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[![Cover image for Why the traditional pull request has a target on its back | CircleCI’s Rob Zuber](https://assets.linearb.io/image/upload/c_limit,w_2560/f_auto/q_auto/v1/Blog_Comprehensive_DORA_Guide_2400x1256_70_8130b5ade1?_a=BAVMn6ID0)](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/podcast/circleci-rob-zuber-pull-request-ai-agent-cicd) Featured [Why the traditional pull request has a target on its back | CircleCI’s Rob Zuber](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/podcast/circleci-rob-zuber-pull-request-ai-agent-cicd) [![Cover image for Models escaping containment, intelligence becoming a commodity, and AI code review to the rescue](https://assets.linearb.io/image/upload/c_limit,w_2560/f_auto/q_auto/v1/ai_models_containment_code_review_commoditization_7ea901a97a?_a=BAVMn6ID0)](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/podcast/ai-agent-sandbox-escape-open-source-models-code-review-bottlenecks) [Models escaping containment, intelligence becoming a commodity, and AI code review to the rescue](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/podcast/ai-agent-sandbox-escape-open-source-models-code-review-bottlenecks) On this episode of the Friday Deploy, Ben and Andrew break down the Hugging Face security breach caused by an OpenAI model, the rapid rise of open-source... [![Cover image for The most underrated dataset in enterprise AI is your org chart | Rippling's Albert Strasheim](https://assets.linearb.io/image/upload/c_limit,w_2560/f_auto/q_auto/v1/Blog_Comprehensive_DORA_Guide_2400x1256_68_43be6688ce?_a=BAVMn6ID0)](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/podcast/rippling-albert-strasheim-employee-graph-enterprise-ai-agents) [The most underrated dataset in enterprise AI is your org chart | Rippling's Albert Strasheim](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/podcast/rippling-albert-strasheim-employee-graph-enterprise-ai-agents) AI agents can't transform an org they can't see. Albert Strasheim, CTO at Rippling, joins Andrew Zigler to explain why agentic transformation starts with the... [![Cover image for Rebuilding CLIs for agents, it’s time to get MCP-certified, and why human code review will never catch up](https://assets.linearb.io/image/upload/c_limit,w_2560/f_auto/q_auto/v1/agentic_cli_tools_mcp_certification_code_review_23be877e85?_a=BAVMn6ID0)](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/podcast/linux-foundation-mcp-certification-agentic-loops-pull-request-bottleneck) [Rebuilding CLIs for agents, it’s time to get MCP-certified, and why human code review will never catch up](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/podcast/linux-foundation-mcp-certification-agentic-loops-pull-request-bottleneck) This week on the Friday Deploy, Ben and Andrew break down the Linux Foundation's new MCP certification and the fundamental mechanics of agentic loops. Discover... ## Real conversations with top engineering leaders every week LinearB may send you email occasionally about how you can optimize productivity. We will not share your information with anyone. Ever. [![Cover image for How to see in the dark factory | LaunchDarkly's Cameron Etezadi](https://assets.linearb.io/image/upload/c_limit,w_2560/f_auto/q_auto/v1/Blog_Comprehensive_DORA_Guide_2400x1256_66_6f6a37357d?_a=BAVMn6ID0)](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/podcast/launchdarkly-cameron-etezadi-dark-factory-agent-runtime-frameworks) [How to see in the dark factory | LaunchDarkly's Cameron Etezadi](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/podcast/launchdarkly-cameron-etezadi-dark-factory-agent-runtime-frameworks) LaunchDarkly CTO Cameron Etezadi joins the show to discuss why the traditional "two-pizza" engineering team is dead. Discover how runtime agent frameworks and... [![Cover image for How to cultivate expertise with local models, delegating to subagents, and we all really stopped reading, huh?](https://assets.linearb.io/image/upload/c_limit,w_2560/f_auto/q_auto/v1/local_ai_expertise_subagents_delegation_strategies_616640e057?_a=BAVMn6ID0)](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/podcast/open-source-glm-models-local-ai-coding-protecting-first-brain) [How to cultivate expertise with local models, delegating to subagents, and we all really stopped reading, huh?](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/podcast/open-source-glm-models-local-ai-coding-protecting-first-brain) This week on the Friday Deploy, Ben and Andrew break down the rise of highly capable open-source models like GLM 5.2 and the reality of running local AI for... [![Cover image for Agents moved where the work happens (and using MCP to find it again) | Slack’s Jaime DeLanghe](https://assets.linearb.io/image/upload/c_limit,w_2560/f_auto/q_auto/v1/Blog_Comprehensive_DORA_Guide_2400x1256_64_6cce610131?_a=BAVMn6ID0)](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/podcast/slack-jaime-delanghe-agentic-workflows-model-context-protocol) [Agents moved where the work happens (and using MCP to find it again) | Slack’s Jaime DeLanghe](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/podcast/slack-jaime-delanghe-agentic-workflows-model-context-protocol) Slack’s CPO Jaime DeLanghe joins the show to discuss why enterprise AI value depends on embedding custom bots directly into team communication loops. Discover... ## Most popular [Can You Buy Your Way to DevSecOps Success?](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/podcast/can-you-buy-your-way-to-dev-sec-ops-success) [](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/podcast/can-you-buy-your-way-to-dev-sec-ops-success) [Will AI Finally Make TDD Practical?](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/podcast/will-ai-finally-make-tdd-practical) [](https://linearb.io/dev-interrupted/podcast/will-ai-finally-make-tdd-practical) [The End of Specialization? 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