where the foundation lives · one task, two architectures
← backbone: chain of steps → LLM.classify prompt.md · json schema build_prompt parse_reply cron 10:00 done fetch api · imap parse pydantic enrich + LLM-step store postgres send telegram
 
AGENT codex · claude · on a laptop ← foundation: one agent holds it all → fetch_tix script gmail_mcp tool (mcp) 11labs.tts txt → mp3 notion_get tool (mcp) send_tg skill
 
pipeline · blue backbone one task — daily digest agent · warm foundation
blue chain · code
who drives the process
orange agent
one step in the pipeline
LLM's role
drives the whole lifecycle
pydantic · openapi
contract between steps
natural language + JSON
PR → review → deploy
cost of reordering
a paragraph in PROMPT.md
crashes · wakes on-call
when something goes wrong
improvises · pings Telegram