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# Agents and harnesses for intermediate learners

[Beginner](/agents/beginner/index.md) [Intermediate](/agents/intermediate/index.md) [Advanced](/agents/advanced/index.md) [Expert](/agents/expert/index.md)

9 resources

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### [Equipping agents for the real world with Agent Skills](/e/anthropic-agent-skills/index.md)

by [Anthropic](https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/equipping-agents-for-the-real-world-with-agent-skills)

Packaging instructions and scripts as loadable skills.

Intermediate · claude · 2025-10-16

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### [Best practices for Claude Code](/e/anthropic-claude-code-best-practices/index.md)

by [Anthropic](https://code.claude.com/docs/en/best-practices)

Concrete coding-agent workflow habits: plan, verify, manage context.

Intermediate · claude · date not stated

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### [Effective context engineering for AI agents](/e/anthropic-effective-context-engineering/index.md)

by [Anthropic](https://www.anthropic.com/engineering/effective-context-engineering-for-ai-agents)

Treats context as a finite budget: compaction, notes, sub-agents.

Intermediate · any · 2025-09-29

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### [12-Factor Agents](/e/humanlayer-12-factor-agents/index.md)

by [HumanLayer (Dex Horthy)](https://github.com/humanlayer/12-factor-agents)

Principles for agents that hold up in production.

Intermediate · any · date not stated

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### [Agents](/e/huyenchip-agents/index.md)

by [Chip Huyen](https://huyenchip.com/2025/01/07/agents.html)

Long-form essay on tools, planning, failure modes and evaluating agents.

Intermediate · any · 2025-01-07

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### [LLM Powered Autonomous Agents](/e/lilianweng-llm-powered-autonomous-agents/index.md)

by [Lilian Weng](https://lilianweng.github.io/posts/2023-06-23-agent/)

Classic overview of planning, memory and tool use in agents.

Intermediate · any · 2023-06-23

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### [Model Context Protocol docs](/e/mcp-model-context-protocol-docs/index.md)

by [MCP project](https://modelcontextprotocol.io/)

The spec and docs for connecting tools and data to agents.

Intermediate · any · date not stated

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### [OpenAI Agents SDK](/e/openai-agents-sdk/index.md)

by [OpenAI](https://openai.github.io/openai-agents-python/)

Lightweight framework: handoffs, guardrails, tracing.

Intermediate · gpt · date not stated

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### [Context Engineering for Agents](/e/rlancemartin-context-engineering-for-agents/index.md)

by [Lance Martin](https://rlancemartin.github.io/2025/06/23/context_engineering/)

Write/select/compress/isolate taxonomy of context strategies.

Intermediate · any · 2025-06-23