Making Sense of AI Agents
The Primer — read this first
The complete mental model for anyone entering the AI agent space. Covers the 8 building blocks (perception, reasoning, memory, planning, tools, skills, context, security), cognitive architecture, MCP explained, context engineering, local vs. cloud trade-offs, and a use-case maturity framework. You'll finish with a vocabulary and mental model that makes the rest of the journey make sense.
📖 ~25 min read
🧱 8 building blocks
🎯 For everyone
Cognitive Architecture
MCP Protocol
Skills & Memory
Context Engineering
Security Model
Use Case Maturity