Build software around business rules
Turn business requirements into shared terms, behavior checks, and code your agent can keep changing. Use a local prototype to expose missing decisions.
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How AI models actually work: what they can do, where they fail, and how to tell the difference.
BROAD ★★ 2 guides PRACTITIONER ★ 1 guide DEEP none yet
II Prompting & Context
Getting the right material in front of the model: instructions, examples, and retrieved context, arranged so what matters stands out.
BROAD ★ 1 guide PRACTITIONER ★★★★★ 6 guides DEEP ★ 1 guide
III Agents & Automation
Models that act on their own: tools, MCP, and multi-step workflows that hold up without you watching.
BROAD ★★★★★ 13 guides PRACTITIONER ★★★★★ 18 guides DEEP ★ 1 guide
IV Building with AI
Shipping AI features other people can rely on: APIs, retrieval, and evals that prove it works.
BROAD ★★ 2 guides PRACTITIONER ★★★★ 4 guides DEEP none yet
V Practice
The daily habits: verification, taste, and knowing when not to use the model.
BROAD ★★★★ 4 guides PRACTITIONER ★★★★ 4 guides DEEP none yet
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Newest firstBuild an AI setup for one work task
Choose one recurring task, give an existing agent your files and procedures, and check the result. Use Harness Firmware to keep the verified setup with your project.
8 min Nº 063 · October MMXXVIChoose AI changes worth your time
Compare a proposed AI workflow change with your current process, including setup, correction, maintenance, and the time you spend checking results.
7 min Nº 062 · October MMXXVIThe catalogue at a glance
Working with AI · five layers · three depths| Layer | Constellation | Guides | Topics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foundations | THE LENS | 3 | model behaviormodel choicewriting prompts |
| Prompting & Context | THE LOOM | 8 | writing promptsplanningverification |
| Agents & Automation | THE COURIER | 32 | automationskillsverification |
| Building with AI | THE FORGE | 6 | teamsverificationmodel choice |
| Practice | THE METRONOME | 8 | cost controlverificationcareer |
| Browse the whole catalogue 57 guides · 18 topics → | |||
Quotes from the guides
“Agents earn promotions one job at a time.”
Delegate to your agent in stages
“An agent that lives in the team chat already knows the context.”
Buzz puts AI agents in your team chat
“Read the rewrite before you run it.”
Power start sessions with /enhance-prompt
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CoreWise Academy is a free library of original guides on working with AI. Each guide distills real sources (lectures, official docs, field notes) into a short read with objectives, an exercise, and a self-check. There are 57 published guides, about 384 minutes of reading in total.
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