Two AI Jobs, One Messy Log: Keep Every Run in Its Own Lane
Reproduce a concurrent run-ID mix-up, then keep task-local event labels with Python ContextVar. Includes ten tests, cancellation cleanup and a child-task inheritance check.
BY JASON EAD
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Why Your AI Quote Has Two Different Totals
Make decimal input and rounding stages explicit in an AI quote handoff. Reproduce the one-cent policy difference and 13 runtime tests before adapting the calculation.
Your AI JSON Has Two Answers. Python Quietly Picked One.
Reject duplicate JSON keys before a default parser silently keeps the last value. Test nested and escaped duplicates, non-finite values and the raw-text boundary.
Your AI Says 1:30 A.M. Which One?
Catch repeated and nonexistent local times before an AI-assisted request reaches a calendar. Build a tested New York conversion boundary with explicit human choices.
Your AI CSV Could Be a Spreadsheet Trap
Inspect parsed CSV cells for suspicious prefixes before spreadsheet delivery. Includes a tested text-only review gate, false-positive examples and clear limits.
Your Agent Skill Is Not Permission to Hit Send
Package a draft-only business reply skill with clear stopping points, source-backed review packets and five boundary tests before enabling delivery.
Stop Sneaky AI Edits: Review Your Service Catalog Before It Ships
A valid JSON file can still contain the wrong price. Build a read-only Python review that exposes every service-catalog change before an AI-assisted edit reaches your business.
Stop Overfeeding Your AI: Build a Smarter Context Budget
Use tiktoken to preserve required instructions, include whole business records and report omitted context before an AI request.
Build a Read-Only MCP Service Catalog for Business Agents
Give business agents approved service details through two read-only MCP tools. Build the Python server and test real stdio calls with a fictional catalog.
Build a Retryable CRM Handoff for an AI Workflow
Use a transactional outbox and stable action IDs to recover CRM handoffs, with a tested local example that exposes duplicate-task and lost-reply failures.
Build a Reusable Agent Skill for Business Project Briefs
Package a recurring business-brief workflow as an agent skill, with a reusable template, a worked handoff and checks that keep missing decisions visible.