Citations and References

33 Primary Sources | Research compiled January 2026

Academic & Research Papers

1

AI Agentic Programming: A Survey of Techniques, Challenges, and OpportunitiesSurvey

arXiv, August 2025
https://arxiv.org/html/2508.11126v1
22

Agentic Retrieval-Augmented Generation: A Survey on Agentic RAGSurvey

arXiv, February 2025
https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.09136

Industry Analysis & Trends

2

7 Agentic AI Trends to Watch in 2026Trends

MachineLearningMastery.com, December 2025
https://machinelearningmastery.com/7-agentic-ai-trends-to-watch-in-2026/
5

AI Engineering Trends in 2025: Agents, MCP and Vibe CodingTrends

The New Stack, December 2025
https://thenewstack.io/ai-engineering-trends-in-2025-agents-mcp-and-vibe-coding/
12

Agents, protocols, and vibes: The best AI stories of 2025Analysis

InfoWorld, December 2025
https://www.infoworld.com/article/4108014/agents-protocols-and-vibes-ais-big-year.html
26

Was 2025 Really the Year of AI Agents in the Workforce?Analysis

IEEE Spectrum, January 2026
https://spectrum.ieee.org/2025-year-of-ai-agents
32

10 Things Developers Want from their Agentic IDEs in 2025Developer

RedMonk, December 2025
https://redmonk.com/kholterhoff/2025/12/22/10-things-developers-want-from-their-agentic-ides-in-2025/

Protocols & Standards

3

Model Context ProtocolProtocol

Wikipedia, January 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Model_Context_Protocol
4

Put AI to Work Faster Using Model Context ProtocolEnterprise

BCG, August 2025
https://www.bcg.com/publications/2025/put-ai-to-work-faster-using-model-context-protocol
33

The Model Context Protocol's impact on 2025Security

Thoughtworks, December 2025
https://www.thoughtworks.com/en-us/insights/blog/generative-ai/model-context-protocol-mcp-impact-2025

Agent Skills & Development

6

What Are Agent Skills?Tutorial

Medium, December 2025
https://medium.com/@tahirbalarabe2/what-are-agent-skills-c7793b206daf
7

Agent Skills: Anthropic's Next Bid to Define AI StandardsStandard

The New Stack, December 2025
https://thenewstack.io/agent-skills-anthropics-next-bid-to-define-ai-standards/
10

GitHub - lastmile-ai/mcp-agentOpen Source

GitHub
https://github.com/lastmile-ai/mcp-agent

Frameworks & Platforms

8

AI Agent Frameworks: A Practical Guide (2025)Guide

Salesforce
https://www.salesforce.com/agentforce/ai-agents/ai-agent-frameworks/
9

Top 9 AI Agent Frameworks as of January 2026Comparison

Shakudo
https://www.shakudo.io/blog/top-9-ai-agent-frameworks

Enterprise & Case Studies

11

Multi-Agent AI Orchestration: Enterprise Strategy for 2025-2026Enterprise

OnAbout.ai, June 2025
https://www.onabout.ai/p/mastering-multi-agent-orchestration-architectures-patterns-roi-benchmarks-for-2025-2026
24

Agentic AI Implementation GuideImplementation

SketchDev, November 2025
https://www.sketchdev.io/blog/agentic-ai-implementation-guide
25

Unlocking exponential value with AI agent orchestrationEnterprise

Deloitte, November 2025
https://www.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/industry/technology/technology-media-and-telecom-predictions/2026/ai-agent-orchestration.html

Token Optimization & Cost

13

Reduce LLM Costs: Token Optimization StrategiesOptimization

Rost Glukhov, November 2025
https://www.glukhov.org/post/2025/11/cost-effective-llm-applications/
14

5 Approaches to Solve LLM Token LimitsTechnical

Deepchecks, October 2025
https://www.deepchecks.com/5-approaches-to-solve-llm-token-limits/
15

Token Optimization Strategies for AI AgentsOptimization

Medium/Elementor Engineers, August 2025
https://medium.com/elementor-engineers/optimizing-token-usage-in-agent-based-assistants-ffd1822ece9c
16

LLM Cost Optimization: Stop Token Spend Waste with Smart RoutingCost

Kosmoy, September 2025
https://www.kosmoy.com/post/llm-cost-management-stop-burning-money-on-tokens
17

How to Optimize Token Efficiency When PromptingPrompting

Portkey, March 2025
https://portkey.ai/blog/optimize-token-efficiency-in-prompts/
18

Code execution with MCP: building more efficient AI agentsMCP

Anthropic
https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/code-execution-with-mcp
19

A Guide to Token-Efficient Data Prep for LLM WorkloadsData

The New Stack, December 2025
https://thenewstack.io/a-guide-to-token-efficient-data-prep-for-llm-workloads/
20

Reduce LLM Token Usage in RAGRAG

APXML
https://apxml.com/courses/optimizing-rag-for-production/chapter-5-cost-optimization-production-rag/minimize-llm-token-usage-rag

Performance & Scaling

21

AI Agent Orchestration: Enterprise Framework Evolution and Technical Performance AnalysisPerformance

Medium, July 2025
https://medium.com/@josefsosa/ai-agent-orchestration-enterprise-framework-evolution-and-technical-performance-analysis-4463b2c3477d

Use Cases & Applications

23

AI Agents Explained: Everything You Need to Know in 2025Overview

APIDeck, July 2025
https://www.apideck.com/blog/ai-agents-explained-everything-you-need-to-know-in-2025

Prompt Engineering & Accuracy

27

Complete Prompt Engineering Guide: 15 AI Techniques for 2025Guide

DataUnboxed
https://www.dataunboxed.io/blog/the-complete-guide-to-prompt-engineering-15-essential-techniques-for-2025
28

The Complete Prompt Engineering Guide for 2025Guide

Medium, October 2025
https://aloaguilar20.medium.com/the-complete-prompt-engineering-guide-for-2025-mastering-cutting-edge-techniques-dfe0591b1d31
29

AI prompt engineering in 2025: What works and what doesn'tResearch

Lenny's Newsletter, June 2025
https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/ai-prompt-engineering-in-2025-sander-schulhoff
30

7 Best Practices for AI Prompt Engineering in 2025Best Practices

PromptMixer, January 2025
https://www.promptmixer.dev/blog/7-best-practices-for-ai-prompt-engineering-in-2025
31

Technical Tuesday: 10 best practices for building reliable AI agents in 2025Best Practices

UiPath, October 2025
https://www.uipath.com/blog/ai/agent-builder-best-practices