BLUEPRINTS READY FOR DEPLOYMENT
RECORD: AGENTIC_DEV_001LEVEL: FOUNDATIONAGENTIC_BYTE
Understand the minimal mental model of an AI agent so you can explain it clearly and design it reliably.
#agent-loop#react#plan-execute#verification#reliability
DEPLOY BLUEPRINT →REF: transfer_datasets_ams_agentic_2026-02-18/agentic-bytes/agentic_dev_001.jsonMetalHatsCats Operational Intelligence
RECORD: AGENTIC_DEV_002LEVEL: FOUNDATIONAGENTIC_BYTE
Learn to clearly distinguish between 'thinking in text' and 'acting on the world', and explain why serious agents must use tools.
#tool-calling#hallucination-prevention#decision-rule#agent-design
DEPLOY BLUEPRINT →REF: transfer_datasets_ams_agentic_2026-02-18/agentic-bytes/agentic_dev_002.jsonMetalHatsCats Operational Intelligence
RECORD: AGENTIC_DEV_003LEVEL: FOUNDATIONAGENTIC_BYTE
Understand why strict output formats (JSON schemas) are critical for building agents you can trust, debug, and automate.
#json-schema#output-contracts#agent-reliability#automation
DEPLOY BLUEPRINT →REF: transfer_datasets_ams_agentic_2026-02-18/agentic-bytes/agentic_dev_003.jsonMetalHatsCats Operational Intelligence
RECORD: AGENTIC_DEV_004LEVEL: FOUNDATIONAGENTIC_BYTE
Learn how to structure knowledge so an agent can reliably retrieve and use it without confusion or hallucination.
#rag#chunking#knowledge-design#retrieval-quality
DEPLOY BLUEPRINT →REF: transfer_datasets_ams_agentic_2026-02-18/agentic-bytes/agentic_dev_004.jsonMetalHatsCats Operational Intelligence
RECORD: AGENTIC_DEV_005LEVEL: FOUNDATIONAGENTIC_BYTE
Understand how metadata turns raw text chunks into navigable, filterable, and trustworthy knowledge for agents.
#metadata#rag#knowledge-governance#agent-control
DEPLOY BLUEPRINT →REF: transfer_datasets_ams_agentic_2026-02-18/agentic-bytes/agentic_dev_005.jsonMetalHatsCats Operational Intelligence
RECORD: AGENTIC_DEV_006LEVEL: FOUNDATIONAGENTIC_BYTE
Understand why initial retrieval is not enough and how reranking helps an agent select the most relevant and safe knowledge.
#reranking#rag#retrieval#answer-selection
DEPLOY BLUEPRINT →REF: transfer_datasets_ams_agentic_2026-02-18/agentic-bytes/agentic_dev_006.jsonMetalHatsCats Operational Intelligence
RECORD: AGENTIC_DEV_007LEVEL: FOUNDATIONAGENTIC_BYTE
Learn how to define hard boundaries so an agent behaves safely, predictably, and does not overstep its authority.
#guardrails#agent-safety#control#production-agents
DEPLOY BLUEPRINT →REF: transfer_datasets_ams_agentic_2026-02-18/agentic-bytes/agentic_dev_007.jsonMetalHatsCats Operational Intelligence
RECORD: AGENTIC_DEV_008LEVEL: FOUNDATIONAGENTIC_BYTE
Understand how to add an explicit self-check step so agents catch their own mistakes before users do.
#self-check#critic#verification#hallucination-control
DEPLOY BLUEPRINT →REF: transfer_datasets_ams_agentic_2026-02-18/agentic-bytes/agentic_dev_008.jsonMetalHatsCats Operational Intelligence
RECORD: AGENTIC_DEV_009LEVEL: FOUNDATIONAGENTIC_BYTE
Learn why agents must separate planning from execution to stay controllable, debuggable, and safe.
#plan-execute#agent-control#workflow#reliability
DEPLOY BLUEPRINT →REF: transfer_datasets_ams_agentic_2026-02-18/agentic-bytes/agentic_dev_009.jsonMetalHatsCats Operational Intelligence
RECORD: AGENTIC_DEV_010LEVEL: FOUNDATIONAGENTIC_BYTE
Understand where and why an agent must defer to a human, and how to design clear handoff points.
#human-in-the-loop#governance#agent-autonomy#trust
DEPLOY BLUEPRINT →REF: transfer_datasets_ams_agentic_2026-02-18/agentic-bytes/agentic_dev_010.jsonMetalHatsCats Operational Intelligence
RECORD: AGENTIC_DEV_011LEVEL: FOUNDATIONAGENTIC_BYTE
Learn how to evaluate agents systematically so improvements do not break existing behavior.
#evaluation#golden-set#regression#agent-quality
DEPLOY BLUEPRINT →REF: transfer_datasets_ams_agentic_2026-02-18/agentic-bytes/agentic_dev_011.jsonMetalHatsCats Operational Intelligence
RECORD: AGENTIC_DEV_012LEVEL: FOUNDATIONAGENTIC_BYTE
Understand how to trace, inspect, and explain what an agent did, step by step, in production.
