# Posts by tag 'devrel' — Liran Tal AI security researcher, open-source maintainer, and author. Explore Liran Tal’s blog, research papers, developer tools, books, and conference talks. Canonical: https://lirantal.com/tag/devrel [![](/_astro/devrel-2026-thematic-shifts-product-centric-advocacy-coding-agents.DqDULCVh_11jcBs.jpg) Jun 18, 2026 18 min read ### DevRel in 2026: Thematic Shifts, Product-centric Advocacy and the Rising Tide of Coding Agents Explore DevRel in 2026: how coding agents, AI builders, X-first communities, DevRel engineering, and product-centric advocacy are reshaping the field.](/blog/devrel-2026-thematic-shifts-product-centric-advocacy-coding-agents) * [devrel](/tag/devrel) [![](/_astro/agentic-growthhacking-tactics-with-bots-and-ai.C4hHhm2I_qE15G.jpg) Mar 28, 2026 1 min read ### Agentic Growthhacking Tactics with Bots and AI Examples of agentic growthhacking tactics using bots and AI, as well as strategies for sourcing user pain points on social media platforms.](/blog/agentic-growthhacking-tactics-with-bots-and-ai) * [marketing](/tag/marketing) * [devrel](/tag/devrel) * [gtm](/tag/gtm) [![](/_astro/mastra-ai-agents-devrel-cfp-committee-workflows.nYERJL5x_1dcWhs.jpg) Sep 20, 2025 11 min read ### Automating DevRel Conference CFP Evaluation with AI Agents: A Complete Guide with the Mastra AI Framework Ever wanted to automate the process of evaluating hundreds of conference Call for Papers (CFP) submissions? Here's how I built an AI-powered CFP evaluation system using Mastra AI agents to streamline the review process while maintaining quality and consistency.](/blog/automating-devrel-conference-cfp-evaluation-with-ai-agents) * [mastra](/tag/mastra) * [devrel](/tag/devrel) * [ai](/tag/ai) [![](/_astro/agentic-marketing-future-ai-driven-marketing-strategies.8JWP4MyR_DN2sa.jpg) Sep 17, 2025 5 min read ### Agentic Marketing: The Future of AI-Driven Marketing Strategies Agentic marketing is going to be the next marketing transformation that product marketers and growth teams need to embrace to stay ahead of the curve. This paradigm shift is set to revolutionize the way businesses engage with their audience.](/blog/agentic-marketing-future-ai-driven-marketing-strategies) * [devrel](/tag/devrel) * [marketing](/tag/marketing) * [ai](/tag/ai) [![](/_astro/gamified-learning.Bag_tSd__Z2d5lNw.png) Sep 3, 2025 7 min read ### What do AI-first DevTool Companies Look Like and how DevRel Practices Change? If you're in Developer Relations and you haven't yet adapted your practices to the post-GPT era, you might be missing out on the next big thing in developer tools. In this write-up, I want to unpack what AI-first developer relations practices look like and specifically draw a direct line to developer tool companies that aim to be AI-first.](/blog/ai-first-devtool-companies-and-devrel) * [AI](/tag/ai) * [DevTool](/tag/devtool) * [DevRel](/tag/devrel) [![](/_astro/devrel-engagement-gtm-tactics-on-x-twitter.DjxB9_Op_2ukDhv.jpg) Aug 23, 2025 4 min read ### DevRel Engagement and GTM Tactics on X / Twitter Ok so how do DevRel practitioners optimize for engagement on X (Twitter) when they post new products, announcements and other stories? I also baked some KPIs here for you](/blog/devrel-engagement-gtm-tactics-on-x-twitter) * [devrel](/tag/devrel) [![](/_astro/gamified-learning.Bag_tSd__Z2d5lNw.png) Aug 15, 2025 8 min read ### Traits of AI-native Products for Optimized AI Agentic Workflows With agentic workflows like Claude Code executing commands, applications, debugging and self-healing, how do you optimize your application for it to be most successfully instructed by AI agents?](/blog/ai-first-devtool-companies-and-devrel) * [AI](/tag/ai) * [DevTool](/tag/devtool) * [engineering](/tag/engineering) * [devrel](/tag/devrel) [![](/_astro/five-pillars-augmented-agentic-software-development.CZTcWE4Q_ZBvFtg.jpg) Aug 9, 2025 7 min read ### 5 Pillars of Augmented Agentic Software Development Explore the 5 pillars of Augmented Agentic Software Development to enhance your AI coding workflows. Learn how to leverage agent system instructions, spec-driven development, MCP servers, and agent memory to get the most out of tools like Gemini CLI and Claude Code.](/blog/five-pillars-augmented-agentic-software-development) * [devrel](/tag/devrel) * [ai](/tag/ai) [![](/_astro/themes-to-unlock-agentic-development-for-software-engineers.d6URqvAS_Z1pUUY0.jpg) Aug 1, 2025 5 min read ### Themes to Unlock Agentic Development for Software Engineers Agentic coding assistants in the forms of IDE extensions are becoming increasingly popular among developers but they're likely just a milestone in the evolution of LLM-powered software engineering which will truly be AI-native. In this article, I want to unpack some AI-centric trends in software development and lean in to the future of what they would translate to in terms of the role of an engineer.](/blog/themes-to-unlock-agentic-development-for-software-engineers) * [devrel](/tag/devrel) * [ai](/tag/ai) * [devtool](/tag/devtool) [![](/_astro/mcp-company-ngmi.BlINOHC9_1MJD5m.jpg) Jul 23, 2025 6 min read ### If You're an MCP Company You're NGMI Model Context Protocol (MCP) is a great protocol but if your company is built around it as the core product, you're not gonna make it. Here's why.](/blog/if-youre-an-mcp-company-youre-ngmi) * [devrel](/tag/devrel) * [ai](/tag/ai) * [mcp](/tag/mcp) [![](/_astro/devrel-failures-or-marketing-failures.CQV1nVGL_ZK1J0n.jpg) May 1, 2025 9 min read ### DevRel Failures? Maybe Your Marketing and Product Strategies Are Outdated You're probably facing some DevRel failures or marketing failures. Maybe your product and marketing strategies are actually outdated and causing customer churn, and overall frustration?](/blog/devrel-failures-or-marketing-failures-outdated-product-marketing-strategies) * [devrel](/tag/devrel) * [developer relations](/tag/developer-relations) * [developer advocacy](/tag/developer-advocacy) [![](/_astro/how-use-genai-speed-up-demo-apps-devrel-role.DFKGNlCJ_1JsBBJ.jpg) Mar 2, 2025 5 min read ### How I use GenAI to Speed Up Demo Apps in My DevRel Role Developer Advocates and Engineers can leverage Generative AI to speed up their work and make them more productive. Here's a practical example from my day-to-day.](/blog/how-use-genai-speed-up-demo-apps-devrel-role) * [DevRel](/tag/devrel) * [AI](/tag/ai)