How to Build a Production AI Agent: The 7 Layers Between the Model and the Result
blaizedsouza · x · 2026-11-01
A full-length guide on turning demo-grade agents into production systems: projects starting with 'a strong model plus a long prompt' quickly break once real work arrives — numbers stop matching sources, context gets lost. The article lays out seven engineering layers between the model and the result, with a complete build guide for each.
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