Operating Agents I: Action Systems and Tool Use
The action chapter of Operating Agents, covering tool use, action surfaces, and the boundary between describing work and performing it.
Series
Operating Agents
7 mirrored posts in publication order.
Operating Agents II: Memory Systems and Authority
The memory chapter of Operating Agents, focused on memory layers, authority, retention policy, and evaluation.
Operating Agents III: Reasoning Scaffolds and Planning
The reasoning chapter of Operating Agents, covering scaffolds, planning, decomposition, and failure diagnosis.
Operating Agents IV: Multi-Agent Boundaries and Handoffs
The multi-agent chapter of Operating Agents, focused on handoffs, transport, and when a second agent is actually justified.
Operating Agents V: Trust Boundaries and Agent Safety
The safety chapter of Operating Agents, covering trust boundaries, attack surfaces, and architectural containment.
Operating Agents Bonus: Workflow Optimization and Evaluation
The optimization and evaluation bonus chapter of Operating Agents, focused on workflow optimization, measurement, and bounded self-improvement.
Operating Agents: Preface
The framing note for the Operating Agents course, introducing the chapter structure, blueprints, companions, and builder-first doctrine.