Build AI Agent - zeroauthority-dao/mission GitHub Wiki

Most people say "build an AI agent."

Very few know what that actually means.

Here’s the real blueprint to go from idea → working agent 👇

  1. Define the job What problem are you solving? Who’s the user? What does success look like?

  2. Design the brain Clear system prompt, role, instructions, guardrails (This is where most agents fail)

  3. Pick the right model Speed vs cost vs intelligence Don’t overpay for simple tasks

  4. Add tools APIs, databases, MCP servers, custom functions Agents become powerful when they can act, not just answer

  5. Give it memory Short-term + long-term context So it learns, adapts, and improves over time

  6. Orchestrate everything Workflows, triggers, retries, agent-to-agent communication

  7. Build the interface Chat, app, API, Slack bot Make it usable, not just functional

  8. Test + improve Evals, latency checks, real-world feedback Iteration is the real moat

💡 Truth: An “AI agent” isn’t one prompt.

It’s a system.

And the people who understand systems… are the ones building unfair advantages right now.

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