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AI Agents 101
Build software that does the work while you are not watching.
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Project 1 · intermediate
An inbox summarizer that briefs you every morning
An agent that reads a thread and hands you the short version on a schedule.
- 1Step 1: Agents are loops, and the Starter Kit still runs them — lesson + build task, unlocked in the workspace when the previous artifact is in.
- 2Step 2: Connect the inbox and summarize one real thread — lesson + build task, unlocked in the workspace when the previous artifact is in.
- 3Step 3: Schedule the morning brief and ship — lesson + build task, unlocked in the workspace when the previous artifact is in.
Project 2 · intermediate
A research agent that cites its sources
Ask a question, get an answer with receipts — an agent that searches, reads, and cites.
- 1Step 1: Grounding: why agents must cite sources — lesson + build task, unlocked in the workspace when the previous artifact is in.
- 2Step 2: Search, fetch, synthesize — lesson + build task, unlocked in the workspace when the previous artifact is in.
- 3Step 3: Ship the research agent — lesson + build task, unlocked in the workspace when the previous artifact is in.
Project 3 · advanced
A personal ops agent running on a schedule
One recurring job from your real life, done by an agent that runs itself and logs its work.
- 1Step 1: Pick one job and write the runbook — lesson + build task, unlocked in the workspace when the previous artifact is in.
- 2Step 2: Build the scheduled agent — lesson + build task, unlocked in the workspace when the previous artifact is in.
- 3Step 3: Let it run and ship the proof — lesson + build task, unlocked in the workspace when the previous artifact is in.
Commit to a public ship date
When you start a project you pick the day it ships, and that date goes on the public ship board. Miss it and your card turns red — that pressure is the product.