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If you’ve also been using AI coding tools like Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex, you’ve probably noticed a flood of new terms around the agentic stack — MCP, Skills, Hooks, AGENTS.md, context engineering. It’s a lot. And if you’re like me, you want to understand what each thing actually does before adopting it. After working with them for a while and creating a few of them custom myself, I’ve got some understanding, and here’s the deal: these aren’t just buzzwords. They’re distinct primitives that solve different problems, and together they form an emerging “agentic stack”. ...

Introduction: Why Digital Signatures Matter Imagine a world where anyone could impersonate you in emails, tamper with your code, or access sensitive files—all because your digital identity lacked verification. This isn’t a dystopian fantasy; it’s the reality we navigate daily. GPG/PGP isn’t just a relic of the 1990s—it’s your shield in an era of phishing, supply chain attacks, and data breaches. Whether you’re a developer safeguarding Git commits, a privacy-conscious user encrypting emails, or a sysadmin hardening SSH access, this guide will help you in utilizing gpg in practice. Let’s dive in. GPG enables you to: ...