# Your first agent, this week

1) Pick one workflow with clear inputs/outputs. 2) Write the SOP a human would follow. 3) Build in a no-code tool with human approval on. 4) Run 2 weeks, measure time saved. 5) Loosen approvals as trust grows.

Canonical: https://robauto.ai/learn/ai-agents/19

_AI Agents: Software That Does the Work — lesson 19 of 24 (PLAYBOOK)_

1) Pick one workflow with clear inputs/outputs. 2) Write the SOP a human would follow. 3) Build in a no-code tool with human approval on. 4) Run 2 weeks, measure time saved. 5) Loosen approvals as trust grows.

Source: [Anthropic — Building effective agents](https://www.anthropic.com/research/building-effective-agents?utm_source=robauto)

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