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# Nagesh Lakshmana Gowda

@nageshlg · USA · Joined April 2026

Developer

### [Stop Paying Twice: Caching Strategies to Cut Your LLM API Costs](https://nageshtech.hashnode.dev/stop-paying-twice-caching-strategies-to-cut-your-llm-api-costs?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Most of what you send an LLM is repetitive. Here's how to stop paying for it every time.

10 min read · [nageshtech.hashnode.dev](https://nageshtech.hashnode.dev/stop-paying-twice-caching-strategies-to-cut-your-llm-api-costs?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Aug 9](https://hashnode.com/posts/stop-paying-twice-caching-strategies-to-cut-your-llm-api-costs/6a78edca1ab2f68ca38fa4e3)

### [The 24 Edge Cases That Break Production RAG Systems](https://nageshtech.hashnode.dev/the-24-edge-cases-that-break-production-rag-systems?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

The architecture diagram is the easy part. Here's what actually breaks once real documents and real users hit your system.

13 min read · [nageshtech.hashnode.dev](https://nageshtech.hashnode.dev/the-24-edge-cases-that-break-production-rag-systems?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Jul 12](https://hashnode.com/posts/the-24-edge-cases-that-break-production-rag-systems/6a53b6df695ba2adc8f646c2)

### [Designing a Production-Grade Enterprise RAG System: From Upload to Answer](https://nageshtech.hashnode.dev/designing-a-production-grade-enterprise-rag-system-from-upload-to-answer?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Ingestion, retrieval, and permission-aware search — the architecture behind an internal knowledge assistant that actually scales.

11 min read · [nageshtech.hashnode.dev](https://nageshtech.hashnode.dev/designing-a-production-grade-enterprise-rag-system-from-upload-to-answer?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Jul 12](https://hashnode.com/posts/designing-a-production-grade-enterprise-rag-system-from-upload-to-answer/6a53b5c2755371daf736d38d)

### [AI Is a Frozen Brain](https://nageshtech.hashnode.dev/ai-is-a-frozen-brain?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Why LLMs Need Memory, RAG, Tools, and Context

7 min read · [nageshtech.hashnode.dev](https://nageshtech.hashnode.dev/ai-is-a-frozen-brain?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Jun 6](https://hashnode.com/posts/ai-is-a-frozen-brain/6a24656f9f6b48efbe9c5d02)

### [Model Context Protocol (MCP) Explained Simply](https://nageshtech.hashnode.dev/model-context-protocol-mcp-explained-simply?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

Why AI needs a standard way to connect with tools.

5 min read · [nageshtech.hashnode.dev](https://nageshtech.hashnode.dev/model-context-protocol-mcp-explained-simply?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

[Jun 2](https://hashnode.com/posts/model-context-protocol-mcp-explained-simply/6a1e3c5f81824da877db1729)