Radicand Labs journalProduct news, engineering notes and research from Radicand Labs.https://radicandlab.co/Why we start every product under the root signhttps://radicandlab.co/blog/working-under-the-root/https://radicandlab.co/blog/working-under-the-root/A radicand is the number you have to work through before you get an answer. Here's how that idea shapes the AI products we build.Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMTCompanyWhy our first product never sees your codehttps://radicandlab.co/blog/building-afara/https://radicandlab.co/blog/building-afara/Afara's backend never receives your source. The architecture choices behind local analysis, and what we gave up to get there.Fri, 28 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTProductMotion that helps, and how to turn it offhttps://radicandlab.co/blog/motion-without-harm/https://radicandlab.co/blog/motion-without-harm/How we add rich animation to sites like this one without hurting performance or people who prefer reduced motion.Thu, 06 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTEngineeringWrite the evaluation before the prompthttps://radicandlab.co/blog/evaluating-llm-features/https://radicandlab.co/blog/evaluating-llm-features/The evaluation suite is the spec. We write it first, and it's the single biggest reason our AI features survive contact with users.Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTResearchAfara is in betahttps://radicandlab.co/blog/afara-beta/https://radicandlab.co/blog/afara-beta/Our first product is open to teams. What it does, who it's for, and what we're working on next.Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTProduct