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Agents and swarms

Roles, collaboration, and when multiple agents beat a single generalist.

• Agent roles and collaboration
• Swarm vs single-agent systems
• Design your first swarm
• Support triage case study

LLMs and model choice

What LLMs do in agent stacks, how tiers differ, and how to pick without brand hype.

• LLMs in agentic systems
• Choosing LLM tiers and families
• AI platforms and tools (landscape)
• Products, stack, and vocabulary (model strategy summary)

Voice agents

Speech interfaces, latency, and safety patterns for spoken workflows.

• Voice agents
• User intent, constraints, and approval
• Scope agent permissions

MCP and tools

Standardized tool access vs direct APIs.

• MCP in agentic architectures
• Tool boundaries and execution
• MCP vs direct API integration

Local and open-weight models

Self-hosting, residency, cost, and when APIs are enough.

• Local and open-weight models
• Choosing LLM tiers and families
• LLMs in agentic systems

Workflow automation (e.g. n8n) vs agent swarms

Deterministic graphs versus adaptive multi-step reasoning.

• Workflow automation and agent swarms
• Planner-driven vs event-driven orchestration
• Heartbeat in agentic systems

OpenClaw

Product map and adoption path.

• Products, stack, and vocabulary
• Open Claw adoption playbook
• Agentic swarm principles

LLM modes and modalities

Deep research, agent modes, images, video—what changes in the stack.

• LLM modes and modalities
• LLMs in agentic systems
• Choosing LLM tiers and families

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