Applications where agents are first-class citizens
2 days ago
- #AI Agents
- #Software Development
- #Automation
- Software agents now work reliably, demonstrated by Claude Code's ability to autonomously complete complex multi-step tasks.
- A good coding agent is also a good general-purpose agent, capable of organizing files, managing reading lists, and automating workflows.
- The Claude Code SDK allows building applications where features are described outcomes achieved by agents with tools.
- Core principles include parity (agent can do anything the UI can), granularity (atomic tools), composability (new features via prompts), emergent capability (handling unanticipated requests), and improvement over time (context and prompt refinement).
- Agent-native applications improve without code changes through accumulated context and prompt refinement.
- Files serve as a universal interface for agents, leveraging existing file operations like cat, grep, mv, and mkdir.
- Mobile presents unique opportunities for agent-native apps, with iCloud enabling seamless sync across devices.
- Challenges on mobile include handling app interruptions and background execution limitations.
- Dynamic capability discovery allows agents to interact with APIs without static tool mappings.
- Anti-patterns include treating agents as routers, defensive tool design, and heuristic completion detection.