document tracking: separate receipt from approval ↗
An explainer on tracking property vendor documents with receipt and approval kept as separate steps.
Published · Covers May 2026 · techtideai.io/blog/property-vendor-document-tracking
- TechTide AI · Finance
Accounts payable automation: resolve exceptions before payment ↗
An explainer on routing accounts payable exceptions so they are resolved before payment.
Published · Covers May 2026 · techtideai.io/blog/accounts-payable-exception-routing
- TechTide AI · Consulting
Client status reports from project evidence, with missing facts left visible ↗
An explainer on drafting client status reports from project evidence, with missing facts left visible.
Published · Covers May 2026 · techtideai.io/blog/consulting-delivery-status-reports
- TechTide AI · Engineering
Engineering review comments: cluster duplicates without closing decisions ↗
An explainer on clustering duplicate engineering review comments without closing the decisions they raise.
Published · Covers May 2026 · techtideai.io/blog/engineering-review-comment-triage
- TechTide AI · MCP
Connecting Claude to internal systems: scope a read-only MCP release ↗
An explainer on scoping a read-only first MCP release when connecting Claude to internal systems.
Published · Covers May 2026 · techtideai.io/blog/claude-mcp-read-only-first-release
June 2026 collection
- TechTide AI · Legal
Legal matter closeout: reconcile the checklist before changing access ↗
An explainer on reconciling the legal matter closeout checklist before access is changed.
Published · Covers June 2026 · techtideai.io/blog/legal-matter-closeout-workflow
- TechTide AI · Property
Lease data extraction: retain the clause behind every proposed field ↗
An explainer on lease data extraction that keeps the source clause behind every proposed field.
Published · Covers June 2026 · techtideai.io/blog/property-lease-data-extraction-review
- TechTide AI · Operations
Customer order changes: reconcile the promise before updating operations ↗
An explainer on reconciling a customer order change against the original promise before operations are updated.
Published · Covers June 2026 · techtideai.io/blog/customer-order-change-reconciliation
- TechTide AI · Consulting
Client renewal preparation: assemble evidence without inventing ROI ↗
An explainer on assembling evidence for a client renewal without inventing ROI.
Published · Covers June 2026 · techtideai.io/blog/professional-services-renewal-preparation
- TechTide AI · Engineering
Engineering field reports: organize observations without manufacturing conclusions ↗
An explainer on organizing engineering field report observations without manufacturing conclusions.
Published · Covers June 2026 · techtideai.io/blog/engineering-field-report-preparation
- TechTide AI · Implementation
How to write acceptance criteria for an AI implementation pilot ↗
An explainer on writing acceptance criteria for an AI implementation pilot.
Published · Covers June 2026 · techtideai.io/blog/ai-implementation-pilot-acceptance
July 2026 collection
- TechTide AI · Legal
Internal legal knowledge search: design the access test before the search box ↗
An explainer on designing the access test for internal legal knowledge search before building the search box.
Published · Covers July 2026 · techtideai.io/blog/legal-knowledge-search-permissions
- TechTide AI · Property
Property portfolio reporting: show incomplete data before the totals ↗
An explainer on property portfolio reporting that shows incomplete data before the totals.
Published · Covers July 2026 · techtideai.io/blog/property-portfolio-report-reconciliation
- TechTide AI · Operations
Sales-to-operations handoff: keep approved commitments attached to the order ↗
An explainer on keeping approved sales commitments attached to the order during the handoff to operations.
Published · Covers July 2026 · techtideai.io/blog/sales-order-handoff-automation
- TechTide AI · Consulting
Consulting staffing assistance: propose assignments from current availability ↗
An explainer on staffing assistance that proposes consulting assignments from current availability.
Published · Covers July 2026 · techtideai.io/blog/consulting-staffing-assistance
- TechTide AI · Engineering
Engineering delivery packets: make every issued file traceable ↗
An explainer on engineering delivery packets in which every issued file is traceable.
Published · Covers July 2026 · techtideai.io/blog/engineering-delivery-evidence-packet
- TechTide AI · Measurement
Measuring an AI workflow: cost per accepted outcome, including rework ↗
An explainer on measuring an AI workflow by cost per accepted outcome, including rework.
Published · Covers July 2026 · techtideai.io/blog/ai-workflow-operating-cost-measurement
I write these notes about my own projects. If you have a product build that needs to work for a real customer, pilot, or launch, send me the brief.
Product implementation
Show me what exists, what is stuck, and what needs to work. I take ownership of the implementation, test the agreed user journey, and document the handoff.
Scope and price are agreed before work starts.
Logs over vibes. Production over theater.
© 2026 Alex Cinovoj · TechTide AI · Columbus, OH