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Notes from the workshop.

Every note is attached to a product, a scan, or a real operational pattern we watched play out in the field. We publish when we have something specific to say — never on a content calendar.

Cluster · Verglos

Verglos.

Local scanning and evidence discipline for AI-assisted code. 16 notes.

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Layered authorship traces converging on one neutral security finding.

Verglos · Architecture

AI-authorship provenance, explained

Why probable AI authorship can be useful review context without becoming a vulnerability label, blame mechanism, or substitute for code evidence.

Aug 20, 2026 · 1 min readRead
A sealed local workstation testing one evidence path inside a constrained chamber.

Verglos · Design note

The local sandbox verification concept behind Verglos

A design note for bounded local finding verification, including what exists in Verglos alpha and what still has to be built safely for review.

Aug 20, 2026 · 3 min readRead
A compact evidence package receiving an integrity seal before a client handoff.

Verglos · Product proposal

Signed evidence artifacts are the proposed Studio wedge

A product-design note on portable, signed security summaries, with Verglos' unshipped status and trust requirements stated directly for agencies.

Aug 20, 2026 · 2 min readRead
Invented package labels approaching a guarded software registry checkpoint.

Verglos · research note

Slopsquatting in 2026: the numbers that matter

What the primary package-hallucination study measured, what it did not measure, and how JavaScript developers can reduce installation risk before install.

Aug 20, 2026 · 2 min readRead
A working scanner instrument beside two clearly unfinished evidence modules.

Verglos · Release note

Verglos 2.0 alpha: scanner today, evidence direction next

The honest boundary of Verglos 2.0.0-alpha.1: a functional local scanner, command shells for hunt and attest, and a roadmap that is not yet product truth.

Aug 20, 2026 · 1 min readRead
Four product-model columns with only the local scanner marked as currently available.

Verglos · Product proposal

The proposed Verglos Free, Pro, Studio, and Enterprise model

A transparent Verglos product-model draft that separates the local alpha from unbuilt paid tiers and avoids invented prices or entitlements.

Aug 20, 2026 · 1 min readRead
A local scanner and a connected security platform balancing privacy against organization-wide context.

Verglos · Comparison

Verglos vs cloud SAST: the trust-model tradeoff

A comparison of Verglos local scanning and hosted application-security platforms based on workflow, context, governance, and evidence needs.

Aug 20, 2026 · 2 min readRead
A local scanner inside four clear boundaries marking excluded product directions.

Verglos · Product principle

What Verglos 2.0 alpha refuses

Four product boundaries for Verglos: no autonomous attacks, no cloud requirement for scanning, no compliance theater, and no roadmap passed off as shipping.

Aug 20, 2026 · 1 min readRead
An external offensive-testing route and a local code-review route diverging from a shared security question.

Verglos · Positioning

Why Verglos refuses the XBOW lane

XBOW and Verglos address different security jobs: authorized autonomous offensive testing versus a narrow local scanning and evidence direction.

Aug 20, 2026 · 1 min readRead
One local scanner feeding separate terminal, review, and continuous-integration checkpoints.

Verglos · field guide

Verglos on the CLI, with coding agents, and in CI

The supported Verglos local scan path and conservative ways to place it around agent and CI workflows without inventing integrations or claims.

Aug 19, 2026 · 1 min readRead
A local evidence instrument stopping at a firm boundary before an external attack surface.

Verglos · Product principle

Why Verglos will not ship an attacking agent

The authorization, reproducibility, and trust reasons Verglos separates local evidence work from autonomous offensive testing in the current alpha.

Aug 19, 2026 · 1 min readRead
Eight distinct breaks in a miniature application-security system.

Verglos · Research

Eight patterns AI-assisted code keeps producing

Eight reviewable vulnerability shapes that recur in fast-built JavaScript and TypeScript, plus the control that should catch each one in review.

Jul 30, 2026 · 9 min readRead
Repository blocks passing through a scanner into grouped evidence trays.

Verglos · Research

What our 300-repository TS/JS scan did and did not show

A corrected account of the Verglos scan campaign, its published artifacts, its 57.7% high-or-critical result, and the limits on interpreting scanner output.

