Going Beyond Chat with Alex From Arcade | EP83

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Oct 6, 2025

Join Alex Salazar, the founder and CEO of Arcade.dev, a platform revolutionizing the creation of secure AI agents. Alex shares his journey from founding Stormpath to navigating the challenges of production-grade AI tools. He dives into the importance of authorization in agent projects and why early adoption is seen in large enterprises. Discover the innovative Modal Contextual Protocol (MCP) that enhances AI tool integration, plus why businesses should start experimenting with agent technology now to stay competitive in this rapidly evolving landscape.

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INSIGHT

Tool Layer Enables Real Actions

Arcade.dev externalizes a tool layer so agents can securely take real-world actions across services like Gmail and Salesforce.
That layer handles integrations, scoped auth, and deterministic logic to reduce model reliance and errors.

ANECDOTE

Prototype Failed, Product Pivoted

Alex describes building an SRE agent prototype that failed in production due to auth and compounding LLM errors.
They pivoted to a tool-execution product after inventing a scoped-authorization solution and filing patents.

INSIGHT

Compounding Model Error Is Fatal

Chains of LLM calls compound hallucination and failure rates, making lengthy model-driven workflows brittle.
Reducing LLM calls and shifting logic into deterministic tools greatly improves reliability.

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