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Apr 25, 2026
10 min
What Do We Actually Mean by an AI Agent?
The term AI agent is being used far too loosely. A chatbot with tools, a LangFlow graph, an n8n automation, a LangChain tool loop, and a persistent runtime…
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May 17, 2026
10 min
AI Agents in the Real World: What They Actually Do and Why It Matters
AI agents are everywhere, but the useful question is not what they are called. It is what they can actually do in the real world, where they help,…
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Apr 25, 2026
7 min
Designing Agent Capabilities, Boundaries, and Control
Designing a good agent is not just about adding tools. It is about shaping capability, boundaries, and control. This post walks through the prompts I would give to…
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Apr 25, 2026
9 min
Building Agent Systems: Architecture, Tradeoffs, and Lessons Learned
Agent architecture matters more than the word agent. In this post, I walk through the main architecture patterns, explain how I structured my own persistent agent system, and…
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Apr 25, 2026
13 min
Autonomy, Boundaries, and the Psychology of Agent Design
Autonomous agents are not just shaped by architecture. They are shaped by the psychology of the people who build them. This post explores a practical model of agent…