Jul 30, 2026 · 13 min readRead
Several specialized security instruments surrounding a small local scanner without a winner's podium.

Verglos · Comparison

Verglos alongside Snyk, GitHub, Semgrep, Socket, and Gitleaks

A capability-bound comparison showing where a narrow local alpha scanner may complement established code, dependency, and secret-security tools.

Jul 25, 2026 · 9 min readRead
Layered security records connecting source review, findings, decisions, and a handoff artifact.

Verglos · thesis

The security evidence layer for AI-built software

Why AI-assisted software needs reviewable security records, and which parts of Verglos' evidence model exist for builders and teams in alpha today.

Jul 24, 2026 · 2 min readRead
Redacted evidence moving through a private disclosure and key-rotation chain.

Verglos · Field note

Responsible disclosure when a scan finds a live credential

A conservative workflow for containment, private outreach, rotation, patch verification, and delayed publication after a scanner finds a possible live secret.

Jul 19, 2026 · 1 min readRead

Cluster · Only Bundles

Only Bundles.

BYOB and build-a-box bundles for D2C brands on Shopify. 9 notes.

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Four physical product arrangements representing different bundle pricing models.

Only Bundles · Decision

BYOB pricing: percent, fixed, and buy X get Y

How four common build-your-own-box pricing models change margin, customer explanation, discount configuration, and checkout testing on Shopify.

Aug 18, 2026 · 5 min readRead
Products passing through a transparent mechanism and emerging as a traceable grouped bundle.

Only Bundles · Architecture

Shopify Cart Transform: what it does for bundle apps

A technical explanation of Shopify Cart Transform merge, expand, and update operations, including compatibility limits for bundle apps and storefront teams.

Aug 18, 2026 · 5 min readRead
A product bundle moving through controlled discount gates toward different margin outcomes.

Only Bundles · Decision

Shopify discount stacking: what breaks for bundles

A margin-first guide to Shopify product, order, and shipping discount combinations when a bundle already includes an incentive or coupon at checkout.

Aug 18, 2026 · 5 min readRead
An opaque placeholder parcel beside a transparent bundle whose components connect to inventory bins.

Only Bundles · Architecture

The virtual-product antipattern in Shopify bundle apps

Why a clean storefront bundle can hide component variants from Shopify inventory, fulfillment, and reporting systems when orders are processed.

Aug 18, 2026 · 5 min readRead
Two bundle surfaces surrounded by exactly eight blank layout cards and a separate purchase-option token.

Only Bundles · Release note

Only Bundles July 2026: selling plans and eight templates

A corrected historical release note for the Only Bundles rebrand, eight storefront templates, and selling-plan selection with Shopify limits stated.

Aug 18, 2026 · 2 min readRead
Products moving through a guided selection path into an open green gift box.

Only Bundles · Build note

Build your own box on Shopify: a practical BYOB guide

A decision-first guide to designing a Shopify build-your-own-box flow that stays clear on mobile and traceable through checkout, inventory, and fulfillment.

Aug 2, 2026 · 9 min readRead
A merchant worktable comparing bundle workflows, products, inventory, and order evidence.

Only Bundles · Decision

How to choose a Shopify bundle app: a merchant checklist

A hands-on evaluation framework for bundle type, mobile UX, cart representation, discounts, operations, permissions, support, and total cost.

Aug 2, 2026 · 9 min readRead
A predetermined fixed kit beside a guided modular build-a-box workflow.

Only Bundles · Comparison

Native Shopify bundles vs bundle apps: when each one wins

A current decision guide for choosing Shopify Bundles, a third-party app, or a custom Bundles API implementation based on composition and operational needs.

Aug 2, 2026 · 9 min readRead
Distinct guided bundle systems standing in front of a crowded field of generic boxes.

Only Bundles · Market observation

The Shopify bundle-app market is past the discount-widget era

Why Shopify bundle apps are judged by guided composition, checkout representation, operations, and measurement beyond discount widgets for merchants.

Aug 2, 2026 · 11 min readRead