Intro

You’ve used an agent to accomplish some work.

(No? That’s okay. Go to day 0 and catch up.)

Now let’s talk about how an agent is actually doing all that work.

We’re going to get into the mechanics of the language models that drive agents, and how those models turn into productive outcomes. It takes more than just chat: a good agent is structured to work predictably.

That means its behavior is something you can define and shape ahead of time.

Low tech advice

Bring a notebook. Write things down.

Record what surprises you. Record what’s interesting. When you start to have new ideas, write those down too.

What if you get stuck?

Ask your AI product for help. Just give it the URL of the page you’re looking it. It’ll read through it and help you with any questions.