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Learn to build production software with AI agents, starting from first principles.

This website was created by @aiblastoff to teach agentic engineering, a new engineering discipline that uses AI agents and automation workflows to create production level software. The content is designed to be read in order. Foundations and Practices come first, followed by Components, Control, and Execution. Together they give a developer a map of the concepts to learn next, from directing a single agent to running automated pipelines.

Vibe coding first introduced toy, prototype code output. A prompt went in, code came out, and the result was used if it looked good. Agentic engineering is a massive iteration on that approach. The engineer designs the process around the agent: planning, testing, verification, and automation.

It is a systematic process. It begins with understanding models and agents thoroughly, catering to what they need, and building up from there. Automation is a big portion as well, though it only comes after the first principles are thoroughly understood.

Three decisions shape how the website is written:

• Start from first principles. Each page explains how models and agents behave before it shows how to direct them.
• Tie each concept to something that can be checked. The 13 exercises are self-contained, and each one can be inspected and verified.
• Follow one running example. The Final Project builds a local control panel for defining pipelines, tracking runs, and reviewing results.

The lessons focus on engineering principles that apply to any agent tool. When an example uses a specific product, the page names it. Lastly, the Appendix defines the terms used across the website.

Find aiblastoff on X, YouTube, and Discord. If you make it through all the material, say hello.