Chapters
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Chapter 1: first prompt + verification plan
How to write your first prompt as a contract and verify an agent’s output with a verification plan instead of taking it on faith.
ItemChapter 2: system prompt + guardrails + dialogue SOP
How to turn a one-off prompt into a role with guardrails: constraints, stop conditions, and a repeatable dialogue SOP.
ItemChapter 3: spec v1 + plan v1
How to turn a task into a manageable project: spec v1, a work plan, a risk register, and verifiable done criteria.
ItemChapter 4: Phoenix Project architecture v1
Architecture design v1: components, contracts, tradeoffs, and verifiable decisions instead of arrow slides.
ItemChapter 5: an agent-driven SOP for "design → PR"
A repeatable development process with an agent: from design and guardrails to PR, verification gates, and artifacts that reduce Bus factor.
ItemChapter 6: operations and incidents
How to make incident response repeatable: SLI/SLO, triage, response scenarios, escalation criteria, and verifiable runbooks.
ItemChapter 7: security and infrastructure
Security-by-design for agent workflows: threat model, guardrails, change plan, least privilege, and fast rollback.
ItemChapter 8: eval dataset + golden tests
How to measure agent quality: eval datasets, golden tests, regressions, and a continuous improvement loop without "trusting the answer".
ItemChapter 9: agent teams + governance
How to make multi-agent practice manageable: delegation, roles and checks, Skill Router, Git-first Agent Skills, and failure patterns.
ItemChapter 10: capstone (full cycle)
A full end-to-end cycle—from business request to production operations—on one continuous case.
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