Field notes / From the workshop

Think through
the machinery.

Practical ideas for building systems that can do useful work, show what happened, and improve with the next run.

A reusable engineering system starts with clear interfaces, acceptance criteria, and a useful first run. More agents come later.

A factory needs a dependable way to tell when its work is ready. Build that judgment into the process, close to the artifact being produced.

An agent-friendly video editor starts with an editable media model, inspectable plans, and a shared set of controls for people and software.