Some things we've[0] learned on agent design:
1. If your agent needs to write a lot of code, it's really hard to beat Claude Code (cc) / Agent SDK. We've tried many approaches and frameworks over the past 2 years (e.g. PydanticAI), but using cc is the first that has felt magic.
2. Vendor lock-in is a risk, but the bigger risk is having an agent that is less capable then what a user gets out of chatgpt because you're hand rolling every aspect of your agent.
3. cc is incredibly self aware. When you ask cc how to do something in cc, it instantly nails it. If you ask cc how to do something in framework xyz, it will take much more effort.
4. Give your agent a computer to use. We use e2b.dev, but Modal is great too. When the agent has a computer, it makes many complex features feel simple.
0 - For context, Definite (https://www.definite.app/) is a data platform with agents to operate it. It's like Heroku for data with a staff of AI data engineers and analysts.
1. If your agent needs to write a lot of code, it's really hard to beat Claude Code (cc) / Agent SDK. We've tried many approaches and frameworks over the past 2 years (e.g. PydanticAI), but using cc is the first that has felt magic.
2. Vendor lock-in is a risk, but the bigger risk is having an agent that is less capable then what a user gets out of chatgpt because you're hand rolling every aspect of your agent.
3. cc is incredibly self aware. When you ask cc how to do something in cc, it instantly nails it. If you ask cc how to do something in framework xyz, it will take much more effort.
4. Give your agent a computer to use. We use e2b.dev, but Modal is great too. When the agent has a computer, it makes many complex features feel simple.
0 - For context, Definite (https://www.definite.app/) is a data platform with agents to operate it. It's like Heroku for data with a staff of AI data engineers and analysts.