Dalton Orvis — Transmissions https://daltonorvis.com/blog Long-form downlinks from the program — essays on agentic systems, software engineering, and the occasional personal transmission. en Why My Website Thinks It's a Space Program https://daltonorvis.com/blog/why-my-website-thinks-its-a-space-program I redesigned this site around a mission-control metaphor, then spent a while figuring out why that felt right. It turns out watching telemetry is most of my job now. Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:16:42 GMT https://daltonorvis.com/blog/why-my-website-thinks-its-a-space-program Building Digital Dalton with the OpenAI Agents SDK https://daltonorvis.com/blog/building-digital-dalton-with-the-openai-agents-sdk How I built a conversational AI 'digital twin' using the OpenAI Agents SDK's Agent-as-Tool pattern. A deep dive into multi-agent orchestration, streaming responses, and the architecture behind building agentic systems in production. Mon, 08 Dec 2025 10:00:00 GMT https://daltonorvis.com/blog/building-digital-dalton-with-the-openai-agents-sdk Building a Multi-Agent AI System from Scratch https://daltonorvis.com/blog/building-the-writers-room How I built The Writers' Room, a literary feedback tool powered by three AI editors who analyze manuscripts in parallel, then synthesize their insights into actionable guidance. A deep dive into custom agent orchestration. Sat, 06 Dec 2025 10:00:00 GMT https://daltonorvis.com/blog/building-the-writers-room Substantiation of Slowburn https://daltonorvis.com/blog/substantiation-of-slowburn The science behind why fireworks fade and stars endure. Sun, 30 Nov 2025 12:00:00 GMT https://daltonorvis.com/blog/substantiation-of-slowburn It's Over, Boys https://daltonorvis.com/blog/its-over-boys Sorry Efin, sorry Ryab. Wed, 26 Nov 2025 01:49:35 GMT https://daltonorvis.com/blog/its-over-boys Slowburn https://daltonorvis.com/blog/slowburn A short reflection on long-term love. Thu, 16 Oct 2025 02:21:08 GMT https://daltonorvis.com/blog/slowburn Building This Blog: A Week-Long Journey https://daltonorvis.com/blog/building-this-blog The story of planning, building, and shipping a full-featured blogging system in Next.js 15 — complete with MDX, syntax highlighting, and a few surprises along the way. Thu, 09 Oct 2025 10:00:00 GMT https://daltonorvis.com/blog/building-this-blog