Practical guide · Orange Ink
How to set up your first useful AI agent
Choose a boring, repeated task where inputs and acceptable outputs are already understood.
- 01
Define the job
Write the goal, inputs, output, non-goals and human owner.
- 02
Limit tools and actions
Grant minimum permissions and put irreversible actions behind approval.
- 03
Test before launch
Run normal, ambiguous and failure cases against explicit acceptance criteria.
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Before you decide
What makes a good first agent?
A frequent, low-risk task with checkable evidence and a cheap recovery path.