@yoheinakajima: great article, mostly focused on coding agents but applies elsewhere impo. aligns w a lot of my prior thoughts: - agent…

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A tweet highlighting key principles for building agent systems, emphasizing scaffolding, memory, and reusable tools, based on an article by Yohei Nakajima.

great article, mostly focused on coding agents but applies elsewhere impo. aligns w a lot of my prior thoughts: - agents need scaffolding, not just smarter models - failures should become durable improvements - tools/functions should be small, reusable, and logged - execution environments matter - tests and deterministic checks are essential - memory should live outside the model - agent systems should improve through use
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