Engineer a Governed Agent
Build a useful loop, prove its work, and keep human control
A CREATE SOMETHING field course from first principles to a bounded agent workflow. Build a small working system, then use Grantbot and GiGi as real cases for memory, permissions, receipts, and delivery gates.
Lessons
Choose a Real Job
Define one operator outcome, its owner, inputs, exclusions, and acceptance evidence before choosing a model.
Build the Agent Loop
Implement observation, decision, action, and stop conditions with a deterministic local exercise.
Give It Memory and Tools
Separate source data, retrieved context, tool contracts, and a bounded write surface.
Govern the Boundary
Turn permissions, consent, approvals, and escalation into an inspectable policy artifact.
Prove the Run
Capture a trace, test a failure, and distinguish working code from live acceptance.
Ship the Handoff
Package source, runbook, rollback, and a truthful handoff using Grantbot and GiGi lessons.