# ai-agent-handbook

> Comprehensive guide to AI agent engineering: how 30+ frameworks actually work under the hood. Context rot,  compaction, system prompt assembly, SOUL.md, agent loops, memory systems, tool sprawl, MCP, 

- **URL**: https://www.freshcrate.ai/projects/ai-agent-handbook
- **Author**: vasilyevdm
- **Category**: MCP Servers
- **Latest version**: `0.0.0` (2026-03-20)
- **License**: MIT
- **Source**: https://github.com/vasilyevdm/ai-agent-handbook
- **Language**: Docs / Meta
- **GitHub**: 67 stars, 8 forks
- **Registry**: github

## Description

Comprehensive guide to AI agent engineering: how 30+ frameworks actually work under the hood. Context rot,  compaction, system prompt assembly, SOUL.md, agent loops, memory systems, tool sprawl, MCP, progressive  disclosure, multi-agent orchestration, Plan/Act, episodic memory. Code examples throughout. Pick the right  stack, avoid the common traps

## Recent releases

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| `0.0.0` | 2026-03-20 | Medium | No release found — using repo HEAD |
| `main@2026-03-20` | 2026-03-20 | Medium | Latest activity on main branch |
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| `main@2026-03-20` | 2026-03-20 | Medium | Latest activity on main branch |
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| `main@2026-03-20` | 2026-03-20 | Low | Latest activity on main branch |
| `main@2026-03-20` | 2026-03-20 | Low | Latest activity on main branch |

## Dependency audit

- **Score**: 100/100
- **Total deps**: 0
- **Resolved**: 0
- **Unresolved**: 0
- **License conflicts**: 0
- **Warnings**: 0
- **Scanned**: 2026-05-18

## Citation

- HTML: https://www.freshcrate.ai/projects/ai-agent-handbook
- Markdown: https://www.freshcrate.ai/projects/ai-agent-handbook.md
- Dependencies JSON: https://www.freshcrate.ai/api/projects/ai-agent-handbook/deps

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