agent-infrastructure

MCP in 2026: Remote MCP, Managed Agents, and What Actually Changed

MCP is consolidating into the default way AI agents talk to tools. Here's a current explainer on what remote MCP means, the stateless-session change that landed in 2026, and how Gemini's managed agents put remote MCP and background tasks into production.

07/21/2026 · Industry Trends · 8 min read

GPT-5.6 Migration: What Changed, and What a Real Agent Move Actually Saved

A GPT-5.6 migration is now a real decision for agent teams: OpenAI's new Luna/Terra/Sol tiers landed July 9, and one production team already reported a migrated agent running 2.2x faster and 27% cheaper. Here's what changed and how to think about the switch.

07/13/2026 · Model Evaluation · 8 min read

Managed Agents in 2026: Gemini API, Remote MCP, and Background Tasks

The managed-agent layer matured in July 2026 — background tasks and remote MCP make "the platform runs your agent" real. Here's what changed and when managed beats self-hosting.

07/11/2026 · Industry Trends · 10 min read

Remote MCP and the Rise of Hosted MCP Servers

Remote MCP is moving the Model Context Protocol from local stdio to the cloud. Here's what remote MCP is, how hosted MCP servers work, and why Google shipping remote MCP the same week a YC startup launched “MCP Cloud” matters.

07/08/2026 · Industry Trends · 7 min read

Better Models, Worse Tools: Why AI Agents Still Feel Dumb in 2026

Frontier models keep getting smarter, yet the agents built on them still feel brittle. Here's why the bottleneck moved from model quality to tooling — and what that means for anyone shipping agents.

07/06/2026 · Industry Trends · 7 min read

Are AI Agents Overhyped? What Zuckerberg's "Slower Than Hoped" Admission Really Means

Mark Zuckerberg told Meta staff that AI agents haven't progressed as fast as he'd hoped. Here's what's real, what's stuck, and where agents already deliver value in 2026.

07/03/2026 · Industry Trends · 6 min read

OpenClaw Mobile: How to Set It Up on Android and iOS (v2026.6.11 Guide)

OpenClaw is finally on Android and iOS. Here's how to set it up via the OpenClaw Gateway, which messaging channels it supports, and what the v2026.6.11 reliability release fixes.

07/02/2026 · AI Tutorials · 6 min read