L8 Principal's Agentic Engineering Workflow
Mastering Agent Engineering Workflow with Terminal Tools
Gain actionable insights into a highly productive, professional agent engineering workflow—from terminal setup to managing a crew of AI agents for effective, large-scale task completion.
Short Summary
- Establish a keyboard-centric workflow using West, tmux, and Neovim for peak flow state.
- Implement system-level memory files and skills for efficient agent onboarding and knowledge management.
- Scale work by utilizing specialized tools like Lavish for planning and No Mistakes for automated PR validation.
- Introduce a First Mate agent (Firstmate) to coordinate multiple crewmates, freeing the captain for strategic oversight.
This guide details a production-tested workflow used for shipping code daily with AI agents. It focuses on fundamental agent engineering concepts, blending specialized terminal tools with core agent configuration principles to maximize productivity and minimize friction. By adopting these techniques, you can transition from managing individual agents to captaining a coordinated, stress-free AI team.
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Top Comments (10)
after karphaty skills package roasting, I subbed. This guy gets it.
I don’t comment normally, but thank you for your transparency. Truly. This 100% could have been a paid course. I subscribed and look forward to your content
this must be one of the most helpful and practically useful videos I have watched in 2026. Thank you so much Kun.
6 minutes in and already thinking wish I knew this guy 10 years ago! Imagine a truly portable config file that works on Windows.
Speechless. I'm just speechless. It's amazing how much of the great content you gave right here. I just wanna say thank you. And the only thing that I regret is that I can only give you one thumb up.
Came here after stumbling on Lavish, and my god its good. Subed
this is really one of the best videos anyone trying to get into this space can watch. bravo, sir.
I imagine agentic engineering will be conversational and this paves the way to that future.
This guy got it and offered it as a gift to the world. Thanks Kun, great work brother
The point about the agents not understanding human vs. agent development cost is a gem, thank you!
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Top Comments (10)
after karphaty skills package roasting, I subbed. This guy gets it.
I don’t comment normally, but thank you for your transparency. Truly. This 100% could have been a paid course. I subscribed and look forward to your content
this must be one of the most helpful and practically useful videos I have watched in 2026. Thank you so much Kun.
6 minutes in and already thinking wish I knew this guy 10 years ago! Imagine a truly portable config file that works on Windows.
Speechless. I'm just speechless. It's amazing how much of the great content you gave right here. I just wanna say thank you. And the only thing that I regret is that I can only give you one thumb up.
Came here after stumbling on Lavish, and my god its good. Subed
this is really one of the best videos anyone trying to get into this space can watch. bravo, sir.
I imagine agentic engineering will be conversational and this paves the way to that future.
This guy got it and offered it as a gift to the world. Thanks Kun, great work brother
The point about the agents not understanding human vs. agent development cost is a gem, thank you!