3 lessons · Beginner · 33 min
Make sense of AI agents
Understand how agents work, give one a useful job, and test its boundaries. Three lessons built around a single practical example.
What you will be able to do
- Tell an agent apart from a chat or a fixed workflow.
- Define tools, memory, and a useful human handoff.
- Write a worker brief and test three fictional requests.
Who this is for
For people building or commissioning an agent. Start with a blank document; no code or software setup is required.
Your lessons
8 min
What an agent actually is
Understand the decision loop, choose a concrete job, and define where a person stays in control.
10 min
Tools, memory, and handoffs
Choose a small tool set, decide what to remember, and make unfinished work easy for a person to pick up.
15 min
Design your first worker
Write a delivery-reply brief and test it with three examples. A practical exercise before connecting real tools.