IBM Bob

The Java Agent Skills Kit

A repo-local way to give Bob repeatable workflows for architecture review, modernization, dependency risk, LSP navigation, and test-first change in…

Apr 28 • Markus Eisele

How to Run IBM Bob on a Remote Linux Machine from Your Mac

A step-by-step guide to using IBM Bob over SSH with a Podman-based remote host, so you can work closer to sensitive environments without turning your…

Apr 23 • Markus Eisele

AI Coding Tools in 2026: How to Work With Agents Without Losing Control

A Java engineer’s guide to AI coding agents, blast radius, guardrails, and staying in control in 2026.

Apr 9 • Markus Eisele

Stop Copying AI Skills: Version IBM Bob Instructions with Maven

Stop copying SKILL.md files between projects. Build Quarkus-focused agent skills once, publish them as Maven artifacts, and load them into IBM Bob in…

Apr 5 • Markus Eisele

API Versioning in Quarkus: The Part AI Doesn’t Solve

IBM Bob handles the implementation. You still need to decide between path, headers, or media types—and live with it.

Apr 3 • Markus Eisele and Alex Soto Bueno

11:33

Quarkus MCP Testing for Java Developers: McpAssured + IBM Bob

A hands-on Java tutorial for testing tools, prompts, resources, and stateful MCP flows in Quarkus before IBM Bob depends on them.

Mar 28 • Markus Eisele

AI Coding Agents in Enterprise Java: The Context Problem

Enterprise lessons from Copilot, Claude, and IBM Bob on how to design repository context that makes coding agents faster, cheaper, and safer.

Mar 17 • Markus Eisele

From Standard to Smart

Transforming Quarkus Apps with AI Tools

Mar 9 • Markus Eisele and Alex Soto Bueno

8:37

Build a Real MCP Server in Java with Quarkus

A hands-on, end-to-end tutorial: Tools, Resources, Prompts, Streamable HTTP, tests, and JSON-RPC traffic logging.

Mar 7 • Markus Eisele

How to Find Database Performance Problems with Quarkus, PostgreSQL MCP, and AI

A practical guide for Java developers to analyze slow queries, missing indexes, and database health using Quarkus and IBM Bob

Feb 24 • Markus Eisele

Working with an AI That Understands Your Java System, Not Just Your Files

How IBM Bob approaches planning, modernization, and controlled change in large codebases

Jan 17 • Markus Eisele

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