Michael Hutchinson — BlogThoughts on AI-powered engineering, technical leadership, and building great software.https://michaelhutchinson.me/en-gbMy Claude Code Setup for Full-Stack Developmenthttps://michaelhutchinson.me/blog/my-claude-code-setup/https://michaelhutchinson.me/blog/my-claude-code-setup/The exact Claude Code workflow I use daily as a Staff Engineer. CLAUDE.md configuration, hooks, custom slash commands, and the prompting patterns that actually work.Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTBuilding AI Agents That Actually Ship to Productionhttps://michaelhutchinson.me/blog/ai-agents-that-ship-to-production/https://michaelhutchinson.me/blog/ai-agents-that-ship-to-production/Most AI agent demos are toys. How we built agents that run in CI/CD, review code, and verify deployments in production.Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTHow I Use MCP Servers to Connect Claude to Everythinghttps://michaelhutchinson.me/blog/mcp-servers-connect-claude-to-everything/https://michaelhutchinson.me/blog/mcp-servers-connect-claude-to-everything/A practical guide to building MCP servers that connect Claude Code to your internal tools, databases, and APIs. Why this matters for engineering teams using AI seriously.Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhy I Went All-In on AI-First Engineeringhttps://michaelhutchinson.me/blog/ai-first-engineering/https://michaelhutchinson.me/blog/ai-first-engineering/How Claude Code, MCP servers, and AI agents changed the way I build software, and why every engineering team should be paying attention.Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTThe Staff Engineer's Guide to Evaluating AI Toolshttps://michaelhutchinson.me/blog/staff-engineers-guide-to-evaluating-ai-tools/https://michaelhutchinson.me/blog/staff-engineers-guide-to-evaluating-ai-tools/A practical framework for cutting through AI hype. How to evaluate tools, measure real impact, and avoid the trap of adopting everything that ships.Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhat a Staff Engineer Actually Does Day-to-Dayhttps://michaelhutchinson.me/blog/what-staff-engineer-actually-does/https://michaelhutchinson.me/blog/what-staff-engineer-actually-does/The real answer to 'what do you do all day?' From code and architecture to strategy and mentoring, what the Staff Engineer role actually looks like.Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTFrom Senior to Staff: What Nobody Tells Youhttps://michaelhutchinson.me/blog/from-senior-to-staff/https://michaelhutchinson.me/blog/from-senior-to-staff/The promotion from Senior to Staff Engineer isn't about writing better code. What actually changes is the mindset, the skills, and the surprises nobody warns you about.Wed, 11 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT