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Description

What are the principles we can use to build LLM-powered software that is actually good enough to put in the hands of production customers?

Installation

This entry records only its repository, not the path inside it, so there is no exact command to give. Open the source below and copy the folder into ~/.claude/skills/, or the file into ~/.claude/agents/.

README

12-Factor Agents - Principles for building reliable LLM applications

*In the spirit of [12 Factor Apps](https://12factor.net/)*. *The source for this project is public at https://github.com/humanlayer/12-factor-agents, and I welcome your feedback and contributions. Let's figure this out together!*

[!TIP] Missed the AI Engineer World's Fair? [Catch the talk here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kMaTybvDUw)

Looking for Context Engineering? [Jump straight to factor 3](https://github.com/humanlayer/12-factor-agents/blob/main/content/factor-03-own-your-context-window.md)

Want to contribute to `npx/uvx create-12-factor-agent` - check out [the discussion thread](https://github.com/humanlayer/12-factor-agents/discussions/61)

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