About this episode
I sit down with Remy Gaskell to break down how anyone can build AI agents to run entire departments of their business. Remy walks through the core concepts: agent loops, context files, memory, MCP tool connections, and skills. We put everything together by building a fully functional executive assistant live on screen. This is a beginner-friendly crash course that covers Claude Code, Codex, Cowork, Antigravity, Manus, and OpenClaw, showing that once you understand how to "drive," you can jump into any agent platform. By the end, listeners know exactly how to set up markdown-based context files, connect their everyday tools, and create reusable skills that compound over weeks and months.Timestamps00:00 – Intro01:35 – Agents vs Chat03:22 – The Agent Loop05:46 – How Agents work06:39 – Demoing Agents (Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity)08:52 – Security and Agent Permissions10:43 – Comparing Results Across Three Platforms13:57 – Startup Idea: Cold Email Website Offer14:50 – Folder Structure and Department-Based Agents15:52 – Onboarding an Agent Like a Real Employee17:05 – Voice-to-Text With Monologue and WhisperFlow18:04 – Chat Memory vs. Agent Memory19:34 – Building the agents md22:20 – Context Engineering Over Prompt Engineering24:29 – How Memory Compounds and Reduces Errors30:27 – How Big Can memory md Get?31:43 – Connecting Tools via MCP (Model Context Protocol)34:49 – Working in Claude Code for High-Value Tasks37:09 – Why the Real Value Is in Stacking, Not Summarizing40:04 – What Are Skills? (SOPs for AI)43:08 – Creating Skills48:36 – Real-World Example: Ads Analyst Skill: 4-Hour Process in Minutes50:37 – Chaining Skills together52:01 – Real-World Example: Automated Car Search53:34 – OpenClaw and Migrating Agents to More Autonomous Platforms55:19 – Which Platform Should Beginners Start With?56:28 – Global vs. Project-Level Skills, Context, and MCPsKey PointsAgent platforms (Claude Code, Codex, Cowork, Antigravity, Manus, OpenClaw) are all running the same observe-think-act loop under the hood — learning one means you can use any of them.The
