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Guides
Original, hands-on guides from the Drydock editors: comparisons, “best tool for the job” round-ups and plain-English explainers.
Tutorials · 9 min readListen
Agent Skills Guide: How to Write a SKILL.md
Agent skills explained: how SKILL.md works, where Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Copilot and Gemini CLI load skills, how they differ from MCP, plus a template.
Comparisons · 9 min readListen
Claude Code vs Codex vs Gemini CLI (2026)
Claude Code vs Codex vs Gemini CLI compared on pricing, open source, setup, MCP, instruction files and workflow, so you can pick the right terminal agent.
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Best of · 8 min readListen
Best Open-Source Coding Agents in 2026
The best open-source coding agents in 2026, compared on license, interface, model choice and upkeep: OpenCode, Cline, Codex CLI, Gemini CLI, goose and Aider.
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Comparisons · 7 min readListen
Tavily vs Exa vs Firecrawl: Web Search for Agents
Tavily vs Exa vs Firecrawl for giving AI agents web access: search quality approach, page extraction, crawling, MCP servers, pricing models and code examples.
Explainers · 7 min readListen
MCP vs A2A: Which Agent Protocol Do You Need?
MCP connects an agent to tools and data; A2A connects agents to other agents. Learn when to use each, how they fit together, and what changed in 2026.
Comparisons · 7 min readListen
LangGraph vs CrewAI vs OpenAI Agents SDK (2026)
LangGraph vs CrewAI vs OpenAI Agents SDK compared on control flow, state, human-in-the-loop, model support and learning curve, plus what replaced AutoGen.
Tutorials · 8 min readListen
How to Build an MCP Server in Python (2026 Guide)
Build a working MCP server in Python with the official SDK 2.x and the stateless 2026-07-28 spec, then connect it to Claude Code, Cursor, and VS Code hosts.
Comparisons · 8 min readListen
E2B vs Daytona vs Modal: Agent Sandboxes Compared
E2B vs Daytona vs Modal for running AI agent code safely: isolation, startup, persistence, time limits, GPUs and SDKs compared, with code for each sandbox.
Comparisons · 9 min readListen
Best TypeScript AI Agent Frameworks (2026)
The best TypeScript agent framework for your project: Mastra, Vercel AI SDK, LangGraph.js, OpenAI Agents SDK and Google ADK compared, with code and trade-offs.
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AI Agent Memory: Mem0 vs Letta vs Zep (2026)
AI agent memory explained: how Mem0, Letta and Zep store and recall long-term context, how they differ from LangGraph's built-in memory, and which to choose.
How-to · 8 min readListen
AGENTS.md Guide: How to Write One (vs CLAUDE.md)
What AGENTS.md is, how Codex, Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot and Gemini CLI load it, how it compares with CLAUDE.md, plus a copy-paste template that works.










