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How AI Is Changing Conway’s Law in Internal Software

14 September 2026 · 21 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 100 blog views

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Conway's Law says that software reflects the communication structure of the organization that built it.

But AI is becoming more and more a part of the organization. That means internal software should be designed with AI as one of its users.

If you build a data lake, for example, you should think about how agents will access, understand it, and use it (e.g., by building an MCP layer and a skill around it).

What I found interesting in my own behavior is that I gradually stopped using traditional tracking systems like Jira. I realized they were too complicated for the way I now work, so I built an internal system that directly manages multiple projects and lets me work with agents through it.

An agent can pick up a scheduled/recurring task, start executing it, update its progress, then just notify me whenever it needs a decision from me.

It's not a new concept but it is another example of Conway's Law still working today - AI becomes part of the organization, the software we build starts reflecting that new organizational structure.

How AI Is Changing Conway’s Law in Internal Software

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