Practical Lessons from Building an Agentic-First Developer Platform
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Learn practical insights from building a developer platform designed with AI agents as the primary interface in this 52-minute conference talk. Discover the architectural decisions, implementation challenges, and key lessons learned when creating a platform where AI agents serve as the main method for developers to interact with infrastructure and development tools. Explore the design principles behind agentic-first platforms, understand how to structure APIs and workflows to optimize for AI agent consumption, and examine real-world examples of how this approach transforms the developer experience. Gain insights into the technical considerations for building robust agent-platform integrations, handling complex multi-step workflows through AI interfaces, and ensuring reliability and security in agentic systems. Understand the trade-offs between traditional developer interfaces and agent-first approaches, and learn strategies for migrating existing platforms to support agentic workflows while maintaining backward compatibility.
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Practical lessons from building an agentic-first developer platform
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Platform Engineering