A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO BUILDING AGENTS

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Agents are AI systems that can perform workflows on users' behalf with a high degree of independence. This guide, designed for product and engineering teams, explores how to build agents with frameworks for identifying promise use cases, clear patterns for designing agent logic and orchestration, and best practices to ensure agents run safely, predictably, and effectively. It provides the foundational knowledge needed to confidently start building agents. Building reliable agents means starting with strong foundations - start small, validate with real users, and grow capabilities over time.