A field guide by Chain of Thought
The AI Agent
Handbook
Everything you need to understand the AI agent space. Built from hundreds of hours of research, updated continuously, and written for smart people who don't have time for noise.
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What Agents Actually Are
Build the mental model. Kill the confusion.
How Agents Work Under the Hood
Technical intuition without requiring a CS degree.
Inside the Loop
What actually happens when an agent runs.
When Agents Break
Security, verification, and why benchmarks lie.
How to Think About Agents
Frameworks for evaluating what's real.
The Landscape
Who's building what. Opinionated. Updated weekly.
Getting Started
Practical on-ramps depending on who you are.
The Reading List
Curated further reading, tiered by depth.
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