AI Agent Architecture Cheat Sheet
Every moving part drawn out: reasoning, memory, retrieval, tools, guardrails, and the point where a person signs off.
Fifty-nine working documents on building AI that people can trust.
Agent architecture, enterprise rollout, threat and pattern work, and the field projects where we test all of it. Every sheet stands on its own. Start anywhere.
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 and no trackers, 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.
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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.
Latest additions
The most recent additions to the library.
I-13ImageFirm Problem-Solving Prompt System — 20 Reasoning Patterns for Better AI Decisions2026-08-29
C-13Claude Design — Verified Workflow & Capability Catalogue | ImageFirm2026-08-29
A-10Agent Loop — How AI Agents Actually Work | ImageFirm2026-08-29
A-11How AI Works—and Why We Cannot Fully Explain It | ImageFirm2026-08-29
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These sheets are the method in the open. If you want it applied to your own agents, rollout or operation, start with an enquiry and tell us what you are trying to build.
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