In Episode #1022, Jon Krohn tackles the art of steering AI agents, deciding where your instructions should live so they get followed reliably without bloating every request. A sequel to Episode #1020 (where model size and effort set an agent’s horsepower), this one is about direction: the seven ways to deliver instructions, why a hook beats a prompt, the industry-wide agents.md standard, and three practical takeaways you can apply whatever your stack.
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In this episode you will learn:
- (02:52) The seven ways to deliver instructions to an agent
- (06:42) Why a hook is a guarantee and an instruction is only a probability
- (13:00) Three takeaways for organizing your instructions
