Tech Radar

Blurb Index

• [1] Context engineering

  Engineering Patterns & Practices · Adopt

  Design context as architecture for reliable agent outcomes.

• [2] Structured LLM output

  Engineering Patterns & Practices · Adopt

  Schema-constrained outputs for deterministic workflows.

• [3] Agent skills

  Engineering Patterns & Practices · Trial

  Reusable skill packs reduce prompt sprawl and improve consistency.

• [4] Backstage-style internal developer portals

  Platforms & Cloud · Adopt

  A trusted control plane for teams, services, and paved roads.

• [5] Crossplane 2.x control planes

  Platforms & Cloud · Trial

  API-first platform operations for humans and agents.

• [6] OpenTofu migration

  Platforms & Cloud · Trial

  Maturing OSS IaC path; most orgs still in staged rollout.

• [7] Zero trust for agent pipelines

  Security & Governance · Adopt

  Least privilege and short-lived identity as baseline.

• [8] AI governance as platform capability

  Security & Governance · Adopt

  Policy, traceability, and controls built into delivery flow.

• [9] SLSA + Sigstore provenance

  Security & Governance · Adopt

  Signed artifacts and attestations are becoming standard hygiene.

• [10] SPIFFE/SPIRE workload identity

  Security & Governance · Trial

  Strong machine identity pattern with higher ops maturity needs.

• [11] OpenTelemetry-native agent observability

  Ecosystem & Emerging Products · Trial

  OTEL-first traces/metrics/evals for agent systems.

• [12] MCP by default

  Ecosystem & Emerging Products · Hold

  Use MCP selectively where interoperability/governance justify overhead.