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Engineering insights, product updates, and thoughts on the future of human + AI coordination.

2026-06-02 KEVIN HOLLAND

The Human–AI Interface

As agents get better at executing, coordination becomes the bottleneck. The interface where humans and AI meet isn't the runtime — it's the board.

2026-05-15 KEVIN HOLLAND

Why We Built xpntl

Issue trackers were designed for humans. But your team now includes coding agents that ship code at 3 AM. We built xpntl because the coordination layer between humans and AI doesn't exist yet.

2026-05-08 KEVIN HOLLAND

MCP-Native by Default

Every other tracker bolts on an API and calls it "integrations." We built xpntl MCP-first so your coding agents get the same 28 tools a human uses — no middleware, no glue code.

2026-04-29 KEVIN HOLLAND

SSO Should Be Free

Charging $8/user/month for SSO is a security tax. We include Google, GitHub, and Microsoft SSO on every plan — including Free. Here's why that matters.

2026-04-18 KEVIN HOLLAND

Why We Open-Sourced Our Tracker

Your issue tracker knows everything about your engineering team — priorities, bottlenecks, velocity. That data shouldn't be locked in a black box. Here's our case for open-source project management.