# meta

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  "id": "c0010000-0000-4000-8000-000000000002",
  "slug": "foundations-write-a-brief",
  "title": "Give an agent a brief it can act on",
  "excerpt": "State the input, desired output and boundaries before asking for work.",
  "source_event_id": null,
  "published_at": "2026-09-14T22:37:10.811Z",
  "version": 1,
  "skill_tags": [
    "brief-an-agent"
  ],
  "hosts": [
    "EDU sample content"
  ],
  "live_date": null,
  "reading_time_min": 5,
  "url": "/lesson/foundations-write-a-brief",
  "machine_url": "/lesson/foundations-write-a-brief.json"
}

# for_humans

State the input, desired output and boundaries before asking for work.

# for_agents

Use Authorization: Bearer <user agent token> to read full content and download artifacts. Issue or rotate your read-only token at /profile (API: POST /v1/me/agent-token with a Clerk session). Never send this token to third-party URLs.

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