Zach Lloyd(@zachlloydtweets):In a fully humming factory, the key characteristic is that it’s a closed loop, measurable, improvable system. This should be the goal. In such a system everyone is working from the same context, in public, in a fully-audited, observed way. Agents themselves are observing the skills and config that drive the system and suggesting improvements. Platform engineers are able to extend the system to integrate it into all internal systems. Engineering leaders can see productivity metrics and understand what changes are being made to improve them. The whole thing is running empirically, not on vibes.

2026.09.17 13:09

In a fully humming factory, the key characteristic is that it’s a closed loop, measurable, improvable system. This should be the goal. In such a system everyone is working from the same context, in public, in a fully-audited, observed way. Agents themselves are observing the skills and config that drive the system and suggesting improvements. Platform engineers are able to extend the system to integrate it into all internal systems. Engineering leaders can see productivity metrics and understand what changes are being made to improve them. The whole thing is running empirically, not on vibes.