AI Agents Hour Announcing Mastra 1.0, Kyle from ElectricSQL, Security Corner & News
Jan 31, 2026
Kyle Matthews, Chief Product Officer at ElectricSQL and former Gatsby contributor, discusses Durable Streams and real-time sync foundations. He explains use cases, protocol design, demos, and durable sessions. The show also covers security risks from AI-generated code and practical sandboxing and permission strategies. Finally, a rapid roundup of the week’s major AI industry moves and product news.
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Engineers Becoming Code Curators
- AI is shifting engineers from writing syntax to supervising generated code and reviewing PRs more than authoring lines.
- Shane and Abhi observe prompting and agent orchestration reduce hands-on coding but increase curation work.
Prep Loops Before You Sleep
- When running autonomous coding loops, invest time in careful setup and examples to avoid wasted compute and slop.
- Test prompts and guardrails before long unattended runs to prevent costly off-rails outputs.
Mastra 1.0 Hits Hacker News
- Mastra announced v1.0 and hit Hacker News front page during the live show.
- Shane, Abhi, and Sam described launch work, community response, and memories from early team sprints.