Agent Methodology

10 patterns for working effectively with AI agents. Free, no paywall, no email gate.

Phase 1: Foundation

PATTERN 1
Boot
First session setup — AGENTS.md, environment, initial context
PATTERN 2
Skills
Reusable procedural knowledge — build once, use forever
PATTERN 3
Memory
Durable context across sessions — never re-explain

Phase 2: Autonomy

PATTERN 4
Decision Protocols
Autonomy without chaos — when to ask, when to decide
PATTERN 5
Tool Composition
Right tool for each job — 30 seconds vs 15 minutes
PATTERN 6
Orchestration
Multi-agent workflows — parallel streams, specialist agents

Phase 3: Scale

PATTERN 7
Pipelines
Agents that run while you sleep — cron, builds, monitoring
PATTERN 8
Resilience
Never-stop loops — retry with backoff, self-healing

Phase 4: Harden

PATTERN 9
Verify
Trust but verify — automated gates + human review
PATTERN 10
Compounding
The feedback loop — agents get better every session

These patterns come from running 25+ autonomous AI agents in production. Each module takes 15-20 minutes to read and 30 minutes to apply. Start with Pattern 1 →

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