Building in public · 2026

Tools designed for AI agents.

AgentFirstTools is a practical guide to the software, interfaces, workflows, and infrastructure that let autonomous AI agents do useful work reliably.

01 · Interface

Agent-readable by default

APIs, CLIs, docs, and error surfaces that agents can inspect, call, retry, and verify without brittle browser gymnastics.

02 · Control

Safe autonomy loops

Permissions, approvals, audit trails, rollback, and scoped credentials that let agents act without turning every task into a security incident.

03 · Distribution

Workflows that compound

Scheduled runs, background jobs, inboxes, repos, docs, and deployment paths that turn one good agent session into ongoing leverage.

Updates list coming soon

We are setting up a proper signup flow. For now, this site is the public home for the AgentFirstTools guide and business buildout.

The initial roadmap

We are turning the guide into a public resource, then into a business: useful essays, templates, tool reviews, reference architectures, and services for teams adopting agent-first workflows.

Develop

Publish the core guide

Define what makes a tool agent-first, document patterns, and collect concrete examples.

Preview

Build an audience

Share practical research, maintain a newsletter, and make AgentFirstTools.com the canonical home.

Ship

Monetise useful assets

Package templates, audits, implementation help, sponsorships, and paid reference material once trust exists.