# chainguard engineering

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## How Chainguard uses AI agents to enforce engineering standards across a monorepo

DevFeed: [How Chainguard uses AI agents to enforce engineering standards across a monorepo](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/this-shit-is-hard-how-ai-keeps-our-code-on-standard-13282.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/this-shit-is-hard-how-ai-keeps-our-code-on-standard>)

Published: 2026-06-24T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Chainguard: Unchained](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/chainguard-unchained.md>)

Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai.md>), [Bot](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bot.md>), [chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chainguard.md>), [Pull Request](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/pull-request.md>), [GitHub Actions](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github-actions.md>)

Tags: [agentic](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agentic.md>), [agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/agents.md>), [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-agents.md>), [chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard.md>), [chainguard-agent-skills](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-agent-skills.md>), [chainguard-agents](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-agents.md>), [chainguard-ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-ai.md>), [chainguard-containers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-containers.md>), [chainguard-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-engineering.md>), [chainguard-libraries](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-libraries.md>), [ci](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ci.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [policy](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/policy.md>), [pull-request](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pull-request.md>), [workflow](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/workflow.md>)

### AI overview

Chainguard describes a system of specialized AI agents built on DriftlessAF that continuously checks code against machine-readable engineering standards, fixes drift, and supports CI repair. Over eight weeks, it opened more than 4,700 standards-fix pull requests; 75% judged low-risk were auto-merged when AI judgment agreed with deterministic checks.

### Source excerpt

Chainguard uses AI-powered agents to continuously enforce engineering standards, remediate drift, and keep codebases aligned at scale.

## Making time: Space to think, build, and create (or, This Shit is Fun!)

DevFeed: [Making time: Space to think, build, and create (or, This Shit is Fun!)](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/making-time-space-to-think-build-and-create-or-this-shit-is-fun-13143.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/making-time-space-to-think-build-and-create>)

Published: 2025-12-08T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Chainguard: Unchained](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/chainguard-unchained.md>)

Topics: [chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chainguard.md>), [Google](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google.md>), [ibm](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ibm.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>)

Tags: [chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard.md>), [chainguard-culture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-culture.md>), [chainguard-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-engineering.md>), [chainguard-engineering-culture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-engineering-culture.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [engineering-culture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering-culture.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [innovation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/innovation.md>), [making-time](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/making-time.md>), [mentoring](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mentoring.md>), [projects](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/projects.md>), [prototypes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/prototypes.md>), [work](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/work.md>)

### AI overview

The article describes Chainguard's "Making Time," a lightly structured program that gives engineers protected time for self-directed, strategic work outside the immediate product roadmap. It explains how similar programs at IBM and Google supported innovation and presents Chainguard's approach as a way to encourage prototyping, technical improvements, documentation review, mentoring, and long-term engineering impact.

### Source excerpt

See how we give engineers protected space for self-directed, high-impact work; boosting innovation and improving engineering morale.

## Doing our best work: Chainguard's engineering principles in practice

DevFeed: [Doing our best work: Chainguard's engineering principles in practice](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/doing-our-best-work-chainguard-s-engineering-principles-in-practice-13024.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.chainguard.dev/unchained/doing-our-best-work-chainguards-engineering-principles-in-practice>)

Published: 2025-12-03T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Chainguard: Unchained](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/chainguard-unchained.md>)

Topics: [chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/chainguard.md>), [Architecture & Design](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/architecture-design.md>), [Scalability](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/scalability.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>)

Tags: [architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/architecture.md>), [chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard.md>), [chainguard-containers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-containers.md>), [chainguard-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-engineering.md>), [chainguard-factory](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-factory.md>), [chainguard-libraries](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-libraries.md>), [chainguard-vms](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/chainguard-vms.md>), [complexity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/complexity.md>), [engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/engineering.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [reduce](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reduce.md>), [scalability](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scalability.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [self-service](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/self-service.md>), [shared-responsibility](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/shared-responsibility.md>), [working-for-chainguard](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/working-for-chainguard.md>)

### AI overview

Chainguard describes four Engineering Principles--reducing complexity, empowering individuals, engineering value, and ensuring production excellence--and explains how the principles guide engineering practices and recognition.

### Source excerpt

Learn more about Chainguard's Engineering Principles: reduce complexity, empower individuals, engineer value, and ensure production excellence.