Building Agent-First Systems That Learn From Evidence
Agent-first engineering begins with human intent. Agents help translate that intent into systems through a deliberate sequence: Human intent → specification → architecture → implementation → verification → evidence → human review → deployment. Each stage produces something inspectable: requirements, design decisions, code, test results, deployment plans, and operational observations. Humans retain authority over consequential changes. Evidence makes that review concrete. The sequence also needs feedback. A failed test may expose a design assumption. A deployment plan may reveal a missing permission or an unclear ownership boundary. An operational result may show that the specification defined success too narrowly. ...