Subagents are becoming a core primitive for serious AI-assisted development. In this episode, Kaushik and Iury disambiguate “agent” terminology, unpack plan mode vs subagents, and explain how parallel, scoped workers improve research quality without polluting the main thread.
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Agent Skills look simple, but they are one of the most powerful building blocks in modern AI coding workflows. In this episode, Kaushik and Iury break down when to use skills, how progressive disclosure works, and how skills compare with commands, instructions, and MCPs.
MCPs are everywhere, but are they worth the token cost? We break down what Model Context Protocol actually is, how it differs from just using CLIs, the tradeoffs you should know about, and when MCPs actually make sense for your workflow.
Most folks reference “AI coding” like it’s one thing. It’s really not. In this foundational episode Kaushik & Iury walk through (at least) four paradigms — from super autocomplete to agent orchestration — each with different workflows, expectations, and mental models.
What do most developers follow today? Where is the frontier? What’s coming in the future?
Listen to the episode and find out!
Fragmented is changing. New direction, new cohost. Kaushik explains the pivot from Android to AI development and introduces Iury Souza.
From vibe coding to software engineering — one episode at a time.
