Architecture

The Agentic Engineering Stack

From markdown primitives to agentic systems. Each layer builds on the ones below it. This is how I think about the architecture.

Primitives

Markdown, CLI, Bash, Git

4 concepts

Models

Claude, GPT, Gemini

3 concepts

Tools

Bash, Read, Edit, Write, Grep, Glob

1 concept

MCPs

External servers, protocol, integrations

2 concepts

Skills

Workflows, slash commands, composed behaviors

1 concept

Agents

Claude Code, Codex, Pi

3 concepts