Tools change weekly; the mental model behind every AI agent doesn't. Understand the model, the harness, and context - then build the skills and command centre to run a whole team of them.
5 volumes·48 modules·Community-exclusive
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VOLUME 1 · ANATOMY
The Anatomy of an AI Agent
Tools change weekly. The mental model behind every AI agent doesn't. Get this right once and every new launch clicks.
Module 1
The Mental Model
Pace of change
The durable pattern
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Module 2
Chatbots vs Agents
How chatbots work
How agents differ
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Module 3
The Model
Inside an LLM
Opus / GPT / Gemini
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Module 4
The Harness
Inside a harness
Claude Code / Codex / Antigravity
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Module 5
The Context
Plain English instructions
CLAUDE.md and AGENT.md
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Module 6
The Agentic Loop
Look, think, act, check, repeat
Stop conditions
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VOLUME 2 · DEEP DIVE
The Model, the Harness, and Context
Going deeper on the three parts. What each one actually does - and how they fit together.
Module 7
The 6-Month Rule
Plan for next-gen models
Spikiness explained
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Module 8
Model Tiers
High / mid / low
Anthropic / OpenAI / Google
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Module 9
Tokens
Tokens explained
Bible benchmark
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Module 10
Context Window
Working memory
Overflow problem
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Module 11
Harness Surfaces
Terminal, desktop, IDE, messaging
IDE = the sweet spot
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Module 12
CLAUDE.md and AGENT.md
The agent's job description
Pre-injected every session
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Module 13
Skills 101
Inside a skill
One file, one workflow
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Module 14
Memory 101
How memory works
MEMORY.md index pattern
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VOLUME 3 · LANGUAGE
The Language of Agents
Demystify the jargon. Every term you'll see in docs, tweets, and tutorials - in plain English.
Module 15
IDEs
IDEs explained
VS Code / Cursor / Antigravity
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Module 16
Permission Modes
Auto / Ask / Plan / Bypass
When to use each
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Module 17
Tool Permissions
Per-project tool rules
Allow / ask / deny
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Module 18
Effort
How effort works
Token implications
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Module 19
Model Picker
Opus / Sonnet / Haiku
When to switch
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Module 20
Model Usage
Token spend tracking
Quotas and rate limits
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Module 21
Context Hygiene
Token bloat problem
Pruning techniques
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Module 22
Compact & Clear
What /compact does
What /clear does
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Module 23
Skill Patterns
Trigger conventions
Frontmatter + body
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Module 24
Memory Layers
Index file and individual files
External systems
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Module 25
MCP Servers
MCP explained
Gmail / Drive / Slack / Linear
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Module 26
CLI Tools
Bash / git / gh
Built-in tool calls
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Module 27
Plugins
How plugins work
Custom slash commands
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Module 28
Routines
How routines run
Cron syntax basics
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Module 29
Hooks
How hooks fire
Pre / post triggers
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VOLUME 4 · SKILLS & ORCHESTRATION
Core Agentic and Orchestration Skills
The skills that turn one agent into a team. Build your own, calibrate as you go, run multiple sessions on one project.
Module 30
Build Your Skills
Skill anatomy
master-* prefix convention
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Module 31
Calibrate
End-of-session ritual
Light / full / auto modes
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Module 32
Coordinate
Shared project folder
context.md + session-log
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Module 33
Onboard
Pick up any project
Brief before effort
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Module 34
Align
Clarifying questions first
Scope before effort
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Module 35
Devil
Contrarian view
Break the yes-man pattern
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Module 36
Burst
N variations on demand
Pick the winner
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Module 37
Tweak
Live UI sliders
Bake the chosen design
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Module 38
Session Continuity
Convo logs and handoffs
Fork conversation
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Module 39
Multi-Agent Orchestration
When to split
Why specialists win
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VOLUME 5 · COMMAND CENTRE
Your AI Command Centre
Every agent. Full visibility. The dashboard layer nobody else teaches.