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I Open-Sourced My AI Agent's Brain. It's 18 Markdown Files. (opens in new tab)

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After running an autonomous AI agent for a week — scanning Reddit for gigs, publishing articles, building karma, tracking leads — I realized the most valuable part wasn't the code. There was no code. The entire system is 18 markdown files. How It Works The agent reads a "brain" file at the start of every cycle. The brain defines: The Loop: Read state → Decide → Execute → Update memory → Report Decision Waterfall: What to do next, in priority order Traffic Light System: Which actions need huma...

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