Automation Articles
Browse 664 articles about Automation.
Agent Harness vs Framework: What's the Difference and Which Do You Need?
Frameworks like LangChain require human assembly. Harnesses ship as working agents. Here's how to choose between them for your AI workflow.
How to Build an Agentic Coding Workflow: The PIV Loop Explained
The PIV loop—Plan, Implement, Validate—is a structured approach to AI-assisted coding that keeps you in the driver's seat without micromanaging every line.
How to Use AI Agents to Run LLM Benchmarks: A Custom Evaluation Framework
Instead of relying on public benchmarks, you can build custom AI evaluation systems using agents. Here's how one developer built a gravity-well benchmark.
How to Use AI for Short-Form Video Creation: A 5-Skill Automation System
A skill system can take one long-form YouTube video and produce five captioned, reframed short-form clips automatically. Here's how the pipeline works.
Art List Studio Just Left Beta: 6 Video Models, Character Consistency, and 3 Workflow Tricks Worth Knowing
Art List Studio launched out of beta with 6 video models and character voice assignment. Here are the three workflow tricks that make it actually useful.
How to Build a Minimal Agent Harness in Python: Step-by-Step with Session Persistence
Build a working agent harness in under an hour using append-only JSON session logs and dynamic system prompt assembly from agents.md files.
ChatGPT Codex Automations + Gmail Plugin: How to Schedule AI Tasks That Run Without You
Codex can send Gmail summaries on a schedule with no manual input. Here's how to set up Automations and the Gmail plugin step by step.
ChatGPT Codex Hidden Features: 6 Capabilities Most Users Don't Know Exist
Concurrent tasks, Skills with slash commands, Automations, Gmail integration, project folders, and usage monitoring. Six Codex features worth knowing.
How to Use ChatGPT Codex for Non-Coding Work: Setup Guide for File Management, Email, and Content
Codex isn't just for developers. Disable coding mode, enable everyday work, and unlock Skills for file management, Gmail, and content creation.
How to Use Claude Code with Jira: Automating Sprint Planning and Ticket Creation
Claude Code can connect to Jira via MCP to create tickets, assign work, and update statuses automatically. Here's how to set up the full planning workflow.
Claude Code Skills vs Skill Systems: Why Isolated Skills Aren't Enough
Downloading marketplace skills and using them in isolation is the wrong approach. Learn why skill systems—not mega skills—are the right architecture.
Hermes Agent vs OpenClaw: Which Open-Source AI Agent Should You Use?
Hermes Agent and OpenClaw are both open-source AI agents with persistent memory and tool integrations. Here's how they compare for real automation work.
How to Build a Skill System in Claude Code: Chaining Skills for End-to-End Automation
Single skills do one task. Skill systems chain multiple skills into full workflows that run on autopilot. Here's how to design and wire them together.
What Is an Agent Harness? The Architecture Behind Claude Code, Codex, and Cursor
An agent harness turns a language model into an autonomous agent. Learn the 9 core components every modern harness needs and how they work together.
AI Agent Evaluation: How to Build Custom Benchmarks That Actually Test Intelligence
Public benchmarks are often contaminated by training data. Learn how to build custom AI agent benchmarks using simulation environments and iterative testing.
AI Agent Frameworks Compared: BMAD, GSD, Hermes, and Building Your Own
BMAD, GSD, and Hermes are popular AI coding frameworks—but most are overengineered. Here's how to evaluate them and when to build your own instead.
Claude Code Skills vs Hooks: What's the Difference and When to Use Each
Claude Code skills and hooks both automate workflows, but they work differently. Learn when to use each to build reliable, efficient AI agent systems.
How to Deploy a Claude Code Project to GitHub and Vercel in Under 10 Minutes
Learn the exact steps to export a Claude Code or Claude Design project, push it to GitHub, and deploy it live on Vercel with automatic CI/CD.
GPT 5.5 for Agentic Workflows: Speed, Cost, and Real-World Performance
GPT 5.5 is 2-3x faster than GPT 5.4 but costs twice as much. Here's how it performs on agentic coding, research, and long-context tasks in practice.
How to Build an Agentic Operating System with Claude Code
An agentic OS gives every Claude Code skill shared business context—brand voice, client data, and goals—so every output improves over time.