#tracing#observability#production-agents#explainability
DEPLOY BLUEPRINT →REF: transfer_datasets_ams_agentic_2026-02-18/agentic-bytes/agentic_dev_012.jsonMetalHatsCats Operational Intelligence
RECORD: AGENTIC_DEV_013LEVEL: FOUNDATIONAGENTIC_BYTE
Understand different types of agent memory and how to use them without creating confusion, drift, or privacy risks.
#agent-memory#rag#state-management#knowledge-hygiene
DEPLOY BLUEPRINT →REF: transfer_datasets_ams_agentic_2026-02-18/agentic-bytes/agentic_dev_013.jsonMetalHatsCats Operational Intelligence
RECORD: AGENTIC_DEV_014LEVEL: FOUNDATIONAGENTIC_BYTE
Learn how to prevent agents from being manipulated by user input or retrieved content, especially in RAG systems.
#prompt-injection#rag-security#agent-safety#defense
DEPLOY BLUEPRINT →REF: transfer_datasets_ams_agentic_2026-02-18/agentic-bytes/agentic_dev_014.jsonMetalHatsCats Operational Intelligence
RECORD: AGENTIC_DEV_015LEVEL: FOUNDATIONAGENTIC_BYTE
Understand how to design agents with predictable cost and latency, so they are usable at scale and acceptable for business.
#cost-control#latency#agent-design#scalability
DEPLOY BLUEPRINT →REF: transfer_datasets_ams_agentic_2026-02-18/agentic-bytes/agentic_dev_015.jsonMetalHatsCats Operational Intelligence
RECORD: AGENTIC_DEV_016LEVEL: FOUNDATIONAGENTIC_BYTE
Learn how to change agents, prompts, and knowledge without breaking existing behavior or trust.
#versioning#agent-lifecycle#knowledge-management#stability
DEPLOY BLUEPRINT →REF: transfer_datasets_ams_agentic_2026-02-18/agentic-bytes/agentic_dev_016.jsonMetalHatsCats Operational Intelligence
RECORD: AGENTIC_DEV_017LEVEL: FOUNDATIONAGENTIC_BYTE
Understand the most common ways agents fail in production and how to design explicit fallback strategies instead of silent breakdowns.
#failure-modes#fallbacks#agent-reliability#production
DEPLOY BLUEPRINT →REF: transfer_datasets_ams_agentic_2026-02-18/agentic-bytes/agentic_dev_017.jsonMetalHatsCats Operational Intelligence
RECORD: AGENTIC_DEV_018LEVEL: APPLIEDAGENTIC_BYTE
Understand when a single agent is sufficient and when splitting responsibilities across multiple agents makes systems more reliable and maintainable.
#single-agent#multi-agent#architecture#coordination
DEPLOY BLUEPRINT →REF: transfer_datasets_ams_agentic_2026-02-18/agentic-bytes/agentic_dev_018.jsonMetalHatsCats Operational Intelligence
RECORD: AGENTIC_DEV_019LEVEL: APPLIEDAGENTIC_BYTE
Understand how agents should communicate with other agents and systems using strict contracts instead of free text.
#agent-interfaces#contracts#multi-agent#architecture
DEPLOY BLUEPRINT →REF: transfer_datasets_ams_agentic_2026-02-18/agentic-bytes/agentic_dev_019.jsonMetalHatsCats Operational Intelligence
RECORD: AGENTIC_DEV_020LEVEL: APPLIEDAGENTIC_BYTE
Understand how to assign clear ownership and service expectations so agents can be operated like real systems, not experiments.
#ownership#sla#accountability#operations
DEPLOY BLUEPRINT →REF: transfer_datasets_ams_agentic_2026-02-18/agentic-bytes/agentic_dev_020.jsonMetalHatsCats Operational Intelligence
RECORD: AGENTIC_DEV_021LEVEL: APPLIEDAGENTIC_BYTE
Learn to identify use cases where agents generate measurable business value, and avoid areas where they add complexity without payoff.
#business-value#roi#agent-use-cases#product-thinking
DEPLOY BLUEPRINT →REF: transfer_datasets_ams_agentic_2026-02-18/agentic-bytes/agentic_dev_021.jsonMetalHatsCats Operational Intelligence
RECORD: AGENTIC_DEV_022LEVEL: APPLIEDAGENTIC_BYTE
Learn how to turn individual bytes into a coherent RAG knowledge base that agents can reliably use in production.
#rag-assembly#knowledge-base#agent-design#scalability
DEPLOY BLUEPRINT →REF: transfer_datasets_ams_agentic_2026-02-18/agentic-bytes/agentic_dev_022.jsonMetalHatsCats Operational Intelligence
RECORD: AGENTIC_DEV_023LEVEL: STRATEGICAGENTIC_BYTE
Understand how structured agentic bytes become a long-term personal asset you can explain, reuse, sell, and build products on.
#knowledge-ownership#personal-moat#agentic-strategy#leverage
DEPLOY BLUEPRINT →REF: transfer_datasets_ams_agentic_2026-02-18/agentic-bytes/agentic_dev_023.jsonMetalHatsCats Operational Intelligence