HOW AI AGENTS WORK
A beginner field guide by Wealth Experiment

START HERE
- How-AI-Agents-Work-Article.md: the companion beginner article with current tool examples and primary sources.
- How-AI-Agents-Work-Carousel.pdf: 10 portrait slides for reading or document posting.
- carousel/: ten full-resolution 1080 x 1350 PNG images, in publication order.
- carousel-jpeg/: the same ten slides as high-quality JPEG images.
- graphics/How-AI-Agents-Work.png: the complete 1600 x 2400 system infographic.
- graphics/How-AI-Agents-Work.svg: editable vector infographic with embedded fonts.
- How-AI-Agents-Work-Infographic.pdf: the infographic as a vector PDF.
- svg/: editable vector versions of all ten carousel slides.
- carousel-transcript.md and infographic-transcript.txt: accessible text.
- alt-text.json: text alternatives for each slide and the infographic.
- reusable-task-brief.txt: a task brief to copy and adapt.

USE
Keep the slide order. The free companion lesson and workbook are at:
https://wealthexperiment.live/agent-side-hustle/

These diagrams describe a practical pattern. Agent applications vary in their
features, permissions, available tools, cost controls, and ability to delegate.
Not every agent needs RAG, MCP, plugins, or subagents. Check the actual result.

EDIT OR REBUILD
The SVG files contain actual editable text, vector shapes, and embedded fonts.
The source/ directory contains the reproducible Python build and font licenses.
Requirements: Python 3, reportlab, Pillow, pypdf, and the Poppler pdftoppm command.
Run: python3 build_explainer.py
The build produces an output/ directory and uses the bundled fonts/ directory.
