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How CircleCI implemented llms.txt for better AI discoverability

At CircleCI, we’re committed to making our platform work seamlessly with the AI-powered tools that developers increasingly rely on. Our journey into AI integration is focused on creating a robust Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that allows AI assistants to access and understand CircleCI data in real-time. This enables developers to debug build failures, analyze test results, find and fix flaky tests, and improve pipelines using natural language within their favorite AI tools.

Marathon 41mm GSAR Type II Diver's Automatic: Built for Depth, Refined for Everyday

In an era where watches are often reduced to fashion statements or lifestyle accessories, a few timepieces still embody the philosophy of purpose-first design. One such watch is the Marathon 41mm GSAR Type II Diver's Automatic - a tool built not only to survive but to excel in the world's harshest environments. While limited editions like the Marathon Blue Yonder model garner attention for their fresh visual appeal, the foundation of Marathon's legacy lies in watches like the GSAR Type II: rugged, reliable, and forged in the service of professionals.

How to Document R&D Expenses to Support Tax Credit Claims

It is vital for businesses to invest in research and development to create new products and keep ahead of competitors. The money spent on these activities can be extensive, but SRED helps businesses offset some of the costs. To fully benefit from tax deductions, companies should organize and document their research and development costs. If you keep proper records, you not only increase your chances of receiving tax credits, but you also make sure you stick to the tax rules.

How to Use Outsourcing to Scale Your Business

We've got a business that's steadily growing. It can make you feel like a superhero. You are CEO by day, customer service by night, marketer in the morning and occasional accountant when the invoice is rolling. It's exciting to be the person spinning so many plates that a business is starting to bloom and grow. But it's exhausting. And this is where outsourcing swoops in with a cape, the Robin to your Batman ready to save the day.

Future-Proof Your MariaDB-Based Services

We’re excited to announce the release of the NiCE MariaDB on Linux Management Pack, designed to deliver advanced monitoring and performance insights for organizations running MariaDB on Linux infrastructure. As MariaDB continues to power business-critical applications across industries, visibility into its performance, availability, and health becomes essential.

30 Cloud Computing Tools To Simplify Cloud Management

Cloud computing empowers organizations to access IT resources on demand, over the Internet, and on a pay-per-use basis. Thus, your company does not need to purchase, install, operate, and upgrade hardware for physical data centers. Instead, you can rent resources as needed from cloud service providers such as Amazon Web Services (AWS). For instance, AWS provides compute, storage, database, networking, machine learning, data lake, analytics, security, and IoT resources/services.

Monitoring Oracle Cloud Load Balancer: Unlock peak performance with Applications Manager

Imagine you’re running a popular online learning platform that experiences a surge in traffic during peak hours, right before exams. Students worldwide are logging in simultaneously, watching videos, submitting assignments, and taking tests. If your Oracle Cloud Load Balancer isn’t distributing traffic efficiently or back-end servers are struggling to keep up, students could face slow loading times or service outages.

How to set up chaos engineering in your CI/CD pipeline with CircleCI and Chaos Toolkit

Distributed architecture is increasingly being adopted in current software systems because it brings great scalability and flexibility, keeping them resilient under real-world conditions, Unfortunately, this new distribution also introduces new points of failure in the systems. Traditional testing methods are no longer enough; they focus only on whether a system works, not on whether it keeps working under stress or failure. That is where chaos engineering comes in.

Explore CircleCI projects from your IDE with AI assistance

CircleCI gives you deep visibility into your builds, workflows, and tests, but jumping between browser tabs, copying project URLs, or re-authenticating across tools can slow things down. What if your IDE could just show you the projects you’re working on and let you act on them directly? This post shows how to use the list_followed_projects tool in the CircleCI MCP server to browse and interact with your CircleCI projects by chatting with an AI assistant inside your IDE.