I built my first AI agent. It was mostly plumbing

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Building a multi-agent AI system involves significant plumbing work, as discovered by the author who created a research assistant in TypeScript

intermediate Published 27 Mar 2026
Action Steps
  1. Design the architecture of the multi-agent system, defining the roles of each agent
  2. Choose a programming language, such as TypeScript, to implement the agents
  3. Implement the agents, including an orchestrator, summarizer, and writer, and handle the handoff between them
  4. Test and debug the system, considering scenarios where one agent fails
Who Needs to Know This

Developers and AI engineers on a team can benefit from understanding the practical implementation of AI agents, as it helps them design and debug complex systems

Key Insight

💡 Implementing AI agents in practice requires significant attention to the details of function calling, error handling, and system architecture

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