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November Mixer & Showcase: LangGraph, RAG Failures, and Deep Agents in Production

· 9 min read
Colin McNamara
Contributor - Austin LangChain AIMUG

Our November 5th Monthly Mixer & Showcase brought together over 50 AI practitioners for an evening of technical deep dives, honest production experiences, and community networking. From LangGraph fundamentals to enterprise RAG failures to $80 deep agent pipelines, our speakers delivered practical insights you won't find in marketing materials.

October 2025 Showcase: LangGraph 1.0, Agent Protocols, and AI Cancer Research

· 6 min read
Colin McNamara
Contributor - Austin LangChain AIMUG

Our October 2025 monthly showcase was packed with cutting-edge presentations on LangGraph 1.0 middleware, agent-to-agent communication protocols, groundbreaking cancer detection research, and local LLM inference strategies. With over 60 attendees and 6 first-time visitors, the energy was electric as our community explored the future of AI agent architectures.

AIMUG Builders Ep.2 – LLMs That Actually Ship

· 3 min read
Colin McNamara
Contributor - Austin LangChain AIMUG

In our second episode of AIMUG Builders, we sat down with Jeff Linwood to dig into how LLMs can actually improve the software development lifecycle—not just generate snippets.

Jeff has 25+ years of development experience and is leading work on ZapCircle, a TypeScript + LangChain framework designed for real-world teams. This wasn't a theoretical chat—we went straight into what works, what breaks, and how to bring LLMs into existing systems.

📺 September Showcase – AIMUG Thunderstorm Talks Replay

· 4 min read
Colin McNamara
Contributor - Austin LangChain AIMUG

LangGraph 1.0 Alpha is here! 🚀 Watch our September showcase featuring 5 lightning-fast talks on the biggest updates in AI agents: LangChain/LangGraph 1.0, Claude Code custom agents, Deep Agents architecture, desktop automation with AI, and building dashboards in 126 lines of code.

From Harrison's team insights to live demos, this is 2 hours of pure AI engineering gold. Join 1,500+ builders pushing the boundaries of what's possible with agents.

Making AIMUG Independent by Independence Day: Only 25 Founding Member Spots Available

· 5 min read
AIMUG Team
AI Middleware Users Group

🇺🇸 Limited Time: Only 25 founding member spots remaining before July 4th deadline

Over 18 months, we've built something remarkable together. With 1,281 members and 40+ events, the AI Middleware Users Group (AIMUG) has become the heartbeat of Austin's AI community. But there's a problem: without a solid member foundation, we remain dependent on uncertain funding cycles that could end at any time.

This Independence Day, we're making AIMUG truly independent. And we need the final 25 founding members to make it happen.

AI Ecosystem 2025: The Complete Development Landscape and Future Trends (June 2025 Series - Part 5)

· 13 min read
Colin McNamara
Contributor - Austin LangChain AIMUG
Riccardo Pirruccio (Ricky)
Contributor - Austin LangChain AIMUG

June 13, 2025 | tin AI Middleware Users Group (AIMUG)

We've reached a pivotal moment in AI development. The "framework wars" are ending—not because one tool won, but because the ecosystem has evolved to make tool choice less critical. Universal standards like MCP (Model Context Protocol) are enabling seamless integration, while AI IDEs are revolutionizing how we build intelligent applications.

This is the final post in our comprehensive June 2025 series, synthesizing insights from the Interrupt Conference, specialized applications, and the broader ecosystem transformation. We're witnessing the transition from experimental chaos to production-ready maturity.

Specialized AI Applications: From Nuclear Regulatory Compliance to Advanced Testing Methodologies (June 2025 Series - Part 4)

· 13 min read
Colin McNamara
Contributor - Austin LangChain AIMUG
Rob Whelan
Speaker - Gridway AI

June 12, 2025 | Austin LangChain AI Middleware Users Group (AIMUG)

While much of the AI conversation focuses on general-purpose applications, some of the most impactful work happens in highly specialized domains. Our June 2025 sessions showcased remarkable examples of AI applications in nuclear regulatory compliance and advanced testing methodologies—domains where precision, safety, and regulatory compliance are paramount.

These aren't just technical curiosities; they represent the future of AI in critical industries where failure isn't an option.