Agents

Bound the work before expanding it.

An agent workflow combines model decisions with tools, state, and an execution policy. These articles ask whether a fixed sequence is sufficient, how to constrain model-directed behavior, and what a complete task actually costs. Start with a clearly authorized input set and a useful terminal outcome.

Read the bounded-workflow guide before adding persistent memory or consequential tools. Follow it with the cost article to set a finite planning budget, then use the testing guide to simulate interrupted workers and repeated actions. Review the full execution record rather than only the final prose. A tool proposal is not permission, and a model claim that an action happened is not a transaction record.