AI Agent Architecture Cheat Sheet
Every moving part drawn out: reasoning, memory, retrieval, tools, guardrails, and the point where a person signs off.
Ethical AI, applied at the frontier — and seventy-one working documents to prove it.
ImageFirm advises governments, global enterprises and frontier founders on ethical AI — and builds the models, agents and creative work that prove it can be done right. Every sheet here is that work, in the open. Start anywhere.
In one paragraph
ImageFirm is an ethical-AI advisory and applied-AI studio. It advises governments, global enterprises and frontier founders, builds production models and agents inside companies it owns and runs, and publishes the working documents — seventy-one sheets across seven disciplines — in the open, under five principles it does not negotiate.
Sheet 00 · A note from the founder
This library is ImageFirm's first public asset — the start of the journey. Every sheet is a working document from things we actually build and run: agents, rollouts, intelligence work, field projects. It is published in the open, with no paywall, because that is how we believe AI should be built — human-first, transparent, accountable. The index will keep growing. Start anywhere. If it helps you build, we are easy to find.
— Uzay Kadak, Founder
Start here
The three sheets to read first — one per funnel stage.
AI Roadmap — From Vision to Enterprise Scale
Seven systems — strategy, value, organisation, people, governance, engineering, data — sequenced into one plan.
99 Best AI Tools in 2026
Search the full list, compare tools side by side, or let it assemble a five-tool stack for you.
The disciplines
Every sheet, filed by discipline. Open a drawer.
Agent engineering
How an agent is put together, and what has to be true before it runs unattended.
Claude Code
One sheet for the person using it, one for the person approving the budget.
Enterprise strategy
Sequencing, governance and the engineering discipline that keeps a rollout from stalling.
Intelligence
Reading signals, judging exposure, and staying composed while you do it.
Directories
Searchable lists, kept current, for when you need the tool rather than the theory.
Field projects
Where the frameworks meet a real operation with real consequences.
Learning
Onboarding material for people joining a team that already works this way.
The Standard
Five principles we don’t negotiate — on every sheet and in every engagement.
- 01TransparencyIf a system uses AI, the people it touches know.
- 02AgencyAI advises; humans decide.
- 03GrowthOur work must expand human skill and meaning.
- 04ResponsibilityWe own the consequences of what we ship. If intent and reality diverge, we fix it.
- 05SovereigntyNo one becomes a fully legible data object.
Latest additions
The most recent additions to the library.
A-18Agentic AI Engineering2026-09-11
L-05How Much Memory Do You Need to Run a Local LLM? — ImageFirm Research2026-09-08
A-16The Agent Go-Live Gate — 24 questions before an AI agent runs unattended2026-09-06
A-17Enterprise AI Agent Readiness & ROI Framework 20262026-09-06
Questions we are asked
Short answers. The sheets carry the long ones.
01What is the ImageFirm AI Intelligence Library?
A working library of seventy-one one-page documents across seven disciplines — agent engineering, Claude Code, enterprise strategy, intelligence, directories, field projects and learning — published in the open by ImageFirm. Every sheet stands on its own. This page is Sheet 00, the master index.
02Who is it for?
Two readers. Leaders deciding how to govern, sequence or buy AI — start with the enterprise and field sheets. Operators building agents and running Claude Code — start with agent engineering and the directories.
03What does ImageFirm do?
Three disciplines under one standard: ethical-AI advisory for governments and enterprises; applied AI and agentic systems built to production; creative and content work for organisations at the frontier. Advisory work is confidential and stays that way.
04How are the sheets made?
Each sheet is drafted with AI assistance and verified by a person before it is published. It carries a sheet number, a discipline and a revision stamp. The index and the discipline pages are generated from one manifest, so counts and links stay true.
05Can I use the sheets?
Read, cite and link freely. Write to us before republishing them or building a product on them.
06How often is the library updated?
In batches. The revision stamp in the footer and the latest-additions strip above show when.
07How do I work with ImageFirm?
Three ways in: the Field Notes letter, a thirty-minute executive briefing on one sheet applied to your situation, or a private session for a selective engagement. A person reads every enquiry and replies within two business days. No lead funnels, no automated scoring.
08Does this site track me?
No pop-ups, no retargeting, no automated scoring. Traffic is measured in aggregate only.
Work with ImageFirm
Three ways in. A person reads every one.
Field NotesA letter, when there is something worth sending.One field story, one sheet, one tool. No fixed cadence, no tracking, one-click unsubscribe.Join the letter →
Executive briefingThirty minutes on one sheet, applied to your situation.For leaders deciding how to govern, sequence or buy AI. Reply within two business days.Request a briefing →
Private sessionBring us the version of this that has your name on it.Selective engagements: advisory, applied and agentic systems, creative work.Start an enquiry →
No lead funnels, no automated scoring, no retargeting. Your message is read as a letter, not a data point.