Niklas Heidloff is a developer advocate and software engineer focusing on AI-driven development, agentic systems, and enterprise platforms. He writes extensively about IBM watsonx, orchestration agents, open-source AI, and modern developer productivity.
12 articles from this blog
Guide to creating a debug skill for watsonx Orchestrate agents using IBM Bob AI SDLC partner to identify and fix errors.
Overview of new debugging tools in IBM watsonx Orchestrate, including Agent Debugger and Flow Inspector.
Explores Spec-driven Development with IBM Bob, balancing human control and AI autonomy for enterprise software.
Explains why IBM Bob is called a 'Software Development Lifecycle Partner' and how it augments AI-driven software development.
A guide to implementing CI/CD and GitOps practices for deploying agents and assets in IBM's watsonx Orchestrate platform.
Explains how MCP tools in IBM watsonx Orchestrate use OAuth and SSO to act securely on behalf of users, with a code example.
Explains how to use input and output plug-ins in IBM watsonx Orchestrate to enforce security, compliance, and safety guardrails for AI agents.
Explains how to import and run LangGraph agents within IBM's watsonx Orchestrate platform for building multi-agent AI systems.
Explains the Ralph Wiggum Loop, a technique for autonomous AI code generation that requires detailed human input and oversight throughout the process.
Explores the Ralph Wiggum Loop, an autonomous agent pattern for software development, with a practical example using IBM Bob.
A guide on using Google Antigravity to build and customize agents for IBM's watsonx Orchestrate platform, leveraging MCP and AI development tools.
Explores how AI agents are evolving from add-ons to core, autonomous coworkers embedded in enterprise systems, and the governance challenges this creates.
