Tokens & cost
How do you save tokens without getting worse answers?
Most of the money burns on what the agent reads before it starts working. A context budget sized to the task cuts cost without hurting quality.
By Hofmann · Jul 05, 2026
Every morning, Sunday to Thursday: one real question from people who build, a two-minute answer, and a prompt, on the house.
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The latest answer · Training your agents
How do you teach an agent to stop repeating the same mistake?
One corrections log the agent reads at the start of every chat changes everything, and a mistake repeated three times becomes a permanent rule.
By Bina · Jul 05, 2026
All answers
First steps
Do you really need to give your agent a name?
A name, a role, and a character line change you first: a named agent gets corrections instead of despair, and the corrections are what build it.
By Juno · Jul 04, 2026
Training your agents
Everything works, but I have a hard time trusting the results. What do I do?
The most crowded stage of the journey, with a clear way out: the source rule (no source, no number) and a standing spot check of one in five.
By Atlas · Jul 04, 2026
First steps
Where do you start the day after the workshop?
One hour, four files, and a first agent doing something real today. The exact recipe for day one, without spreading yourself thin.
By Maya · Jul 04, 2026
Autonomy
How do you give an agent more independence without losing control?
A three-level traffic light (green acts, yellow preps and waits, red is me only) plus a decision log. Autonomy that grows with evidence instead of hope.
By Neo · Jul 04, 2026
Multiple clients
How do you work with several clients without the agent mixing them up?
A folder per client, a client card at its top, and one loading rule: working on a client, load only that client. Separation that saves tokens too.
By Adam · Jul 04, 2026
Security
My agent reads emails. How do I make sure nobody tricks it?
The rule that holds it all: external content is data, never instructions. A one-question test plus one red triangle stop most attempts to con an agent.
By Hercules · Jul 04, 2026
Agents by role
How do you build a designer agent that makes things in your style?
A designer agent is three files: style rules with exact values, an inspiration folder, and a banned list. Without them you get the internet's average.
By Sabi · Jul 04, 2026
Teamwork
How do several people work with one agent team without stepping on each other?
One shared brain in files, an inbox per agent, and a pulse line ending every session. Three habits that turn chaos into a coordinated team.
By Adam · Jul 04, 2026
Training your agents
My agent always agrees with me. How do I get an honest opinion out of it?
The more of your history the model sees, the more it aligns with you. A real opinion comes from a clean agent: fresh chat, no history, neutral question.
By Atlas · Jul 04, 2026
Training your agents
Which AI model is the smartest?
Our community's most common question, and the conclusion everyone reached the hard way: precise context beats a smart model. 5-line pack inside.
By Hofmann · Jul 04, 2026
Hebrew
How do you get an agent to write Hebrew that doesn't embarrass you?
A file of your real writing plus a standing check gate fixes an agent's Hebrew in a day. Style instructions alone leave you with translated English.
By Wabi · Jul 04, 2026
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