Systems Notebook
How I think about the systems I design for: architecture, failure modes, UX patterns, and the mental models that stay stable as infrastructure changes.
10 notesInfrastructure UX · AI × Crypto
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Interoperability & Chain Abstraction
Cross-chain mental models · Trust boundaries · Failure recovery
Mar 202602
Agentic Systems & DeFAI
Architecture · Pipelines · Safety · Explainability
Mar 202603
Intent-Based Architectures
Solvers · Execution guarantees · Partial fulfillment
Mar 202604rebuilt
Wallets, Identity & KYA
Delegation · Permissions · Emergency controls
Mar 202605
Modular Blockchain Architecture
DA · Sequencers · Cross-layer flows
Mar 202606
ZK & Verification UX
Proof lifecycle · Client-side proving · Status design
Mar 202607rebuilt
Observability & System-State
Pipelines vs dashboards · Health models · Incident response
Mar 202608
Multi-Chain Failure Taxonomy
10 failure categories · 7 recovery patterns · UX language
Mar 202609new
Experiments & Prototypes
11 active experiments · Evaluation framework
Mar 202610
Principles
10 rules + practical design review checks
Mar 2026