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A practical checklist for shipping multi-step Claude agents

Multi-step agents are Claude-powered systems that run a sequence of tasks with minimal human input between steps. They are useful and they break in predictable ways. This checklist covers what to verify before you call an agent production-ready: prompt isolation, error handling, output validation, cost controls, and logging. Work through the list before you hand any agent a live system to operate on. It takes about an hour and will save you several painful debugging sessions.

5 min

OpenAI, Anthropic, Google: which model to use for which job in 2026

Model selection is the decision of matching a specific AI model to a specific type of task based on that model's demonstrated strengths. In 2026, the three dominant providers — OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google — each have models that lead in different areas. This guide maps the most common builder tasks to the model that handles them best today: writing, coding, reasoning, research, document analysis, and agent work. The goal is a practical reference, not a ranking. The best model is the one that does your job reliably.

7 min