The Grove

A blog by the Telos Labs team

Technology

25 posts

  1. From Weeks to Hours: Building a Faster Marketing Site with Agentic Workflows
    How we rebuilt our marketing site as an agentic workflow, so marketing can ship content in hours and new pages in days, without engineering bottlenecks.

Moises Montano
May 28, 2026](/content/post/marketing-site-agentic-workflow/index.html)

  1. Why Most Internal Tools Fail After the Demo
    Most internal tools fail after the demo because they ignore real workflows, messy data, and how teams actually operate.

Telos Labs Team
Mar 26, 2026](/content/post/why-most-internal-tools-fail-after-the-demo/index.html)

  1. Can Rails become a superpower for agentic engineering?
    How AI is changing software development, why planning matters more than coding, and where Rails fits in agentic engineering.

Telos Labs Team
Mar 11, 2026](/content/post/rails-agentic-engineering/index.html)

  1. From Spicy Autocompletion to Agentic Engineering
    AI agents outpace human review in Rails; without harnesses and memory, quality becomes probabilistic.

Alicia Rojas
Mar 3, 2026](/content/post/from-spicy-autocompletion-to-agentic-engineering/index.html)

  1. Two Tracks, One Vision: Why Law Insider and SimpleDocs Belong Together
    Legal AI united: faster contracts, smarter workflows, one shared vision.

Claudia Galvis
Nov 5, 2025](/content/post/law-insider-and-simpledocs-merge/index.html)

  1. Fix the Bug, Explain the Fix: Why Technical Transparency Matters in Software Support
    Transparent bug fixes turn quick patches into shared learning, stronger systems, and lasting trust.

Telos Labs Team
Sep 5, 2025](/content/post/technical-transparency-matters/index.html)

  1. Do You Really Need a Full Rebuild? How to Decide Between Upgrading Your App or Starting Over
    Rebuilding isn’t always the answer: incremental upgrades often deliver faster, safer, cost-effective results.

Telos Labs Team
Sep 2, 2025](/content/post/upgrading-your-app-or-starting-over/index.html)

  1. How We Turned a Rails App into iOS & Android Apps in Weeks (Using Hotwire Native)
    Telos Labs showed Rails apps can become native iOS/Android in weeks, reusing 80% code and boosting engagement.

Daniel Medina
Aug 27, 2025](/content/post/rails-app-into-ios-android/index.html)

  1. The Rails World 2025 App is Back: Now Native & Built by the Community
    Rails World 2025 is just around the corner, and yes, the official conference app has returned. But it’s not just a revival. It’s evolved.

Luigi Rojas
Aug 15, 2025](/content/post/the-rails-world-2025-app-is-back/index.html)

  1. How Telos Helps You Avoid Over-Engineering Your Admin Tools and CMS
    This post explores a common pitfall in product development: over-engineering admin tools and CMS features.

Jordan Trevino
Jul 14, 2025](/content/post/how-telos-helps-you-avoid-over-engineering-your-admin-tools-and-cms/index.html)

  1. How to easily migrate a small load of objects to Bucketeer?
    A step-by-step guide detailing how to migrate existing S3 bucket objects to Bucketeer using AWS CLI as a straightforward solution.

Diana Colin
Dec 20, 2024](/content/post/how-to-easily-migrate-a-small-load-of-objects-to-bucketeer/index.html)

  1. Vector search with Rails and SQLite
    Learn how to do semantic search using SQLite and Rails

Sergio Alvarez
Oct 22, 2024](/content/post/vector-search-with-rails-and-sqlite/index.html)

  1. Full-text search with Rails and SQLite
    Learn how to use SQLite to do a full-text search with FTS5 and Rails 8

Sergio Alvarez
Oct 14, 2024](/content/post/full-text-search-with-rails-and-sqlite/index.html)

  1. The official open-source Rails World 2024 PWA is live
    The official open-source conference app has just launched! Curious about the features and how you can use it for your own events? Read on for all the details!

Luigi Rojas
Sep 25, 2024](/content/post/the-official-open-source-rails-world-2024-pwa-is-live/index.html)

  1. Automate your File Storage: a guide to setup Buckeeter for your Rails application
    With Bucketeer, managing data storage on S3 becomes smooth. Diana shares its highlights and how to integrate it to your Heroku application.

Diana Colin
Aug 23, 2024](/content/post/buckeeter-setup-guide/index.html)

  1. Creating the Rails World 2024 conference app
    Telos is creating the official Rails World 2024 conference app and making it open source.

Jordan Trevino
Jul 31, 2024](/content/post/rails-world-2024-conference-app/index.html)

  1. Add GPT-4o to your Rails 7 app: Get started with Turbo streams
    Build your next AI-focused app or feature quickly, and make it feel blazingly using with Turbo Streams.

Luigi Rojas
May 30, 2024](/content/post/add-gpt-4o-to-your-rails-7-app-get-started-with-turbo-streams/index.html)

  1. Testing an LLM integration in Rails
    Learn how to set up a comprehensive system test to verify that your application's AI-powered features function correctly.

Alicia Rojas
May 9, 2024](/content/post/testing-an-llm-integration-in-rails/index.html)

  1. Make your Rails app work offline. Part 3: IndexedDB and Stimulus
    In Part 3 of Alicia Rojas' PWA series, learn to perform CRUD actions with IndexedDB and Stimulus. Unlock offline functionality in your Ruby on Rails app.

Alicia Rojas
Sep 7, 2023](/content/post/make-your-rails-app-work-offline-part-3-crud-actions-with-indexeddb-and-stimulus/index.html)

  1. How to plan and execute a large data migration for a Ruby on Rails app
    In this blog post, Evert Salinas elaborates on how to plan and execute a large data migration for a Ruby on Rails application
    Evert Salinas
    Feb 2, 2023](/content/post/how-to-plan-and-execute-a-large-data-migration-for-a-ruby-on-rails-app/index.html)

  2. Make your Rails app work offline (Part 2: caching assets and adding an offline fallback)
    Alicia's second tutorial teaches you to cache key assets and pages with a service worker, ensuring a smooth offline experience for users.

Alicia Rojas
Jan 26, 2023](/content/post/make-your-rails-app-work-offline-part-2-caching-assets-and-adding-an-offline-fallback/index.html)

  1. From microservices to a monolith using Ruby on Rails
    Juan Pablo walks us through one of our own client experiences as we led the migration of Node-based microservices into a new Rails monolith.

Juan Pablo Tamez
Sep 26, 2022](/content/post/from-microservices-to-a-monolith-using-ruby-on-rails/index.html)

  1. Make your Rails app work offline (Part 1: PWA setup)
    In Part 1, Alicia introduces Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) with a tutorial and discusses specific problems and implementations.

Alicia Rojas
Aug 31, 2022](/content/post/make-your-rails-app-work-offline-part-1-pwa-setup/index.html)

  1. Full-stack open-source tech offers an effective foundation for building most fast growth ventures
    Jordan walks us through why you should avoid falling into the trap of using sophisticated-sounding enterprise tech patterns, including microservices or single-page apps.

Jordan Trevino
Aug 25, 2022](/content/post/full-stack-open-source-tech-offers-an-effective-foundation-for-building-most-fast-growth-ventures/index.html)

  1. Creating a basic geolocation search application with PostGIS and Rails (Part I)
    Build your next AI-focused app or feature quickly, and make it feel blazingly using with Turbo Streams.
    Evert Salinas
    Jul 14, 2022](/content/post/creating-a-basic-geolocation-search-application-with-postgis-and-rails-part-i/index.html)