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Module 01•0 / 5 Completed•26 mins total
The Boycott
Why your first job when building with agents is trying not to use one.
Walk from a business goal through manual work, tools, and deterministic workers before introducing an AI agent. Build a TypeScript payment reconciliation harness that boycotts the agent whenever plain code is enough.
What you will learn
- 01.Break down any problem along the delegation ladder (Goal -> Self -> Tool -> Worker -> Agent -> Harness) and explain the trade-off between capability and direct control at each step.
- 02.Distinguish between a Worker (delegated execution of fixed instructions) and an Agent (delegated judgment toward a goal).
- 03.Recognize the five things an agent works with (Goal, Skill, Information, Tools, Budget) and the corresponding risks that the remaining modules engineer around.
- 04.Apply the 100% Boycott First rule and build a TypeScript delegation filter that handles predictable work for ₦0 in tokens and only invokes an agent when fixed instructions break.