Hello. I'm Pip.
Come learn about agents.
A small illustrated guide to AI agents for the people who run small businesses. Take the tour with me. Each station is about a coffee-break long. By the end, you'll have thought through your own first agent.
Nine stations, one workshop.
Six short stations get you familiar with how agents work. Three optional studios at the end let you actually design one for yourself. Pick a station, or start at the beginning with me.
What's an agent, anyway?
The concept in plain English. What an agent is, and what it isn't.
Station 02The five parts
Every agent has the same anatomy. Once you see it, you see it everywhere.
Station 03Where they help
Walk through the rooms of a small business and spot the agents.
Station 04The pattern library
Twelve common shapes you'll see in real businesses, all sharing the same anatomy.
Station 05Pick your first one
Narrow your shortlist with a small matrix, four properties, and five questions.
Station 06Run it. Don't break it.
How to actually run an agent, plus the four ways they fail.
Studio 01The Spec Bench
Fill in 14 fields and walk out with a real spec for your first agent.
Studio 02The Instruction Desk
Write the actual rules and voice your agent will follow.
Studio 03The Final Test Bench
Stress-test your agent before you let it run. Earn the last sticker.
The workshop, from above.
A bird's-eye look at the whole tour. If you get lost, come back here.
About 25 minutes if you walk through stations 1-6. Add ~90 minutes more if you sit down for the three studios at the end. You can split it across days. The workshop doesn't close.