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Deep dives into constraint-driven architecture, state management patterns, and building AI agents with Directive.

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February 15, 2026

Introducing Directive

Declare what must be true. Let the runtime resolve it. Directive is a constraint-driven runtime for TypeScript that replaces imperative state management with declarative rules.

Jason Comes

February 14, 2026

Constraint-Driven Architecture

Learn why declaring "what must be true" is more powerful than imperative state transitions. Explore the paradigm shift from event-driven to constraint-driven systems.

Directive Labs

February 4, 2026

Feature Flags Without a Feature Flag Service

Boolean flags don't scale. Build a reactive, inspectable feature flag system using constraints, derivations, and effects.

Directive Labs

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February 15, 2026

Jason Comes

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Architecture State Management

Introducing Directive

Declare what must be true. Let the runtime resolve it. Directive is a constraint-driven runtime for TypeScript that replaces imperative state management with declarative rules.

February 14, 2026

Directive Labs

The Directive Team

Architecture State Management

Constraint-Driven Architecture

Learn why declaring "what must be true" is more powerful than imperative state transitions. Explore the paradigm shift from event-driven to constraint-driven systems.

February 4, 2026

Directive Labs

The Directive Team

Architecture Tutorial

Feature Flags Without a Feature Flag Service

Boolean flags don't scale. Build a reactive, inspectable feature flag system using constraints, derivations, and effects.

February 16, 2026

Directive Labs

The Directive Team

Tutorial Architecture

A/B Testing with Directive

Build a complete A/B testing engine using constraints, resolvers, and effects. Deterministic assignment, exposure tracking, and variant gating – no third-party service required.

February 16, 2026

Jason Comes

Creator

Tutorial Architecture

Declarative Forms with Directive: Zero useState, Zero useEffect

Build a production contact form using Directive's six primitives. Per-field validation, async submission, rate limiting, and auto-reset – without a single useState or useEffect.

February 23, 2026

Directive Labs

The Directive Team

Tutorial Architecture

Data Fetching with Directive

The complete guide to fetching, caching, invalidation, deduplication, cancellation, batching, optimistic updates, and polling – all with constraints and resolvers.

February 16, 2026

Jason Comes

Creator

Tutorial Architecture

Declarative Newsletter Signup with Directive: The Simplest Module

We said newsletter signup didn’t need Directive. Here’s why we were wrong.

February 18, 2026

Directive Labs

The Directive Team

Architecture Tutorial

Directive on the Server

Distributable snapshots, signed verification, audit trails, and GDPR compliance – Directive runs on Node.js without React.

February 3, 2026

Jason Comes

Creator

AI Tutorial

Building an AI Docs Chatbot with Directive

How the AI adapter and the core runtime work together to power a RAG-backed docs chatbot with streaming, guardrails, and reactive server-side state.

March 2, 2026

Directive Labs

The Directive Team

Architecture Tutorial

Stop Writing If-Else Chains for Business Logic

Replace sprawling conditional logic with declarative constraints. See how constraint-driven architecture eliminates imperative rule spaghetti.

March 9, 2026

Directive Labs

The Directive Team

AI Architecture

AI frameworks handle LLM calls. Production agents need budget enforcement, PII redaction, tool control, and approval workflows. Directive adds the orchestration layer without replacing your framework.

March 16, 2026

Directive Labs

The Directive Team

Migration Tutorial

From Redux to Directive in 10 Minutes

A step-by-step migration from Redux Toolkit to Directive. See how actions, reducers, selectors, and thunks map to facts, derivations, constraints, and resolvers.

March 23, 2026

Directive Labs

The Directive Team

Architecture Comparison

Why State Machines Aren't Enough

State machines are great for UI flows, but struggle with data-driven constraints. Discover when to use state machines vs. constraint-driven systems.

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Blog

Featured

Introducing Directive

Constraint-Driven Architecture

Feature Flags Without a Feature Flag Service

All posts

Introducing Directive

Constraint-Driven Architecture

Feature Flags Without a Feature Flag Service

A/B Testing with Directive

Declarative Forms with Directive: Zero useState, Zero useEffect

Data Fetching with Directive

Declarative Newsletter Signup with Directive: The Simplest Module

Directive on the Server

Building an AI Docs Chatbot with Directive

Stop Writing If-Else Chains for Business Logic

Why AI Loves Directive

From Redux to Directive in 10 Minutes

Why State Machines Aren't Enough

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