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Making Local AI Tool Calls More Reliable

A developer describes a simple, programmatic recovery pattern to make local AI agent tool calls more reliable. The author observed that allowing models to auto-select tools sometimes caused them to skip required tool calls. The fix: attempt automatic selection first, and if a local-data request returns no tool call, retry once with tool_choice="required" (only before any tool runs) and then fall back to auto. The flow was tested with automated regression tests and a running local Gemma model; streaming output is buffered to avoid showing incorrect answers during recovery. The post was published on DEV Community on 2026-08-21.

Advice: Treat API Keys Like Passwords

A short Dev.to post (Aug 21, 2026) by sadique anwar endorses an OWASP-backed resource on API key management. The author summarizes core best practices — rotate keys, store them securely, and apply least-privilege — arguing these simple measures can prevent large breaches. The post points to OWASP's framework as authoritative and highlights the practical, easy-to-implement steps.

Developer Discloses AI (Claude) Writes Their Blog

Dogan Kaya Berktas published a DEV Community post (2026-08-21) disclosing that his blog posts are drafted by the AI model Claude. He explains he reviews and edits every post before publishing, and that using the AI allows him to capture and publish practical notes from real engineering work that otherwise would remain unwritten. He says future posts will include hands-on audits (e.g., YouTube Kids recommendations) and infrastructure topics like background jobs and Postgres migrations.