Agency over agents

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Rules for what the agents touch, and a human check before anything ships.

Everyone's using coding assistants now, and teams are hitting new problems. The question isn't whether to use AI; it's how to use it without losing code quality or oversight. One-shot prompting won't get you there. A workflow with planning and review built in will.

  1. 01Agents in your codebaseThe tools, the workflow, and written rules for what the agents can touch.
  2. 02ReviewWhat the agents hand back, checked before it ships. Their mistakes are predictable, so most of them can be caught.
  3. 03AI in your productWhere a model adds real value for your users, and integrating it into the software you already have.
  4. 04GovernanceData, secrets, and who's accountable for what the AI produced.
  5. 05AI Team Power UpFor a team that uses AI unevenly: a programme that gives everyone a shared view and a plan.

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Colin Taylor

More than 25 years in software: startup co-founder, VP of Development and then CTO at SMX, and technical lead for IBM's UK National Lottery online subscriptions launch. I've been researching and building with AI since 2022, and testing where it breaks.

“Colin's expert advice was highly valuable and provided us with actionable insights to identify both our strengths and areas for improvement.”

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